Transnational Alliances in Higher Education

Transnational Alliances in Higher Education
Author: Hana Fehrenbach
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2023-07-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 3658420812

Hana Fehrenbach’s book examines organizational level transnational strategic alliances. Through the perspectives of dynamic capabilities and neo-institutionalism, the study explores the interplay of rationales, pathways and benefits of transnational alliances over time of leading universities of technology (TU9) in Germany. Complex inter-connected dynamics at the macro (i.e. society), meso (i.e. organization) and micro-levels (i.e. individual) are examined in this qualitative study driven by a deductive approach. These interrelated dynamics are then reflected in a recursive process model called STANCE, which depicts how through these types of alliances, institutions of higher education position themselves in single or multiple organizational fields to gain (more) strategic and social fitness. The study is timely, considering the paucity of comprehensive and theoretically anchored research on this contemporary phenomenon, and the need for policy-makers and senior leadership to make evidence-based decisions.

Building Higher Education Cooperation with the EU

Building Higher Education Cooperation with the EU
Author: Elizabeth Balbachevsky
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2020-12-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9004445420

Building Higher Education Cooperation with the EU: Challenges and Opportunities from Four Continents offers a detailed study of higher education cooperation between the EU and four continents with an examination of the challenges and opportunities. These findings have enabled the development of a new understanding of the internationalisation of higher education.

Higher Education Re-formed

Higher Education Re-formed
Author: Peter Scott
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2005-08-18
Genre: Education
ISBN: 113569981X

Specially commissioned contributions edited by some of the most respected academics currently working in the field of higher education, drawing the situation as it is now and looking forward to the developments of the coming years. It asks questions such as will 'Dearing' prove to be little more than a stop-gap? What will be the balance of power between education institutions, the state and the private sector? What are the realities behind 'lifelong learning', and what form will it take if it steps out of the realms of theory?

Higher Education - Reflections From the Field - Volume 3

Higher Education - Reflections From the Field - Volume 3
Author:
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 359
Release: 2023-11-02
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0850142407

COVID wrought havoc on the world’s economic systems. Higher education did not escape the ravages brought on by the pandemic as institutions of higher education around the world faced major upheavals in their educational delivery systems. Some institutions were prepared for the required transition to online learning. Most were not. Whether prepared or not, educators rose to the challenge. The innovativeness of educators met the challenges as digital learning replaced the face-to-face environment. In fact, some of the distance models proved so engaging that many students no longer desire a return to the face-to-face model. As with all transitions, some things were lost while others were gained. This book examines practice in the field as institutions struggled to face the worst global pandemic in the last century. The book is organized into four sections on 'Changing Education”, 'Education in the Pandemic”, 'Sustaining University Education”, and 'Embracing the Future in a Global World”. It presents various perspectives from educators around the world to illustrate the struggles and triumphs of those facing new challenges and implementing new ideas to empower the educational process. These discussions shed light on the impact of the pandemic and the future of higher education post-COVID. Higher education has been forever changed, and higher education as it once was may never return. While many questions arise, the achievements in meeting and overcoming the pandemic illustrate the creativity and innovativeness of educators around the world who inspired future generations of learners to reach new heights of accomplishment even in the face of the pandemic.

Bridging Languages and Cultures II – Linguistics, Translation Studies and Intercultural Communication

Bridging Languages and Cultures II – Linguistics, Translation Studies and Intercultural Communication
Author: Guntars Dreijers
Publisher: Frank & Timme GmbH
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2020-10-30
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3732907058

Translation Studies are facing new tasks to take account of and to discuss the changing translation environment with new approaches and new tools for description, analysis, and teaching activities. Bridging Languages and Cultures II combines current viewpoints in Translation Studies, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication. The volume provides both specific foci on certain aspects and developments, and a more general overview of research landscape in Latvia, and internationally. The authors discuss translation of Language for Special Purposes (LSP) and literary texts, various interdisciplinary linguistic modules by bridging history and methodology of Translation Studies, aesthetic, and interactional aspects of translation, as well as intercultural phenomena in the context of translation and linguistics.

Building an Academic Community

Building an Academic Community
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2023-11-27
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9004689060

Both HEIs and academic communities are affected by global trends that pose many challenges. This raises dilemmas related to community building and the cooperation between academic community members, which requires the exchange of experience, knowledge and information on different levels. Therefore, it is necessary to discuss new approaches and methods to manage the learning and teaching process, as well as methods and tools that support the development of the academic community. This edited volume book tackles this multifaceted phenomenon by combining diverse viewpoints of scholars and practitioners. It captures the nuances of different scientific disciplines, including management science, psychology and pedagogy. What distinguishes the book is its innovation, multidimensionality, interdisciplinarity and methodological diversity. Building an Academic Community. Challenges for Education Quality Management shows the experiences of different HEIs struggling with current trends in the post-pandemic era such as the change of the university model with an emphasis on practical and competence learning and the technologization of the education process. It can be a valuable basis for future activities to develop the academic community and the quality of education at HEIs.

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Higher Education

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Higher Education
Author: Miriam E. David
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 4205
Release: 2020-05-21
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1529725917

Higher Education is in a state of ferment. People are seriously discussing whether the medieval ideal of the university as being excellent in all areas makes sense today, given the number of universities that we have in the world. Student fees are changing the orientation of students to the system. The high rate of non repayment of fees in the UK is provoking difficult questions about whether the current system of funding makes sense. There are disputes about the ratio of research to teaching, and further discussions about the international delivery of courses.

Higher Education in Latin America

Higher Education in Latin America
Author: World Bank
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2005
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780821362099

Based on studies of higher education in seven countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, and Peru), the volume identifies opportunities for raising Latin America's profile on the global stage"--Jacket.

From Actors to Reforms in European Higher Education

From Actors to Reforms in European Higher Education
Author: Manja Klemenčič
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2022-09-05
Genre: Education
ISBN: 303109400X

This volume addresses the conceptions of actors and actorhood in higher education research. It explores the range of actors that are (or should be) recognized and theorized in higher education research, the processes that shape actorhood in the higher education reforms and explores the relations between the actors and higher education reforms. Drawing on a range of theoretical frameworks and research projects, the volume provides in-depth analyses of higher education actors and reform issues through institutional, system or international comparative perspective. The volume celebrates and is in conversation with the intellectual contributions of Professor Pavel Zgaga whose work advances our understanding of actors and actorhood in higher education and higher education reforms.