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Shaping the World of Change
Higher Education as a Key Enabler
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This book sets out the theme of a world that is changing rapidly and higher education being an important agent in shaping that change through knowledge generation, transfer and innovation. The chapters in this book focus on this shaping role of higher education along a number of key areas: governance, sustainability, teaching and learning, student agency, quality and internationalization. From these different topics, this volume presents ways in which higher education helps dealing with and shaping the educational and societal changes that we are facing in the aftermath of the pandemic and challenges that we are expecting in the near future.
Contributors are: Victor M. H. Borden, Bruno Broucker, Edel Cassar, Bárbara Coelho Gabriel, Cindy Cogswell, Julia Draghi, Brigitte Ecker, Pınar Eldemir, Klaus Feldmann, Cláudia Figueiredo, Anne Gannon, Jussi Kivistö, Manja KlemenÄiÄ, Theodor Leiber, Nandarani Maistry, Sara Moreno Pires, Takalani Muloiwa-Klenam, Darlington Mutakwa, Erna Nairz-Wirth, Ruaidhri Neavyn, Jessica Nooij, Mark OâHara, Beate Pawle, Alexandra Polido, Maria Pöschl, Silke Preymann, Verena Régent, Lotte Scheeren, Kateryna Suprun, Robertt Valente, Floris J. N. van Berckel Smit, Annemieke van der Horst and Sabine Weiss.
Contributors are: Victor M. H. Borden, Bruno Broucker, Edel Cassar, Bárbara Coelho Gabriel, Cindy Cogswell, Julia Draghi, Brigitte Ecker, Pınar Eldemir, Klaus Feldmann, Cláudia Figueiredo, Anne Gannon, Jussi Kivistö, Manja KlemenÄiÄ, Theodor Leiber, Nandarani Maistry, Sara Moreno Pires, Takalani Muloiwa-Klenam, Darlington Mutakwa, Erna Nairz-Wirth, Ruaidhri Neavyn, Jessica Nooij, Mark OâHara, Beate Pawle, Alexandra Polido, Maria Pöschl, Silke Preymann, Verena Régent, Lotte Scheeren, Kateryna Suprun, Robertt Valente, Floris J. N. van Berckel Smit, Annemieke van der Horst and Sabine Weiss.
Jessica Nooij, Ph.D., is Senior Researcher at the Center for Learning and Innovation at Avans University of Applied Sciences and Chair of the Dutch Association for Institutional Research (DAIR). Her background is in behavioural psychology, sociology, intervention and policy research.
Bruno Broucker, Ph.D., is Head of the Education Office of the Institute of Tropical Medicine and Guest Professor at the KU Leuven. He is Chair of EAIR and published articles and book chapters on higher education governance, policy and reform.
Anne Gannon is based at University College Cork (UCC). She completed her PhD at UCC in 2019 on the impact of Government Policy on Institutional Logics in the Irish University between 2008â2014. She is a co-opted member of the EAIR Executive Committee and on the organising committee for the 2024 Cork Forum.
Mark OâHara is a National Teaching Fellow and winner of the Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence. He has over 30 yearsâ experience in a variety of roles including Associate Dean and Associate PVC (Education). Mark is Vice-Chair of the European Association for Institutional Research (EAIR).
Silke Preymann holds a Ph.D. in Organization Science at the University of Linz. She is scientific head of diversity management at UAS Upper Austria and a researcher in the Department for Higher Education Research and Development. Her work focuses on change and change management at HEIs.
Bruno Broucker, Ph.D., is Head of the Education Office of the Institute of Tropical Medicine and Guest Professor at the KU Leuven. He is Chair of EAIR and published articles and book chapters on higher education governance, policy and reform.
Anne Gannon is based at University College Cork (UCC). She completed her PhD at UCC in 2019 on the impact of Government Policy on Institutional Logics in the Irish University between 2008â2014. She is a co-opted member of the EAIR Executive Committee and on the organising committee for the 2024 Cork Forum.
Mark OâHara is a National Teaching Fellow and winner of the Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence. He has over 30 yearsâ experience in a variety of roles including Associate Dean and Associate PVC (Education). Mark is Vice-Chair of the European Association for Institutional Research (EAIR).
Silke Preymann holds a Ph.D. in Organization Science at the University of Linz. She is scientific head of diversity management at UAS Upper Austria and a researcher in the Department for Higher Education Research and Development. Her work focuses on change and change management at HEIs.
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Notes on Contributors
Introduction: Shaping the World of Change: Higher Education as a Key Enabler
âJessica Nooij, Bruno Broucker, Anne Gannon, Mark OâHara and Silke Preymann
1 Understanding the Varieties of New Public Management at the Institutional Level
âFloris J. N. van Berckel Smit
2 The Impact of Government Policy on the Re-shaping of the Academic Professional
âAnne Gannon
3 Higher Education as Key Enabler of Enlightenment and Humanism: Adjusting Strategies and Organizational Forms
âTheodor Leiber
4 Developing a Digital Platform to Embed Environmental Sustainability in Higher Education Ecosystems: Insights into GET-AHED, a New Digital Approach
âVerena Régent, Bárbara Coelho Gabriel, Julia Draghi, Brigitte Ecker, Cláudia Figueiredo, Sara Moreno Pires, Ruaidhri Neavyn, Beate Pawle, Alexandra Polido and Robertt Valente
5 A Post-Pandemic Perspective on Undergraduate Studentsâ Preferred Teaching and Learning Mode at a South African University
âTakalani Muloiwa-Klenam, Darlington Mutakwa and Nandarani Maistry
6 Shaping the World of Change â Higher Education Enabling Student Agency: Concepts, Principles and Practices
âManja Klemeni
7 Weâve Got Your Back! Strengthening Student Wellbeing and Sense of Belonging by Providing Social Support
âJessica Nooij, Lotte Scheeren and Annemieke van der Horst
8 Interplay of Habitus and University Fields
âErna Nairz-Wirth, Klaus Feldmann, Sabine Weiss and Maria Pöschl
9 The Role of Family and Peers in the Persistence and Attrition of Part-Time Doctoral Students
âEdel Cassar
10 Reframing Accountability and Quality Assurance to Enable Social Innovation
âVictor M. H. Borden and Cynthia A. Cogswell
11 Performance-Based Funding Formula in Ukrainian Higher Education: Policy Implementation and Lessons Learned
âKateryna Suprun and Jussi Kivistö
12 A Literature Review on Internationalisation Strategies in Higher Education Institutions
âPinar Eldemir
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: Shaping the World of Change: Higher Education as a Key Enabler
âJessica Nooij, Bruno Broucker, Anne Gannon, Mark OâHara and Silke Preymann
1 Understanding the Varieties of New Public Management at the Institutional Level
âFloris J. N. van Berckel Smit
2 The Impact of Government Policy on the Re-shaping of the Academic Professional
âAnne Gannon
3 Higher Education as Key Enabler of Enlightenment and Humanism: Adjusting Strategies and Organizational Forms
âTheodor Leiber
4 Developing a Digital Platform to Embed Environmental Sustainability in Higher Education Ecosystems: Insights into GET-AHED, a New Digital Approach
âVerena Régent, Bárbara Coelho Gabriel, Julia Draghi, Brigitte Ecker, Cláudia Figueiredo, Sara Moreno Pires, Ruaidhri Neavyn, Beate Pawle, Alexandra Polido and Robertt Valente
5 A Post-Pandemic Perspective on Undergraduate Studentsâ Preferred Teaching and Learning Mode at a South African University
âTakalani Muloiwa-Klenam, Darlington Mutakwa and Nandarani Maistry
6 Shaping the World of Change â Higher Education Enabling Student Agency: Concepts, Principles and Practices
âManja Klemeni
7 Weâve Got Your Back! Strengthening Student Wellbeing and Sense of Belonging by Providing Social Support
âJessica Nooij, Lotte Scheeren and Annemieke van der Horst
8 Interplay of Habitus and University Fields
âErna Nairz-Wirth, Klaus Feldmann, Sabine Weiss and Maria Pöschl
9 The Role of Family and Peers in the Persistence and Attrition of Part-Time Doctoral Students
âEdel Cassar
10 Reframing Accountability and Quality Assurance to Enable Social Innovation
âVictor M. H. Borden and Cynthia A. Cogswell
11 Performance-Based Funding Formula in Ukrainian Higher Education: Policy Implementation and Lessons Learned
âKateryna Suprun and Jussi Kivistö
12 A Literature Review on Internationalisation Strategies in Higher Education Institutions
âPinar Eldemir
This book is relevant for scholars, practitioners, students, managers and policymakers in the field of higher education