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Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > General
Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) around the world are being
pressured to become more entrepreneurial. However, the concept of
an entrepreneurial university has remained elusive, including ideas
that range from supporting students and staff with new ventures to
encouraging partnerships between academics and entrepreneurs. New
research is needed on strategies and practices that can be
implemented by universities in order to become more innovative and
supportive. Strategies for the Creation and Maintenance of
Entrepreneurial Universities uses findings from a major EU-funded
five country project (THEI2.0) focused on enhancing the
implementation and impact of the EU-OECD's HEInnovate tool to offer
valuable strategies to help universities become more
entrepreneurial, especially in the current COVID-19 and
post-COVID-19 environments. This book's core value lies in the fact
that it draws on real experiences and practices of those in this
field, articulates key takeaway messages, and suggests potential
strategies and actions to create impact. Covering topics such as
campus incubation, policy strategies, and regional development,
this book acts as an essential resource for senior academic
leaders, academic managers, entrepreneurship/entrepreneurial
educators, incubation center managers, technology transfer
managers, researchers, students, and administrators seeking to make
their university more entrepreneurial, maintain their
entrepreneurial status, critically reflect on their current level
of entrepreneurialism, explore new opportunities to enhance their
entrepreneurial reputation, or implement strategies to consolidate
their entrepreneurial endeavors within the current challenging
environment.
There is a dire need today to create spaces in which people can
make meaning of their existence in the world, abiding by cultural
frameworks and practices that acknowledge and validate a meaningful
existence for all. People are not just isolated individuals but are
connected in diverse ways with other persons within our natural and
social environment which is part of the whole universe. The African
philosophy of uBuntu or humaneness is re-emerging for its timely
relevance and potential as indispensable in our quest for global
citizenship, peace, and mutual understanding in securing
sustainable human development in the broader ecosystem. Comparative
educationists have the challenge to devise theoretical frameworks,
epistemological and pedagogical constructs as well as pragmatic,
useful and effective ways of promoting the virtues of compassion
and recognition of our common humanity in eliminating the ills of
domination and control that are guided by greed, hatred, jealousy,
and intolerance. Comparative Education for Global Citizenship,
Peace and Shared Living through Ubuntu paves the way for a better
understanding of the critical importance of the collective search
and endeavor towards achieving the virtues of nonviolence, peace,
shared values of living together, global citizenship, improved
quality of life for all and a better appreciation of the positive
implications of interdependence.
Traditionally, internationalization efforts in higher education
have been rooted in (neo)liberal transactional models that restrict
or compromise the space for meaningful exchanges of socio-cultural
capital. Recently, researchers and practitioners in the
international education field have taken issue with programming and
practices in education abroad; international student recruitment;
and internationalization of the curricula that perpetuate systems
of imbalance, fossilize prejudices, adversely impact host
communities abroad, and limit student learning to the confines of
the Western epistemological traditions. As a result, scholars and
practitioners are creating new paradigms for engagement and
exchange. People-Centered Approaches Toward the
Internationalization of Higher Education is an essential scholarly
publication that examines the praxis of internationalization in
higher education with empirical research and relevant models of
practice that approach the topic critically and responsibly. The
book innovates and (re)humanizes internationalization efforts,
including education abroad, international recruitment,
international scholar and student services, and
internationalization of curriculum, by focusing on the people and
communities touched, intentionally and unintentionally, by said
efforts. It is ideal for higher education faculty, education
professionals, academic advisors, academicians, administrators,
curriculum designers, researchers, and students.
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University of Massachusetts at Amherst
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Higher education has changed significantly over the past 50 years,
and the individuals who provide leadership for these institutions
has similarly changed. The pathway to the college presidency, once
the domain of academic administration, has diversified as an
increasing number of development officers, student affairs and
enrollment management professionals, and even politicians have
become common in the role. It is important to understand who the
presidents are in the current environment and the challenges they
face. Challenges such as dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic,
enrollment shortfalls, Title IX, and athletic scandals have risen
to the forefront and have contributed to the issues and role of
college and university leadership. The Handbook of Research on the
Changing Role of College and University Leadership provides
important research on the topic of college and university
leadership, especially focusing on the changing role of the college
president. The chapters discuss college leadership as it is now and
how it will evolve into the future. Topics included are the role of
the president at various types of universities, their involvement
within university functions and activities, and the duties they
must carry out and challenges they face. This book is ideal for
professionals and researchers working in higher education,
including faculty members who specialize in education, public
administration, the social sciences, and management, along with
teachers, administrators, teacher educators, practitioners,
researchers, academicians, and students who are interested in
college and university leadership and how this role is
transforming.
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