Reshaping universities for survival in the 21st century : new opportunities and paradigms / Christina Chow, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia & Clement Leung, United International College, China and Victoria University, Australia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chow, Christina, author.

Leung, Clement, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Universities and colleges--Finance.

Universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (132 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sharjah : Bentham Science Publishers Limited, [2016]

Summary:

Universities are viewed by many as institutions that should impart quality education to enrolled students and foster a learning environment, which, in turn, would benefit the distribution and accumulation of knowledge worldwide. Enhancing university education is at the top of most governmental agendas. In this knowledge-driven economy, every nation wants to have the world's top-ranked universities. Every parent wants to send their child to a top university. And most people want to have a good university degree that gives them good prospects for landing a respectable job. But universities are currently in turmoil: mass redundancies and department closures have become routine. Once revered as ivory towers of learning, today's universities are forced to regard their students as consumers and customers. Many universities are now torn between market forces and increasing public expectations and accountability. Universities struggle with declining funding and increased cost scrutiny. Challenged on multiple fronts, universities are faced with conflicting agendas. They are expected to develop world-class reputations in research (an academic agenda) while teaching increasing numbers of students (a commercial agenda). They are required to be engines of economic development while maintaining comprehensive scholarly profiles. Numerous reports and headlines predict the demise of universities, emphasizing that the current educational and business model is not viable. Reshaping Universities for Survival in the 21st Century: New Opportunities and Paradigms suggests possible paths which universities might take to survive in the future by providing a compelling account of the landscape of today's universities and the challenges they face. Readers will learn about the current crises which universities face followed by an explanation of the ideologies and paradigms that have shaped the current academic landscape. New trends and concepts in university education are also explained, such as academic capitalism and MOOCs. Written in clear, easy-to-understand language, it is a must-read for anyone who studies, works or is interested in the higher education sector, including university and government leaders and educational policy makers.

Contents:

CONTENTS; FOREWORD ; PREFACE ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ABOUT THE AUTHORS ; The Shaking of Foundations ; 1.1. SKYFALL: UNIVERSITIES IN CRISIS?; Changing Landscape of Higher Education; Challenge of New Expectations ; Access and Equity; Research and the Third Mission; Institutional Diversity ; Sustainability; Quality; Boyer's Model of Scholarship; 1.2. TURNING THE IVORY TOWER INTO A BUSINESS CORPORATION; Global Trends and Challenges; The Rise of the Knowledge Economy; Global Competition and Internationalisation; Advances in Information and Communication Technologies

The Spread of Neoliberal IdeologyEntrepreneurial University; In the Name of Sustainability; The Shift to Corporatisation; Academic Freedom Under Threat; A New World Order ; 2.1. TIDES OF CHANGE; 2.2. LIFE-LONG LEARNING; 2.3. KNOWLEDGE WORKERS; 2.4. NEW TYPES OF LEARNERS; 2.5. THE GLOBAL UNIVERSITY ; 2.6. GROWTH OF UNIVERSITY ENROLMENTS; 2.7. INTERNATIONAL BRANCH CAMPUSES (IBCS); 2.8. LOSS OF MONOPOLY BY UNIVERSITIES; 2.9. INCREASING COMPETITION WITH UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES; 2.10. THE NEW SUBPRIME LOANS; 2.11. WORLD-CLASS IS NOT ENOUGH; 2.12. BRANDING - THE UNIVERSAL SOLUTION?

The Ranking War 3.1. RANKING ANALYTICS; 3.2. WEBOMETRICS; Watson - the Next Professor? ; 4.1. DISCOVERING KNOWLEDGE IN BIG DATA; 4.2. THE SEMANTIC WEB; 4.3. DEEP ANALYTICS: TOWARDS THE AUTOMATED UNIVERSITY; 4.4. MOOCS AND THE REVERSAL OF REALITY; Academic Capitalism ; 5.1. CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT; 5.2. ACADEMIC CAPITALISM; 5.3. REBALANCE OF THE POWER DYNAMICS; 5.4. NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT IN UNIVERSITIES; New Academic Paradigm ; 6.1. MENDING THE BROKEN DREAM; 6.2. THE NEW HORIZON; 6.3. CREATE NEW VALUES; 6.4. FUTURE OF WORK; 6.5. PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE

6.6. ASTUTE ADVICE FROM ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERS6.7. TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP; Internet of Things (IoT); 6.8. BENEFIT FROM NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH; 6.9. GET LEANER ; 6.10. GETTING INTO THE TOP 10; 6.11. TRANSFORMING THE BUSINESS MODEL ; 6.12. EXPANDING THE GLOBAL FOOTPRINT; Learning from Reversed Innovations; 6.13. BACK TO THE BASICS; References ; SUBJECT INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 4, 2016).

ISBN:

9781681082110

168108211X

OCLC:

947953897