Author: Damian RuthPublisher:
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Category : College teachers
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Perceptions Concerning Academic Workload Among South African Academics
Author: Damian RuthPublisher:
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Category : College teachers
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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Equitable Workload and the Perceptions of Academic Staff in Universities
Author: Venkata Sai Srinivasa Rao MuramallaPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Workload is the overall assignments to be completed by individuals in a given time. In academia, the number of instructional hours, credit hours, contact hours, class sizes, non-instructional schedules, student-teacher ratio, scholarly activities, and administrative and community services will determine the workload of faculty members in a semester. Any discrimination, favoritism, partiality, or managerial biases in the distribution of the workloads would lead to misconceptions among the academic staff that will affect the work culture of educational institutions. In this context, this paper examines the perceptions of 256 academic staff chosen by stratified random sampling from ten universities in Saudi Arabia by using a questionnaire on the general practices of universities for the allocation of the equitable workload in three variables such as teaching, research, and academic administration. Study results revealed that the academic staff positively responded to all the practices in the three variables. This paper answered the questions of what are the significant differences and significant correlations in the perceptions of academic staff concerning equitable workload distribution in the three variables. Firstly, it was found that the academic staff as groups by gender, nationality, type of university, and tenure has a significant perceptional difference in the three variables. In Saudi Arabia, foreigners work on contract basis, therefore, this study revealed that foreign staff members place more emphasis on teaching instead of research and administration. This result was found in college faculty members in science, arts, and other college faculty members. The study further found a relationship among three types of faculty departments/disciplines as far as teaching and administrative work is concerned, but there is no relation between research and administrative work. In conclusion, the authors have recommended, some practical suggestions for equitable workload among academic staff.
Guide to Higher Education in Africa, 4th Edition
Author: International Association of UniversitiesPublisher: Palgrave MacMillan
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 636
Book Description
The fourth edition of The Guide to Higher Education in Africa contains reliable and up-to-the-minute information on higher education throughout Africa - over 900 institutions in 47 countries, plus details of national education systems and agencies - in a single reference source.
Psychological Experiences and Responses in the Global South Amidst and Ahead of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Author: Nelesh DhanpatPublisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2832528252
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased strain and mental health problems due to changing working conditions. Given the existential nature of the pandemic, it remains crucial to establish employee effectiveness, resilience, and agility and to particularly understand the long-term psychological impact the pandemic might have on workplaces. It is essential to recognize how workplaces cope with work-from-home challenges and hybrid working beyond the crises. Building a narrative in our understanding of the psychological, cognitive, and physical experiences and responses of workplaces is critical. It provides the opportunity to help craft the way forward for organizations and employees.
The Politics of Participatory Decision Making in Campus Governance
Author: Andiwo ObondohPublisher:
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Category : Student participation in administration
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Quality Assurance and Management, and Equitable Access
Author: L. James LetukaPublisher:
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Category : Educational equalization
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Completing College
Author: Vincent TintoPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226804526
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Even as the number of students attending college has more than doubled in the past forty years, it is still the case that nearly half of all college students in the United States will not complete their degree within six years. It is clear that much remains to be done toward improving student success. For more than twenty years, Vincent Tinto’s pathbreaking book Leaving College has been recognized as the definitive resource on student retention in higher education. Now, with Completing College, Tinto offers administrators a coherent framework with which to develop and implement programs to promote completion. Deftly distilling an enormous amount of research, Tinto identifies the essential conditions enabling students to succeed and continue on within institutions. Especially during the early years, he shows that students thrive in settings that pair high expectations for success with structured academic, social, and financial support, provide frequent feedback and assessments of their performance, and promote their active involvement with other students and faculty. And while these conditions may be worked on and met at different institutional levels, Tinto points to the classroom as the center of student education and life, and therefore the primary target for institutional action. Improving retention rates continues to be among the most widely studied fields in higher education, and Completing College carefully synthesizes the latest research and, most importantly, translates it into practical steps that administrators can take to enhance student success.
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