The Future of Higher Education and the Future of Higher Education Research

Higher education research isclosely linked to the debates on highereducation policy and practice. It provides theinformation basis for decisions about thefuture of higher education. As the themes of the public debate on problems and reform needs in higher education change quickly, higher education research has to anticipate future problems andthemes of debates in order to develop conceptsand to generate knowledge well in advance.Future-conscious higher education researchmight aim to identify likely future changes inthematic areas which are already in thelimelight of public attention, as trends in theareas of expansion of higher education,diversification of structures of the highereducation system, system steering andinstitutional management as well asinternationalisation and globalisation suggest.Moreover, future-conscious higher educationresearch should try to identify thematic areasnot frequently discussed at present but likelyto be major issues in the future. For example,professionalisation of higher education interms of the emergence and expansion of newadministrative and service professions inhigher education institutions might havefar-reaching implications in the future and isworth to be paid attention by higher educationresearchers.     

Leadership Values,Trust and Negative Capability: Managing the Uncertainties of Future English Higher Education

The complex leadership attribute of ‘negative capability’ in managing uncertainty and engendering trust may be amongst the qualities enabling institutions to cope with multiple recent government policy challenges affecting English higher education, including significant increases in student fees. Research findings are reported on changes in leadership values, trust and organisational cultures in higher education during the current ‘age of austerity’. Data from university experts, managers and academics in semi‐structured interviews were informed by questionnaires (n = 16), online surveys (n = 121) and a focus group (n = 6). Findings indicated that values‐based leadership characterised by skilful ‘negative capability’ is now needed in English higher education. ‘Negative capability’ is defined as the ability to resist the ‘false necessity’ of deterministic solutions in building staff trust to cope proactively with ambiguity and change. This capability is needed for academic leaders to maintain their role in shaping the enduring purposes of higher education during a recession, both in England and in the wider international environment.     

70年来党领导高等教育的历史变迁、主要成就和未来走向

中华人民共和国成立70年来,在中国共产党的领导下,高等教育取得显著成就。从改造旧的高等教育体制、创建中国特色的高等教育体系到高等教育大众化、普及化目标的实现,中国高等教育的改革与发展始终离不开中国共产党的政治领导、思想领导和组织领导。面向新时代,要在中国共产党领导下,准确把握高等教育发展趋势,提升治理能力,妥善处理好高等教育的现实问题与发展矛盾。     

未来的高等教育与高等教育的未来——基于技术理性与主体性的双重视角

在时间维度和价值维度上审思高等教育的发展谱系,高等教育的未来与未来的高等教育包含两层含义。其一,指向未来发展路径的高等教育,技术理性与主体性的双向作用不可偏废:技术理性延展了高等教育未来的想象力,主体性纵深了高等教育未来的建构力;同时,技术理性是促成主体性的基础,而主体性引领技术理性的方向,两者共同作用达成高等教育的未来实现。其二,指向未来美好图景的高等教育,需要将主体性置于价值优先地位,以体验式的合作学习进行感入式的沟通对话,发挥主体创造性,超越技术理性,在未来的高等教育的未来中走向真理式的诗意生活。     

Women and Leadership in Higher Education in Australia

Senior academic women inAustralian Universities, as elsewhere, continueto experience both direct and indirectdiscrimination, with the narrow white Anglo-Celticmale management profile is a factor in thisdiscrimination. While higher education remainsa hostile work environment for senior academicwomen their participation rates are unlikely toincrease. This article explores the barriersthat senior academic women experience. It thenexamines whether or not diversity managementprogrammes might provide a useful managementtool to increase the participation of seniorwomen in higher education. If diversitymanagement can impact on the managementculture, more senior women may remain inuniversities and thereby impact on that culture.     

The Professoriate and the Future of Higher Education Kinesiology

ABSTRACT

This article broadly addresses academic freedom and higher education in America, accentuating the viewpoint that change is not new. A historical overview of the state of the professoriate and social contexts are examined to situate the field of kinesiology into the context of the university. Ideas regarding the future of the field are addressed with an emphasis on the conduct of higher education scholars within this context. It is hoped that this article will not become an autopsy documenting the assault on the field, marginalization of the academy, and end of kinesiology in higher education, but will rather be a call to action for moving forward as a profession.     

高等教育大国中职业教育的未来

改革开放以来,我国的职业教育得到较快发展,但总体还比较薄弱,还满足不了社会需要,还处于边缘化的地位.随着经济社会的发展,职业教育将从边缘走到中心,肩负起应有的历史责任和使命,更好地为社会主义为人民服务.努力办出鲜明的职业教育特色,保证和提高职业教育质量是职业教育的最终选择.     

Social Justice and the Future of Higher Education Kinesiology

ABSTRACT

This article presents a rationale for the infusion of social justice into kinesiology programs for the purpose of reducing inequities in society. Specifically, the current climate for social justice is considered and discussed using examples from an university-inspired service-learning initiative, law, and politics. Of note are the following areas of discussion: (a) differentiation between social diversity and social justice, (b) public pedagogy as a means by which to inspire service action, (c) the creation of climates for speech and application of social justice, (d) modeling and socialization for equity, and (e) the neoliberal threat to inclusiveness. The article concludes with suggestions for practice, research, and training to implore kinesiology programs to position movement as an issue of justice.     

数字经济与高等教育的未来

社会的高等教育需求基础结构正经历着一场基本的变革.新的经济发展需要一批能够处理爆炸性知识库的人员,数字经济的产生改变了传统的信息流方式,大学的功能将被分解和全球化,数字化技术的出现,特别是INTERNET的出现,提供了一种数字化的学习基础,以适应未来高等教育的需求.本文将结合数字经济的特征,对未来高等教育作一展望.     

高职教育的特性分析与未来发展走向——与普通高等教育比较的视角

高等职业教育有其自身的特性。科学划分高职教育与普通高等教育的边界,是一个带有全局性的理论问题。从高职教育的性质和目标分析,其教育对象、教育目标、专业要求和服务范围等方面有自身的特性。为此,政府要大力推动高职教育立法,在体制上促进政府、企业、高职院校多方共同参与的职业教育体系,强化高职教育的社会服务功能。高职院校要在专业调整、教学改革和职业培训上下功夫,强化自身特色。     

Reforms,Leadership and Quality Management in Greek Higher Education

Tertiary Education and Management - This article reports on research to form an understanding of how to account whether and how quality management (QM) has been adopted in Greek higher education....     

Expert Perspectives on the Future of Physical Education in Higher Education

Despite physical education teacher education/physical education sport pedagogy’s (PETE/PESP’s) significant strides in the past century, there are concerns about its future. Grounded in participatory research, and through an interview-Delphi method, this study purposefully sampled five male PETE/PESP scholars’ expert critiques of current threats, projections of probable and preferable futures, and recommendations for transformation. Data were analyzed through an interpretive approach. Findings included: (a) limitations in physical education policy, teacher preparation, and status as key threats; (b) more of the same conflicts in the probable future and increased cooperation regarding conflicts in the preferable future; and (c) proactively revising the subdisciplinary framework and doctoral studies as transformative recommendations. We interpret issues critiqued as threatening PETE/PESP’s future, and projections of the probable future, as reflective of neoliberal rationality that has renormalized academic work in de-democratizing ways. We interpret that projections of preferable futures and transformative recommendations call for a re-emphasis on ethical academic attitudes to resist neoliberalization and reclaim democracy.     

民办高等教育的发展空间与前景

我国民办高等教育的发展既有较大的突破,也有相当的困难。通过对其市场空间、经济空间、层级空间、模式空间和政策空间等进行分析,则得出我国民办高等教育发展前景十分乐观的结论。但要实现这一发展,必须不断优化其生态环境,提升自身的发展质量,走多样化的发展道路。     

Leadership in Distance Education: Qualities and Qualifications Sought by Higher Education Institutions

Abstract

This article presents the results of an investigation into the qualities and qualifications sought in distance education leaders by institutions of higher education in the United States. The researchers examined 191 distance education leadership position announcements posted by online sources between 1997 and 2010. Content analysis of these announcements suggests that distance education leadership in higher education requires preparation at the graduate level and a variety of academic and administrative experiences and skills including leadership, program evaluation, technical expertise, teaching, and course development. Leadership responsibilities are equally broad within a range of strategic, operational, and instructional areas.     

美国高等教育的“未来规划”及其启示

2006年美国高等教育未来委员会对美国高等教育入学机会、大学成本、财政透明度、学习质量、财政救助以及革新等六个方面进行全国范围内的调查,并最终形成"对领导的检视--美国高等教育未来规划报告",报告找出了美国高等教育存在的主要问题,提出了解决问题的主要措施,并进一步对美国高等教育进行了规划.美国查询高等教育问题的调查方式、解决问题的途径、进行高等教育规划的模式以及其中的经验与教训都对我国高等教育的发展和改革具有重要的启示价值.     

中国共产党领导高等学校的基本特征与走向

本文主要研究了中国共产党领导高等学校的基本特征与走向。其基本特征包括思想上的高度统一、结构上的深度嵌入、人事上的绝对领导、成员上的经常吐纳和体制上的有效保障。生成这些特征的基本历史脉络表现为大学文化的孕育与对大学文化的塑造,革命党的品性与执政党的探索,历史文化的惯性与与时俱进的气魄。未来发展需要处理好领导与治理、核心与包容、坚持与改善这三对关系。     

我国高职教育的发展趋向与政策展望

目前高职教育所显现的初步成就得益于国家政策的大力扶持.改革的政策思路和政策导向是高职教育持续健康发展的核心问题.本文总结了高职教育发展的变革趋势,并提出未来高职教育发展的政策思路.