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Oral History Interview With Timothy Clark, Timothy Clark
Oral History Interview With Timothy Clark, Timothy Clark
Oral History Collection
The interview covered:
- Starting at SMU
- Concepts and Value
- Challenges and Future
- Teaching and Curriculum
- Campus - Prinsep Street going forward
- Faculty
- Challenges & Future
- Advise for Students
Toward A Holistic Approach Of Evaluating Higher Education Institutes, Yidan Chen
Toward A Holistic Approach Of Evaluating Higher Education Institutes, Yidan Chen
Dissertations and Theses Collection (Open Access)
In this thesis, I argue that higher education institutes generate significant positive externalities and other virtual benefits to the society they embedded in, which often dwarf the direct economic returns created. It would be an unfortunate oversimplification to throw economic theories developed from the private sector directly to higher education institutes without acknowledging their unique social values. Following a long tradition of integrating social and economic perspectives, I proposed a conceptual paradigm for higher education system to cover its social as well as economic role. An institute sets strategic intents to live up to stakeholders’ expectations and then develops an …
Oral History Interview With Lily Kong (Part 2), Lily Kong
Oral History Interview With Lily Kong (Part 2), Lily Kong
Oral History Collection
The interview covered:
- Research - Capacity building
- Teaching & Curriculum - Postgraduate professional programs
- Presidents - Internal and external role
- Presidents - Garden metaphor
- Leadership styles, group dynamics
- Challenges & Future - A relatively young university
- Concept & Values - Making a difference in higher education
- Challenges & Future - Healthy competition, cooperation and collaboration
- Personal Reflection - As a woman in senior management
- Advice for Students - Dare to dream
- Presidents - Learning & delegating
- Personal Reflection - Getting a different perspective
- Advice for Students - Know yourself and find a good fit