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Universities In And Beyond A Pandemic, Lily Kong, Sovan Patra
Universities In And Beyond A Pandemic, Lily Kong, Sovan Patra
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
The impact of the COVID pandemic, and concomitant public health interventions, on university operations and finances is unprecedented in its scope and scale. This chapter provides, firstly, a panorama of the challenges of tertiary teaching and learning in a socially distanced world as well as of the fiscal impact of the pandemic on universities. Secondly, it is an experience-informed personal reflection on the lessons that university instructors, researchers, and leaders can learn from the events of the past year to be more effective in sub-optimal environments, both as individuals and as members of the larger society. Finally, it presents an …
The Metacurriculum: Guarding The Golden Apples Of University Culture, Dawn Jeanine Dekle
The Metacurriculum: Guarding The Golden Apples Of University Culture, Dawn Jeanine Dekle
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
Presents information on the emergence of the metacurriculum from the interaction of the official curriculum and the hidden curriculum in higher education. Impact of the metacurriculum on the culture of a university; Difference between the official and the hidden curriculum; Importance of hidden curriculum on metacurriculum.
People, Politics, Policy: The (Im)Possibilities Of Institutional Collaborations, Lily Kong
People, Politics, Policy: The (Im)Possibilities Of Institutional Collaborations, Lily Kong
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
The university is among the oldest and most durable institutions in the world, surviving over 900 years. Until relatively recently, universities were small institutions, catering to slight proportions of the general population. They were elite institutions. Educating these small groups was the remit of universities. However, the reach, roles, and expectations of universities have changed especially in the last century and a half. While still catering to a select group, the proportions of many societies which have access to university education have grown. Further, whereas education was previously the sole function of universities, research expectations appeared about 150 years ago. …
Asian Higher Education And The Politics Of Identity, Lily Kong
Asian Higher Education And The Politics Of Identity, Lily Kong
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
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