Academics, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners in higher education in Europe and the US offer 13 essays based on paper proposals meant to be presented at the EAIR (European Higher Education Society) conference in Cork, Ireland, in 2020, which was cancelled due to COVID-19. They address sustainability in higher education from the perspective of governance and management, teaching and learning, quality, research, internationalization, institutional research, and continuing professional development. They discuss the internal and external effects of the Bologna Process in European higher education; the issue of research excellence at the Dutch universities of applied sciences, and in relation to societal relevance; innovative learning practices as a professional development strategy for preparing students to live and work sustainably in the future; academic leadership in Ireland from 2008 to 2014; the experiences of university teachers and students who participated in an innovative model of collaborative observation over two academic years; and the challenges Indian youth face in unemployment, inequality, and social fragmentation. Others examine the relationship between academic culture and management in Polish higher education; the benefits and barriers to studying abroad; whether the new COVID-19 normal can help achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4, to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all; the role of higher education managers in Germany; quality management systems in Finland; and the applicability of John Kotters organizational change framework to a reorganization of the student affairs division at Ohio U. Annotation ©2021 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
As the world is changing at an extremely rapid pace, this book discusses how higher education needs to innovate to maintain its core values while responding to multiple crises, local demands and global needs, threats and opportunities.
