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In the last decade, in the context of higher education reform in Ukraine the problem of improving higher psychological education becomes acute in domestic theory and practice, the researcher notes. The article deals with the actual issues of modernization of the future psychologists’ preparation system, which prompted an analysis of scientific and theoretical problems of scientific preparation of the future psychologists in higher education institutions. The author, in order to achieve the goal, used theoretical methods of research: systematic analysis of scientific and methodological literature, bibliographic analysis of works of the classics of pedagogy, content analysis of normative documents in the field of higher pedagogical education – in order to find out the state of development of the problem under study; systematization – with the purpose of revealing and theoretical substantiation of scientific-theoretical problems of the future psychologists’ science preparation in higher education institutions; comparison and generalization. The article presents the analysis of research and points to the lack of scientific validity of the future psychologists’ science preparation in higher education institutions. The emphasis is placed on the relevance of the issues raised. The author of the article argues that, emphasizing the necessity of modernizing the future psychologists’ science preparation in higher education, in particular, updating its content and methodological basis, fruitful cooperation of teachers of natural sciences, humanities and pedagogical disciplines, orientation of the educational process to integrated vocational training, the use of world experience in science education in vocational training at domestic higher education institutions, do not give a clear characterization of scientific-theoretical problems of the future psychologists’ science preparation at the universities. The article outlines the prospects for further researches, which consist in determining and solving the scientific-theoretical problems of the future psychologists’ science preparation in higher education institutions.
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The article focuses on the importance of interdisciplinary connections of science training of the future psychologists at higher education institutions as one of the major means of forming coherent scientific picture of the world, awareness of the place and role of a human in it, increase of the level of education and professional training. It is stressed that science education in higher education institutions in the first half of the XX century due to the reduction in number of teaching hours and set amount of training material has been subjected to a number of difficulties It is pointed out in the article that professional training of psychologists in higher education institutions is carried out according to the curriculum, which combines three cycles of disciplines: humanitarian and socio-economic, fundamental and science, professional and practical. The author shows the analysis of research and points to insufficient scientific development of content and interdisciplinary connections of the future psychologists’ science training at higher education institutions and allows focusing on the urgency of the issues raised. The author focuses on the relevance of the issues raised. It is substantiated at the example of science training of the future psychologists in M. P. Dragomanov NPU the necessity to establish interdisciplinary connections between disciplines of fundamental, science cycles disciplines and professional and practical training from the perspective of forming an intelligent, educated, highly cultured, competent professionals. The author states that proposed structure of training and work programs in the disciplines of fundamental and science training are based on competence approach taking into account interdisciplinary connections with disciplines of professional and practical Педагогічні науки: теорія, історія, інноваційні технології, 2017, № 4 (68) 24 training which is essentially new to the students studying in the field 0301 “Social and political Sciences” of training direction 6.030103 “Practical Psychology”. It is outlined in the article the prospects for further studies that are seen in identifyingthe ways to improve science training of the future psychologists at higher education institutions.
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Changes in the position of geography as a field of education are examined in the context of the socio-political transition in Poland after 1989 and in relation to the changes in higher education. The influences of changes in higher education on the number of geography students in the years 1990–2009, the regional differentiation of interest in geography studies, and developments in staff and the organization of schools with geography programmes are analysed. In the years 1989/90–2008/09 the number of higher education schools offering geography programmes increased by one third. The range of programmes offered was widened with new specialisations
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Our study contributes to a limited body of literature and aims to examine the type and frequency of linkages between creative industries and higher education institutions (HEIs). The objective of our study is to investigate the extent to which various types of linkages contribute to enhanced innovative capabilities in creative industries. Based on a qualitative research design and a case study carried out in a peripheral south-western Norwegian county, our empirical analysis shows that HEIs are generally not very relevant partners and that other actors are mainly involved in innovation dynamics. As clarified and discussed in the paper, this finding largely depends on some specific characteristics of HEIs, the form of knowledge primarily employed by creative firms (symbolic knowledge base), and the cultural divergence between the two spheres.
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Enormous investments had been made in Malaysian education sector of the economy especially in the higher education towards fulfilling a target of creating an attractive environment, conducive to learning and academic excellence. Building facilities account for a significant portion of investments in the sector. Since no building has immunity against fire, it has become imperative to research ways of ensuring the safety of built facilities and users from fire disaster. This research proposed a framework for effective fire safety management for buildings in Malaysian Higher Education Institutions. The report aims to display the results of the pilot study conducted among staff and students from selected universities in Johor Malaysia before carrying out the core survey to collect information from respondents. The pilot study sought to minimise errors in the questionnaire, makes the survey runs smoothly, facilitate the response rate, and provide a useful and valuable inquiry. The results include the descriptive statistics, reliability test, content and construct validity, and the normality test. The summary of the reliability test for each construct of the users’ questionnaire, are Management, 0.910; fire safety equipment/system, 0.907; building components safety design, 0.917. Furthermore, users’ awareness and knowledge of fire safety, 0.948; users’ attitude on fire safety, 0.885 and the effectiveness of fire safety management have a value 0.913 for Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient. The aggregate Descriptive Statistics results for Users/Occupants Questionnaire show mean values between the ranges of 3.34 to 3.76. The questionnaire had low dispersion and standard deviation values of less than 1. The values of skewness and kurtosis were all within the recommended threshold of -/+2, an indication that all the constructs of the study were normally distributed. The results are a favourable indicator for proceeding with the core survey using the instrument.
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The article deals with basics of professional training of the future agrarians in higher education institutions of Great Britain. The aim of the article is to identify the principal components of professional training of the future agrarians in Great Britain. The goals of the article are to highlight the principle backgrounds influencing formulation of the purpose, tasks and content of professional training of the future agrarians in Great Britain as well as to analyze notion, nature and extent of training future agrarians in higher education of Great Britain. Training future agrarians in higher education refers to bachelor’s degrees in Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Food, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences. Agricultural education is identified as programs that prepare students for careers in production, agriculture, horticulture, agricultural mechanics, agribusiness, and emerging agricultural fields. Professional training of the future agrarians is provided by further education colleges (FECs)), monotechnics (Harper Adams University College, Royal Agricultural University and Writtle College) and university departments. There is growing demand for high-level skills in the agri-food sectors in Great Britain. The term “high-level skills” is used to cover skills at Level 4 and above, that is, first degrees, higher diplomas and postgraduate qualifications. Modern agricultural programs in higher education institutions in Great Britain cover the subject areas of the land-based and agri-food industries and professions, related applied and social sciences, rural studies, and consumer sciences and studies. As a result of the research we have come to the conclusion that each subject area encompasses various aspects of production chains involving animals, crops and retail of consumer goods and services. Besides they involve consumer interactions with producers, service providers and other stakeholders. Sustainable and secure production, consumption and development are important aspects of the future agrarians’ training. Agricultural programmes in GB provide academically rigorous study of relevance of material that is applicable in the work of world and society. Many programmes are concerned with aspects of human use of the biosphere, as well as moral liability for adequate usage of natural resources. So the experience is useful for Ukraine.
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Aim. The paper is aimed to investigate the students’ opinion about the social responsibility carried out by higher education institutions (HEIs) in Ukraine. Nowadays social responsibility has become one of the key characteristics of modern HEIs. Ukrainian universities are trying to become 'civic universities', i.e., institutions which contribute to the development of the local community. The students, as key stakeholders of the university activities, also take part in this process. Methods. To investigate the social responsibility of the Ukrainian HEIs, the case study method is used in the present paper: the case of Mariupol State University and its social functions within the city are highlighted. The online survey was applied to investigate the level of students’ awareness of the university social functions and the role played by the university in the local community. Materials published by the university and the results of the survey have been analysed to test the hypothesis that students consider Mariupol State University to be a socially responsible university which cooperates with the local community. Results. The students’ opinion on the social functions carried out by Mariupol State University is that this local university has strong ties with the local community and authorities and perform its social mission. However, the social functions of the university, according to the students, are limited by teaching and research activities. Few students consider social responsibility of the university in a wider context. Conclusion. On the example of the MSU the paper shows that modern universities in Ukraine perform social functions and try to become truly civic universities to contribute to the development of the local communities in cooperation with different stakeholders. Nevertheless, students as a key stakeholder of the university activities still consider social responsibility of the university primarily aimed at teaching and research.
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Background: With the aim of encouraging mobility between higher education institutions in the Western Balkan countries and those in the European Union (EU), the European Commission initiated a series of measures to increase the share of students primarily from the Western Balkans who spend at least one semester away from their home institutions, but also the share of young people from EU member states who come to Western Balkan (WB) countries. Objectives: Aim of the paper is to determine the degree of representation of internationalisation strategy and policy elements in the internal documents of higher education institutions and its direct impact on the development of mobility. Methods/Approach: An electronic survey has been created and sent to representatives of 9 EU and 11 WB universities. Respondents were mainly international relations officers or management representatives. Mann-Whitney test was applied in order to test differences between EU and WB universities. Results: The conducted Mann-Whitney nonparametric tests show that the degree of representation of internationalisation strategy and policy elements in the internal documents of a higher education institution has a direct impact on the development of mobility. Conclusions: By 2020, the European Commission aims to have 20% of all students acquiring an academic degree within the European Higher Education Area participate in mobility. This paper sheds light on this segment and indicates possible directions for actions aimed at developing mobility at institutions in Western Balkan countries
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The purpose of the article is to analyze the regulatory framework of physical education in higher pedagogical education institutions of Ukraine in the second half of the 40’s – the late 80’s of the XXth century. Research methods: theoretical analysis, comparison and synthesis of the sources. The results of the study: based on the analysis of normative-legal documents the strategy of the state towards physical education of students is defined. Practical value: the study, on the basis of historical experience, allows to identify the ways of improving the normative-legal basis of physical education in the pedagogical universities. Conclusions and prospects for further research: it was found out that the regulatory framework of physical education in higher pedagogical education institutions of Ukraine during the analyzed period consisted of documents of different levels of legal hierarchy adopted by many party and state authorities. Analysis of legal acts shows that the strategy of the state in relation to physical education of students was not constant and changed under the influence of political, social and economic factors. So, in the early postwar years the priority was the restoration of physical education in higher schools on military basis. The contents of legal documents, adopted before 1948, was directed at achieving this result. After the decree of the Central Committee of the CC UCP(b) “On the development of mass sports movement and growth of skills of Soviet athletes” (December 1948) physical activity of pedagogical universities focuses on identifying and training athletes who would have been able to win at international competitions. A new phase of legal regulation of physical education in higher education institutions begins at the end of the 1950s. Its feature is refocusing on the development of mass sports movement in the universities and promoting the health of students. In general, regulatory support of physical education in higher education institutions in the period under study is characterized by dynamism and desire to improve the system of physical development of students. However, the level of legislation in this area cannot be recognized as coherent, stable and such that fully conforms to the time requirements. The subject of further study is the content of the curriculum of physical culture for schools as part of the normative support of physical education of students of higher education institutions.
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The relevance of the survey is due to the need to understand the role of the manager of a higher education institution in conditions of uncertainty against the background of socio-economic crises, when the organizational culture of the management of an educational institution is being formed. Large-scale transformations in all spheres of life are outlined, which drive the economy, science, culture, education, industry and lead to the development of innovative approaches to the formation of organizational culture, based on the need to use professionalism and deeper experience of professional managers of higher education institutions. The article highlights the essence and conceptual and terminological apparatus of the researched topic. The content of the concepts “organizational culture” and “innovative management” is considered. The article highlights the issues of organizational culture as a tool for increasing the competitiveness of the institution in the system of higher education. The essence of organizational culture in a higher education institution is considered and revealed. The relevance of the study of organizational culture is connected with the fact that knowledge of the characteristics of the organizational culture of a higher education institution will allow to assess the degree of its stability, predict possible directions of management decisions, and also contribute to the achievement of planned results. The article focuses on the fact that the success of a higher education institution is directly linked to its culture. After all, the main indicator of a good state of affairs in a higher education institution is the ability to attract and retain talented employees. The impact of organizational culture on various aspects of higher education institution activities, which are considered by a number of sciences, such as personnel management, economics and sociology of work, organization theory, strategic management, management psychology, management sociology, is singled out. In the article, it is determined that organizational culture in an educational institution is formed under the influence of management consulting. The essence of consulting activity in a higher education institution is considered and disclosed. The main functions of consulting in institutions of higher education, which contribute to the qualitative formation of organizational culture in the institution of higher education, are highlighted. Content aspects of the process of modeling organizational culture in a higher education institution are highlighted. Emphasis is placed on the components of the model based on the application of modern principles and innovations for the perspective development of the higher education system and assistance in providing higher education institutions with highly qualified personnel. An analysis of the theoretical foundations and classification identification of the design of consulting activities in a higher education institution as a tool for the formation of organizational culture is carried out. The difficulties and contradictions inherent in the formation of the organizational environment of a higher education institution are considered.
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The development of a human, a business, a region or a country is largely dependent on their successful cooperation with educational institutions. It is universities’ task to develop a responsible approach of a business to the environment. The purpose of this article is to trace the trends and opportunities that a university possesses and how they might contribute to the creation of sustainable production and supply systems. The main trends include: educating companies about sustainable business development, conducting and publicating research results on the methods of sustainable management of companies and supplies, cooperation in the development of new solutions, defining an integrated concept of CSR and implementing CSR standards, obliging business cooperators to ethical business conduct e.g. in the commercialization of innovations developed at a university. The knowledge on CSR is extensive, however, it is mainly used by large and global enterprises. This may result from the fact that there are few publications and discussions on how to implement CSR principles in small enterprises that are run by graduates of Polish universities. In the paper it is postulated that instruction on corporate social responsibility be included in the education process of all students.
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Warunkiem rozwoju człowieka, biznesu, regionu, kraju jest dobra ich współpraca z placówkami edukacyjnymi. Rolą uczelni wyższej jest kształtowanie odpowiedzialnego podejście biznesu do otoczenia. Celem artykułu jest prześledzenie kierunków i możliwości, jakie ma uczelnia, aby przyczyniać się do tworzenia zrównoważonych systemów produkcji i dostaw. Podstawowymi kierunkami są: edukowanie w temacie zrównoważonego rozwoju biznesu, prowadzenie i publikowanie badań dotyczących metod zrównoważonego zarządzania przedsiębiorstwem i dostawami, współpraca przy tworzeniu nowych rozwiązań, definiowanie zintegrowanej koncepcji CSR i wprowadzanie standardów, obligowanie kooperantów biznesowych do etycznego postępowania, np.: w komercjalizacji innowacji powstałej na uczelni. Stan wiedzy na temat CSR jest bogaty, a sama wiedza wykorzystywana szczególnie w dużych, globalnych przedsiębiorstwach. Tymczasem mało pisze się i mówi na temat wdrażania działań CSR w małych przedsiębiorstwach, rozwijanych przez absolwentów polskich uczelni. W artykule postulowano, aby nauczanie o społecznej odpowiedzialności biznesu wpisać w proces edukacyjny każdego studenta.
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W artykule podjęto temat efektywności publicznych szkół wyższych oraz zaprezentowano wstępne wyniki badania w zakresie efektywności dla 18 wydziałów Politechniki Warszawskiej przeprowadzonego w roku akademickim 2014/2015. W analizie za rezultaty przyjęto: liczbę absolwentów (działalność dydaktyczna), liczbę punktów za publikacje („teoretyczna” działalność naukowa) oraz liczbę projektów realizowanych przez wydziały („praktyczna” działalność naukowa). Po stronie nakładów uwzględniono liczbę nauczycieli akademickich. Do obliczenia efektywności wydziałów wykorzystano nieradialny model sieciowy SBM (network SBM) oraz klasyczny SBM. Wyniki analiz wskazują, że pięć wydziałów było efektywnych w modelu SBM. W modelu sieciowym SBM w zakresie działalności dydaktycznej cztery wydziały były efektywne. W przypadku działalności naukowej, zarówno o charakterze „teoretycznym”, jak i „praktycznym”, jeden wydział był efektywny.
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The paper discusses the efficiency of public higher education institutions and presents the results of efficiency research for 18 faculties of the Warsaw University of Technology in the 2014/2015 academic year. The outputs of the model included: the number of graduates (reflecting activity in teaching), the number of publication points (reflecting activity in “theoretical” scientific work) and the number of research projects (reflecting activity in “practical” scientific work). Inputs were measured by the number of academic staff. The analysis was conducted using the non-radial network SBM model and traditional SBM model. The results show that five faculties were efficient using the SBM model. In using the network SBM model, we found that four faculties were efficient in terms of teaching activities and one faculty was efficient in the activities of “theoretical” and “practical” scientific work.
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Celem opracowania jest identyfikacja efektów współdziałania publicznych szkół wyższych z podmiotami zewnętrznymi. Jego realizacja pozwoli rozpoznać obszary, w których wiedza poddawana jest komercjalizacji. Analizie poddano finansowe efekty współdziałania publicznych szkół wyższych (mierzone wartością przychodów) w obszarach działań oraz regulacje prawne w nich stosowane. Współdziałanie publicznych szkół wyższych z podmiotami zewnętrznymi nakierowane jest głównie na kształcenie, prowadzenie badań naukowych i propagowanie ich wyników, a także na działanie w zakresie działalności gospodarczej. Współdziałanie szkół wyższych odbywa się na podstawie przepisów prawa regulujących działania organizacji sektora publicznego. Unormowania prawne usprawniają realizację zadań, ułatwiają ich funkcjonowanie i wspierają decyzje, dotyczące zarządzania tak złożoną organizacją, jaką jest szkoła wyższa. Prowadzenie badań naukowych i prac rozwojowych przy udziale lub na zlecenie przedsiębiorców przyczynia się do wykorzystywania potencjału naukowego szkół wyższych oraz do wdrażania nowych rozwiązań, odpowiadającym potrzebom gospodarki. Odpowiednio wykorzystana wiedza i doświadczenie naukowców (pracowników uczelni) może mieć swoją potencjalną wartość i posiadać zdolność do przynoszenia korzyści finansowych. Zarządzający szkołą wyższą mogą ją komercjalizować.
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The aim of this study is to identify the effects of cooperation of public higher education institutions with external entities. Realization of the study will allow to distinguish fields in which knowledge is subject to commercialisation. The financial effects of cooperation of public higher education institutions (measured with the value of income) in the scopes of action as well as legal regulations applied within them have been analyzed. Cooperation of public higher education institutions with external entities is mainly aimed at education, conducting research and promoting its results as well as undertaking actions in the scope of business activity. Cooperation of higher education institutions is executed on the grounds of the rules of law regulating activity of public sector organisations. Legal regulations make the realization of tasks more efficient, they facilitate their functioning. They also support decisions concerning management of complex organisations to which a higher education institution belongs. Conducting research and development works with the cooperation of entrepreneurs or by their order contributes to exploitation of the scientific potential of higher education institutions as well as to implementation of new solutions which correspond to the market’s needs. Knowledge and experience of researchers (employees of a higher education institution) – when used in a proper manner – can have their potential value and ability to bring financial advantages. They can be commercialised by the managing staff of a higher education institution.
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The author is presenting chosen results of the questionnaire survey conducted amongst over 600 employers from the entire Poland, this comprising almost 90 from the region of Masovia, pertaining to the demand for qualifications and competence of graduates of higher education institutions entering the labor market. The survey is pointing to a maladjustment of competence of graduates to the expectations of employers, and to a distinct divergence between the directional structure of education in Polish higher education institutions and the structure of the education expected by the economy. Graduates’ competence sought by employers are different from competence possessed by these graduates. Employers notice particularly the lack of well-developed generał, soft competence of the majority of graduates, competence that considerably increase the chances to get work and have a professional success. The article also contains information about the structure of the demand for graduates of specific groups of studies planned in surveyed companies for 2012-2015.
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Autor przedstawia wybrane wyniki badania ankietowego przeprowadzonego wśród ponad 600 pracodawców z całej Polski, w tym prawie 90 z regionu Mazowsza, na temat zapotrzebowania na kwalifikacje i kompetencje absolwentów szkół wyższych wchodzących na rynek pracy. Badanie wskazuje na niedostosowanie kompetencji absolwentów do oczekiwań pracodawców oraz na wyraźną rozbieżność między strukturą kierunkową kształcenia w polskich szkołach wyższych a strukturą kształcenia oczekiwaną przez gospodarkę. Poszukiwane przez pracodawców kompetencje absolwentów znacznie odbiegają od kompetencji przez nich posiadanych. Szczególnie odczuwalny przez pracodawców jest brak u większości absolwentów dobrze rozwiniętych kompetencji ogólnych, miękkich, które w znaczącym stopniu zwiększają szanse zdobycia pracy i odniesienia sukcesu zawodowego. Artykuł zawiera również informacje o strukturze planowanego w badanych firmach w latach 2012-2015 zapotrzebowania na absolwentów określonych grup kierunków studiów.
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The purpose of the article is characteristics of the system approach to educating staff for an innovative economy by universities. Higher education institutions should create and hand over to its graduates the basic, universal knowledge, associated with the essence and significance of innovation in the social-economic development, basic skills in managing innovation, as well as methods of education stimulating creativity. The acquired at higher education institutions knowledge should develop the creativity, and along with experience acquired in practice should enable efficient management of innovative economy.
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Celem artykułu jest charakterystyka podejścia systemowego do kształcenia kadr dla gospodarki innowacyjnej przez wyższe uczelnie. Szkoły wyższe powinny tworzyć i przekazywać swoim absolwentom podstawową, uniwersalną wiedzę, związaną z istotą i znaczeniem innowacyjności w rozwoju społeczno-gospodarczym, podstawowe umiejętności w zarządzaniu innowacyjnością, a także metody kształcenia pobudzające kreatywność. Wiedza zdobyta w szkołach wyższych powinna rozwijać kreatywność, a wraz z doświadczeniem zdobytym w praktyce powinna umożliwić sprawne zarządzanie gospodarką innowacyjną.
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This paper provides a detailed discussion of the Spanish concept of teaching competence programming for academic teachers and the implications of this concept. The programme in question emerged from the work on continuous training model for academic teachers in Andalusia, under the leadership of professor Luis Miguel Villar Angulo, conducted until 2002. The outputs of that effort included a course for academic teachers, taught in the academic year 2002/2003 (from 8 January to 2 April 2003) and a book entitled Programa para la Mejora de la Docencla Universitaria (Programme for quality improvement in university education) published in 2004 by Pearson Education. The book was published in a few countries in parallel, notably in Spanish speaking ones (it was released in Madrid, Mexico City, Santafe de Bogota, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Lima, Montevideo, San Juan, San Jose, Santiago, Sao Paulo, White Plains) and came with a CD-ROM containing key information on programme design and its theoretical underpinnings. Luis Miguel Villar Angulo is a professor at the University of Seville and specialises in didactics and organisation of schooling. He co-ordinated a team of 24 academic lecturers specialising in teacher training, representing eight Spanish universities and four fields (didactics and organisation of schooling, education studies methodology, social psychology, sociology).
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Przedmiotem artykułu jest szczegółowe omówienie hiszpańskiej koncepcji programowania doskonalenia kompetencji u nauczycieli akademickich oraz implikacji, jakie owa propozycja za sobą niesie. Omawiany program powstał w wyniku prac nad modelem rozwoju zawodowego nauczycieli akademickich w Andaluzji, prowadzonych pod kierunkiem prof. Luisa Miguela Villar Angulo do 2002 r. Efektem prac nad tym programem był kurs dla nauczycieli akademickich, przeprowadzony w roku akademickim 2002/2003 (między 8 stycznia a 2 kwietnia 2003 r.), oraz książka zatytułowana Program podnoszenia jakości kształcenia uniwersyteckiego (Programa para la Mejora de la Docencia Universitaria) wydana w 2004 r. przez wydawnictwo Pearson Educación. Książka ukazała się w kilku krajach jednocześnie, przede wszystkim hiszpańskojęzycznych (miejsca wydania: Madryt, Meksyk, Santafe de Bogota, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Lima, Montevideo, San Juan, San José, Santiago, Sao Paulo, White Plains) i dołączono do niej CD z najważniejszymi informacjami dotyczącymi konstrukcji samego programu oraz założeń teoretycznych, które legły u jego podstaw. Luis Miguel Villar Angulo jest profesorem mianowanym Uniwersytetu w Sewilli i zajmuje się dydaktyką oraz organizacją szkolnictwa. Koordynował pracę zespołu naukowców złożonego z 24 wykładowców uniwersyteckich, specjalizujących się w kształceniu nauczycieli, reprezentujących osiem uczelni hiszpańskich i cztery dziedziny nauki: dydaktykę i organizację szkolnictwa, metodologię badań edukacyjnych, psychologię społeczną oraz socjologię.
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The reason for our examining of the current discussion on the subject of institutional changes in Polish higher education is the multidisciplinary character of studies on universities and the system of higher education. In recent years the academic debate on changes in universities has particularly intensified, a result of the reform of higher education which is now underway in Poland. This paper, a sociologist’s view of polemics within the academiaconcerning changes in the universities, is an attempt at organizing and prioritizing the problems of reception of those changes and at providing a meta-discursive presentation of these issues. An analysis of academic texts representing various disciplines and sub-disciplines leads us to the conclusion that we have to do with clearly distinguished formations or else discursive camps (the first of them, pragmatic and pro-market, has its roots in the economic and political sciences; while the second, idealistic and cultural, is embedded in the humanities). The two camps operate independently of each other and often oppose the other side’s argumentation. Therefore the purpose of the paper is to identify the attitudes of each of the two camps and to compare the key assertions of each of them. Finally we try to define chances of reaching a consensus between these apparently completely opposite discourses.
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Przesłanką do rozważań nad toczącą się w Polsce dyskusją na temat instytucjonalnych przemian szkoły wyższej jest wielodyscyplinarność studiów poświęconych uczelniom i systemowi szkolnictwa wyższego. W ostatnich latach debata naukowa dotycząca przemian uniwersytetów szczególnie się nasiliła, a to za sprawą wdrażanej obecnie w Polsce reformy szkolnictwa wyższego. Proponowane w tekście spojrzenie socjologa na toczące się w rodzimym kręgu dyskusje na temat przemian uniwersytetów pozwala na pewne porządkujące i niejako metadyskursywne ujęcie zagadnienia recepcji owych zmian. Analiza tekstów naukowych reprezentujących różne dyscypliny i subdyscypliny prowadzi do wniosku, iż mamy do czynienia z wyraźnie wyodrębnionymi formacjami czy też obozami dyskursywnymi (pierwszą – pragmatyczno-rynkową, zakorzenioną w naukach ekonomicznych i politycznych; drugą – idealistyczno-kulturową, zakorzenioną w naukach humanistycznych). Formacje te działają niezależnie od siebie, często atakując argumentację formacji opozycyjnej. Celem artykułu jest zatem zidentyfikowanie stanowisk obu formacji oraz skonfrontowanie ze sobą kluczowych twierdzeń każdej z nich. Podjęta zostanie także próba określenia szans na wypracowanie konsensusu pomiędzy tymi na pozór całkiem znoszącymi się dyskursami szkolnictwa wyższego.
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W artykule podjęto problematykę relacji szkół wyższych w Polsce z otoczeniem. Głównym jego celem jest identyfikacja interesariuszy zewnętrznych szkół wyższych oraz określenie znaczenia, jakie nadają im te szkoły. Dla realizacji tych zamierzeń przeprowadzono analizę literatury przedmiotu a także badanie ankietowe wśród rektorów szkół wyższych. W świetle zaprezentowanych wyników można stwierdzić, że szkoły te status interesariusza przypisują wielu podmiotom ze swojego otoczenia. Ocena znaczenia, jakie im nadają, pozwoliła na stworzenie mapy interesariuszy szkół wyższych przez wyodrębnienie grup interesariuszy strategicznych, ważnych i pozostałych.
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The paper discusses the issue of cooperation of higher education institutions (HEIs) with their environment. Its main aim is to identify HEIs’ external stakeholders and to determine the importance that HEIs give them. The Author discusses this problem by analyzing the literature and the results of her own survey among rectors of HEIs. In light of the presented results, HEIs give the stakeholder status to many entities from their environment. Evaluation of their importance makes it possible to map them by dividing them into strategic, important, and others stakeholders.
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Artykuł zawiera analizę prawnych aspektów zapewnienia jakości kształcenia w szkołach wyższych na przykładzie modelu czeskiego, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem kluczowej roli, jaką w tym procesie odgrywa Komisja Akredytacyjna. Punktem wyjścia dla podjętych rozważań jest system szkolnictwa wyższego w Republice Czeskiej i jego autonomiczny charakter. W ramach analizy tego systemu autorka omawia kwestię zewnętrznej oceny jakości kształcenia, a następnie prezentuje podstawowe środki nadzoru, w które Ministerstwo Szkolnictwa, Młodzieży i Sportu wyposażył ustawodawca, tj. akredytację i zezwolenie (state approval). Zastosowanie tych środków jest możliwe na podstawie stanowiska przyjętego przez Komisję Akredytacyjną, której opinie, chociaż nie mają rangi decyzji administracyjnej, pozostają dla Ministerstwa wiążące. Następnie autorka przedstawia zakres kompetencji i zadań Ministerstwa i Komisji Akredytacyjnej oraz stosowane przez te podmioty procedury. W tym kontekście omówiono zagadnienie „latających profesorów” (flying professors) oraz prawną sytuację studentów realizujących programy tych kierunków studiów, wobec których akredytację cofnięto (lub która wygasła). Zasadnicza część artykułu dotyczy Komisji Akredytacyjnej. Wskazano tu pewne kwestie problematyczne związane z jej pozycją i składem – przede wszystkim ryzyko stronniczości i braku mechanizmu realnej kontroli stanowisk przyjmowanych przez Komisję. Podniesiono również problem braku zasobów ludzkich i finansowych niezbędnych do wypełnienia wymogów Komisji Akredytacyjnej. Wnioski sformułowane przez autorkę sugerują, że w świetle obecnego prawa o szkolnictwie wyższym i Kodeksu postępowania administracyjnego rozwiązanie zarysowanych problemów nie będzie możliwe w przypadku wprowadzenia do obowiązujących przepisów jedynie niewielkich zmian. System zapewnienia jakości kształcenia musi zostać znacząco zredefiniowany, a w ustawie o instytucjach szkolnictwa wyższego konieczne są niezbędne zmiany. W rzeczywistości prace nad ustawodawstwem na nowo określającym pozycję i skład Komisji Akredytacyjnej już się rozpoczęły. Istnieje jednak potencjalne ryzyko, że projekt ustawy, nawet jeżeli zostanie poddany pod głosowanie, spotka się z ponownym odrzuceniem ze względu na wrażliwość tej kwestii i obecną sytuację polityczną w Republice Czeskiej.
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The paper provides information on the legal aspects of education quality assurance in higher education institutions focussing on the example of the Czech model, with particular emphasis on the role of the key authority in this process – the Accreditation Commission. It begins with a presentation of the higher education system in the Czech Republic and its autonomous character. In analysing this system, the author deals with external evaluation of the quality of education provided by higher education institutions and identifies the basic measures which the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports has been equipped with by the legislator, i.e. accreditation and state approval. These measures are applied on the basis of a standpoint taken by the Accreditation Commission, whose opinions, notwithstanding the fact that they are not administrative decisions, are nevertheless binding for the Ministry. The author goes on to present the main tasks and competences of the Ministry and the Accreditation Commission, as well as the relevant procedures. The issues of ‘flying professors’ and students of degree programmes whose accreditation has been withdrawn (or expired) are likewise discussed in this context. The core part deals with the Accreditation Commission as the body which maintains the whole system. Some problems related to its position and composition are highlighted, principally the danger of bias and the absence of any real mechanism for monitoring of the standpoint taken by the Commission. The problem of the lack of personnel and financial resources to satisfy the Accreditation Commission's requirements is also mentioned. The conclusions formulated by the author suggest that in light of the design of the current law on higher education and the Administrative Procedure Code, the solutions to the outlined problems cannot be reached simply by minor amendments to the existing law. The system of education quality assurance needs to be significantly redefined and substantial amendments to the Act on Higher Education Institutions are necessary. As a matter of fact, work has started on new legislation to redefine the position and composition of the Accreditation Commission. There is, however, a potential risk that even if put to the vote, it will once again be rejected, because of the sensitive nature of this issue and the political situation in the Czech Republic.
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It cannot be denied that English has a special status in today’s world, being used in international communication in both professional and private life. In order to have an insight into how the influence of English on other languages and its role in creating global awareness are indeed perceived, a study among Polish and Lithuanian university students was conducted. Answers to the questions included in the survey are presented in a comparative Polish – Lithuanian key in order to trace similarities and differences between the respondents in two European countries which joined the European Union in 2004 and has been fast developing since then. The study is a starting point in a discussion on practical implications for higher education stemming from the results of the research as it is believed that educational institutions are expected to respond to today’s world’s requirements and students’ expectations related to their future professional and private life.
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Język angielski jest obecnie językiem globalnym, lingua franca komunikacji międzynarodowej, zarówno służbowej, jak i prywatnej. Aby dowiedzieć się, jak jego wpływ na inne języki i rola w kreowaniu świadomości globalnej są faktycznie postrzegane, przeprowadzono badanie wśród polskich i litewskich studentów. Odpowiedzi na pytania zawarte w ankiecie są przedstawione w ujęciu porównawczym polsko-litewskim, aby dostrzec podobieństwa i różnice pomiędzy ankietowanymi z dwóch europejskich krajów, które zostały członkami Unii Europejskiej w 2004 r. i od tamtej pory szybko się rozwijają. Badanie jest przyczynkiem do dyskusji na temat praktycznych wniosków płynących z uzyskanych wyników dla szkolnictwa wyższego, jako że oczekuje się, aby szkoły wyższe odpowiadały na wymagania współczesnego świata i oczekiwania studentów związane z ich przyszłym życiem zawodowym i prywatnym.
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