A System Dynamic Model of Student Enrolment at the Private Higher Education Sector in Syria

Autor/inn/en	Al Hallak, Louna; Ayoubi, Rami M.; Moscardini, Alfredo; Loutfi, Mohamed
Titel	A System Dynamic Model of Student Enrolment at the Private Higher Education Sector in Syria
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 44 (2019) 4, S.663-682 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
DOI	10.1080/03075079.2017.1393061
Schlagwörter	Private Colleges; College Administration; Enrollment Trends; Higher Education; Systems Approach; Simulation; Student Attitudes; Employee Attitudes; College Faculty; Models; Foreign Countries; Enrollment Management; Decision Making; Strategic Planning; Case Studies; Feedback (Response); Student Characteristics; Competition; Financial Support; College Applicants; College Admission; Teacher Student Ratio; Syria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Privathochschule; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Systemischer Ansatz; Simulation program; Simulationsprogramm; Schülerverhalten; Arbeitnehmerinteresse; Fakultät; Analogiemodell; Ausland; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Wettkampf; Finanzielle Förderung; College applications; Studienbewerber; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Lehrer-Schüler-Relation; Syrien
Abstract	This paper investigates the dynamics of student enrolment in the Syrian private higher education sector. The paper adopts a system dynamics approach, to construct suitable simulation models that could be used to examine the complex and dynamic interactions between student flows, staff ratios and investments in plant and facilities. The study involved interviews with key university personnel, focus groups with university staff, a survey of student perceptions and personal observations of key departments at the university selected for the study. Further interviews were held with members of staff of all the other private universities in Syria. The simulation model developed in this study has provided insightful and meaningful exploration of data whose practical applicability is not necessarily restricted to the Syrian university, but broadly encompasses all educational sectors, whether private or public. The model designed in this research is a decision support system, one that is a flexible tool to design measures that might help to improve student enrolments. University management can use the simulation model to create different future scenarios, involving changes in student numbers, staff-student ratios or investment in plant and facilities. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01