Enthusiastic Academic and Support Service Staff as an Agent for Change: A Case Study Based on a Project in African Higher Education Institutes

Autor/inn/en	Haaranen, Ari; Saarti, Jarmo
Titel	Enthusiastic Academic and Support Service Staff as an Agent for Change: A Case Study Based on a Project in African Higher Education Institutes
Quelle	In: Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 18 (2020) 1, S.1-12 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1479-4403
Schlagwörter	Case Studies; Change Agents; Electronic Learning; Library Services; Teaching Methods; Faculty Development; Educational Change; Technology Integration; Content Analysis; Higher Education; College Faculty; Public Health; Educational Improvement; Strategic Planning; Educational Development; Staff Development; Cooperation; Cultural Differences; Management Systems; Electronic Publishing; Video Technology; Partnerships in Education; Universities; Institutional Characteristics; Foreign Countries; Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Bibliotheksarbeit; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Bildungsreform; Inhaltsanalyse; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Fakultät; Gesundheitswesen; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Bildungsentwicklung; Personnel development; Personalentwicklung; Co-operation; Kooperation; Kultureller Unterschied; Elektronisches Publizieren; Hochschulpartnerschaft; University; Universität; Ausland; Afrika
Abstract	The aim of this case study was to evaluate whether there had been educational changes and if so, in which phases of implementation and institutionalization in three African higher education institutions. The changes were evaluated from the point-of-view of trainees in the field of e-learning and library services during the project conducted in 2013-2015. Written texts and visual material were analysed using qualitative content analysis. The enthusiasm and mutual pedagogical understanding of the academic and support service staff were the key factors promoting the changes in the integration of e-learning and modern library services into everyday practices in these higher education institutions. The provision of suitable training and pedagogic skills to the academics and the support service staff made it possible dovetail these concepts to suit their home institution and provide them with a common language and value base that supported student learning. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/1/01