The Dynamics of Service of Higher Education: A Comparative Study

Autor/in	Abukari, Abdulai
Titel	The Dynamics of Service of Higher Education: A Comparative Study
Quelle	In: Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 40 (2010) 1, S.43-57 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-7925
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Comparative Analysis; Case Studies; Interviews; Institutional Mission; College Role; College Environment; Educational Principles; Educational Philosophy; Educational Practices; Higher Education; Educational Policy; Foreign Countries; Developed Nations; Developing Nations; Context Effect; Economic Development; School Community Relationship; Definitions; Comparative Education; International Education; Ghana; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Hochschulumwelt; Bildungsprinzip; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Bildungspraxis; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Ausland; Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Begriffsbestimmung; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Internationale Erziehung; Großbritannien
Abstract	Higher education institutions seem to be becoming increasingly flexible with different functions. Most universities' mission statements involve teaching, research and service, but while the teaching and research missions are clearly defined and located within certain areas of the university activities, service is less clear and more ambiguous, assuming an increasingly important and central catchphrase in many higher education institutions' publicity or 'marketing' strategies. As little research has come out to understand and locate the place of service in relation to the other core activities, an understanding of it could be useful in comprehending the wider implication of utilitarian-driven higher education policies and developing effective frameworks to rethink policy and practice. Based on two case studies, this paper argues that service, rather than being simply one of three functions, is a broad concept that covers the core activities and is influenced by the context of universities. (Contains 4 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10