What is Educational Governance? Issues of Higher Educational Governance in Perspective of Pakistan

Autor: Shahnawaz Tunio, Unar Narjis, Rukshanda Jabeen, Qian Zhou
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5975974
Popis: Education innovation, aided by new technologies, has become a top priority for many countries throughout the world.Reforms to the way educational systems are governed and regulated have been undertaken in a wide number of nations over the last two decades. These reforms are usually based on an "ideal" governance purpose that comprises decentralization, the formation of public-private partnerships, and a range of attempts to improve local participation and oversight. These parts of the restructuring are frequently considered as a key element of initiatives to improve educational systems' efficiency in developing competent human capital, with a particular focus on the abilities of the underprivileged.The state-institution relationship is evolving from classic democratic, public-sector governance models to new ones typified by corporate and market-driven methods (i.e. accountability, strategic planning,quality standards, social technologies, and reports).A set of educational changes is being globalized and combined, such as the introduction or strengthening of free choice, privatization, devolution and occasionally centralization of improving its effectiveness, curriculum, and results evaluation. The purpose of the research was to look into Pakistan's university governance issues. The study had three goals: first, to look at some governance policy considerations, second, to assess present applications, and lastly, to identify a few “best practices” for university governanceand to draw attention to some similar characteristics and approaches. The article primarily focused on the university's governing board, as well as its functions and connections with other stakeholders. Government and institutional records, newspapers’ articles and policy papers, were used as key data bases for this study. Content analysis was used to examine the data. It looked at how institutions were dealing with governance issues in higher education and how they were responding. It discussed the expanding involvement and participation of stakeholders in tertiary educational governance, as well as developing management practices in higher education governance in Pakistan. The study's findings revealed that the state is a major actor in higher education governance in Pakistan.
Databáze: OpenAIRE