Re-imagining Educational Futures in Developing Countries: Lessons from Global Health Crises

✍ Scribed by Emmanuel Mogaji (editor), Varsha Jain (editor), Felix Maringe (editor), Robert Ebo Hinson (editor)

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Year: 2022
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 317
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book explores the challenges and precarity of higher education post-pandemic, explicitly focusing on higher education in emerging countries. Looking beyond the pandemic, the editors and contributors provide a holistic view of the residual legacies of global health crises like COVID-19 in developing countries. The book calls for the need to reimagine, reevaluate and reposition the higher education system: exploring the challenges experienced by students, staff, administrators and other stakeholders. Bringing forth insights from researchers, practitioners and senior leadership, the book shares theoretical and practical insights on dealing with the aftermath of a pandemic and what can be learned for the future. It will be of interest and value to researchers, practitioners and leaders who wish to understand a develop new approaches for their teaching and management post-pandemic.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Notes on Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
Introduction
1: Reimagining Educational Futures in Developing Countries: An Introduction
Introduction
What We Set Out to Do: Aims and Objectives
What We Did: Coverage and Content of the Book
What Is Outstanding? The Research Agenda for Reimagining Educational Futures in Developing Countries
Conclusion
References
Theme I: Organisational Resilience
2: Seizing the COVID-19 Conjuncture: Re-positioning Higher Education Beyond the Pandemic
Introduction
Theoretical Context
Universities, Complexity, and Uncertainty
National Policy Responses
Declaration of a National State of Disaster
Lockdown
Remote Multi-Modal Teaching and Learning
Fees and Reprioritisation of Budgetary Allocations
COVID-19 Research and Development Activities
Catalyst for Re-imagining Higher Education
Teaching and Learning
Research
Sustainability
Societal Impact
Conclusion
References
3: Organisational Resilience as an Urgent Strategic Goal in Post-COVID-19 Higher Education in South Africa
Introduction and Background
Colonial and Apartheid Antecedents of HE in South Africa
Post-1994 Transformation of HE in South Africa
The Nature and Persistence of Inequalities in HE in South Africa
COVID-19 and the Turn to Online Remote Teaching and Learning
Building Resilient Universities for the Post-COVID-19 Era in South Africa
The Role and Purpose of the University
Discussion and Conclusions
The Adoptive Capacity
The Adaptive Capacity
The Anticipative Capacity
The Transformative Capacity
Creating Resilient Organisations Around Four Core University Responsibilities
Curricula Resilience
Pedagogical Resilience
Research Resilience
Innovation and Societal Impact Resilience
Towards a Conclusion
References
4: Re-imagining International Higher Education Partnerships in the Aftermath of COVID-19
Introduction
Impact of COVID-19 on Higher Education in South Africa
Lessons for Internationalisation from the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic
Reaffirming the Need for and Importance of Higher Education Internationalisation
Accelerating Innovation
Entrenching Inequality
International Higher Education Partnerships Re-Imagined
People
Technology
Conclusions
References
5: Fireside Chat with Three Vice Chancellors from Three Continents: Re-imagining Higher Education in Emerging Economies
Introduction
Re-imagining Higher Education in Emerging Economies
Where We Are
Who We Are
Finances
Challenges
Opportunities
Disruptions
Future Plans
Conclusion
References
Theme II: Technology Adoption
6: Influence of Technology on Student’s Integrated Learning for Effective Well-Being in Developing Countries
Introduction
Influence of Technology on Student’s Integrated Learning for Effective Well-Being in Developing Countries Framework
Adoption and Usage of Technology
Credible and Contextual Information
Student’s Learning
Interactive
Integrated
Individualized
Experience
Engagement
Students’ Well-Being
Improved Performance
Opportunities
Challenges
Implications and Conclusion
Implications to Stakeholders
Implications to Faculty Members
References
7: Mapping the Global EdTech Revolution during the Pandemic: From ‘Determinism’ to ‘Solutionism’
Introduction
Review of Literature
Technological Determinism
Technological Solutionism
Educational Technology (EdTech)
EdTech Imperative in Higher Education
Human Capital Theory
EdTech Narrative in Retrofitting Higher Education for Building Human Capital
Methodology
Analysis and Discussion
EdTech Companies and the Renewed Focus on Digitization: Perils and Promises
Retrospections on the Success of EdTech in the Context of 3 C’s: Creativity, Cost, and Crisis Management
Creativity
Cost
Crisis Management
Outlook on a New Landscape: The Evolution from ‘Determinism’ to ‘Solutionism’
Implications
Policy and Societal Implications
Academic Implications
Conclusion
References
8: Zoom-ing Past “the New Normal”? Understanding Students’ Engagement with Online Learning in Higher Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Introduction
The Pandemic, Remote Learning and Zoom
Online Learning and the Critical Role of Student Engagement
How to Keep Students Engaged
Role of Educational Institutions
Role of Instructors
The Role of Peer Engagement
The Residual Legacy of the Pandemic for Higher Education
Conclusion
References
9: AI Adoption in Universities in Emerging Economies: Prospects, Challenges and Recommendations
Introduction
AI in Higher Education
AI in Higher Education in Developing Countries
Recommendations for AI in Higher Education in Developing Countries
Conclusion
References
Theme III: Staff Wellbeing
10: Physical Activity Among African Academics in a Post-COVID-19 Era: The Terrain for Action
Introduction
Study Focus and Theoretical Approach
Methods
Design and Participants
Survey Structure, Piloting, and Validation
Data Collection Approach
Statistical Analysis Method
Findings
Discussion
Academic Job Tasks and Physical Activity
Neighbourhood Walkability and Physical Activity
Campus Residency and Physical Activity
Study Limitations
Conclusion
Appendices
Appendix 1: Operationalization and Coding of Job Components, Participant Characteristics, and Covariates
Appendix 2: Descriptive Statistics Summarizing Participant Characteristics
References
11: Covid-19: Study of Online Teaching, Availability and Use of Technological Resources
Introduction
Literature Review
Method
Results
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Mexico
Spain
Discussion
Conclusion
References
12: Emergency Remote Instruction (ERI) in Times of COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences of Educators at Zimbabwean Higher Education Institutions
Introduction
Literature Review
Methodology
Demographic Data of Participants
Findings
Experiences of Educators at Zimbabwean Higher Education Institutions
Internet-Related Challenges
Lack of Investment on Online Infrastructure
Lack of e-Learning Training for Educators
Low Uptake by Students
Discussion
Reimagining Educational Futures in Zimbabwe: Critical Reflections
Conclusion
References
Theme IV: Reimagining the Future
13: Role of Culture in Developing Transformative Leadership for Higher Education in Emerging Economies
Introduction
The Need for a Framework for Transformational Leadership
Culture and Higher Education
Leadership and Higher Education
Agile Structures and Processes
Stakeholder Inclusiveness
Distributed Leadership
Transformative Leadership
Transformational Leadership in Higher Education
Characteristics of Transformational Leadership
Implications
Conclusion
References
14: Universities’ Endowments in Developing Countries: The Perspectives, Stakeholders and Practical Implications
Introduction
Endowments in Higher Education
Endowments in Higher Education in Developing Countries
The Need for Endowments in Higher Education
Stakeholders in Higher Education Endowment Post Covid-19
Endowment Provider
Endowed University
Endowment Team
Endowment Enablers
Endowment Benefits
Conclusion
References
15: Reimagining the Place of Physical Buildings in Higher Education in Developing Countries in a Post-COVID-19 Era
Introduction
The Stakeholders
The Student
The Subject
The Classroom
The Country
Conceptual Framework
Theoretical Contribution
Managerial Implications
Conclusion
References
Index