Crisis Response in Higher Education

How the Pandemic Challenged University Operations and Organisation
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-3-030-97836-5
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 183 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 373 g

This open access book explores the impact of Covid-19 on universities, and how students, staff, faculty and academic leaders have adapted to and dealt with the impact of the pandemic. Drawing on experiences from Britain, Australia and Sweden, it showcases how Covid has challenged routines and procedures in universities, and thrown them into a disarray of ever-changing events and short-term adaptations. The authors pay particular attention to how students, staff, faculty, and leaders have coped with Covid, through a series of autobiographical portraits of their strains but also heroic efforts in the harshest of circumstances.

This important book explores the exceptional ramifications of the pandemic but also how universities may contribute to a fairer and more robust society and concludes with a set of prescriptions for universities that aim to be proactive and resilient forces in society. It will be of interest to scholars interested in higher education, governance and organizational studies.

This is an open access book.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Benner, Mats

O¿Kane, Mary

Grant, Jonathan

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Hochschuldidaktik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Wirtschaftliche Globalisierung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungswesen: Organisation und Verwaltung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Organisationstheorie, Organisationssoziologie, Organisationspsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: The University mission before, during and after COVID.- Part 2: An overview of pre-pandemic higher education systems, challenges and opportunities in the UK, Sweden and Australia.- Chapter 1: Higher education in the United Kingdom.- Chapter 2: Higher education in Sweden: unitary and diversified under state authority.- Chapter 3: Higher education in Australia.- Part 3: COVID stories – the lived experience of students, staff, academics and leaders during the pandemic.- Chapter4: The lived experience of students during the COVID pandemic.- Chapter 5: The lived experience of academics during the COVID pandemic.- Chapter 6: The lived experience of professional staff response to COVID.- Chapter 7: The lived experience of university leaders during the COVID pandemic.- Part 4: Closing reflections and lessons learnt for the future – time for a university reset.

Über Autor(innen)

Mats Benner is Professor and Dean at Lund University School of Economics and Management, Sweden. He has written extensively on research policy and university governance, and served on many advisory committees for universities, organizations and governments.

Mary O’Kane is a company director, government advisor and Executive Chair of O’Kane Associates, specialising in major reviews of research and academic organisations in a range of countries. She was New South Wales Chief Scientist & Engineer from 2008-2018; and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Adelaide from 1996-2001. She is particularly experienced in the governance of research companies and organisations.

Jonathan Grant is founding Director of Different Angles Ltd, a consultancy that focuses on the social impact of universities and research. His main interests are in biomedical and health R&D policy, research impact assessment, the use of research and evidence in policy and decision-taking, andthe social purpose of universities in the 21st century. He was previously Professor of Public Policy at King’s College London.