The Impact of Covid-19 on the Institutional Fabric of Higher Education : : Old Patterns, New Dynamics, and Changing Rules?

• Author: Pinheiro, Rómulo.
• TeilnehmendeR: Balbachevsky, Elizabeth.; Pillay, Pundy.; Yonezawa, Akiyoshi.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2023.; {copy}2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (448 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Book -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I: Setting the Stage -- Chapter 1: Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on the Institutional Fabric of Higher Education -- Introduction -- Institutional Fabric of Higher Education -- COVID-19 as an External Shock -- System Dynamics: Prior to and Shortly After COVID-19 -- Europe -- Latin America -- Asia-Pacific -- Africa -- Organization of the Volume and Content -- References -- Part II: The System's Responses to COVID-19 -- Chapter 2: Evidence, Stakeholders and Decision Making: Managing COVID-19 in Irish Higher Education -- Introduction -- COVID-19 in the Irish Context -- Theoretical Approach -- Policy Responses to COVID-19 in Irish Higher Education -- Methodology -- Semi-structured Interviews -- Data Analysis -- Empirical Findings -- Stakeholders Role in Responding to COVID-19 -- Evidence and Stakeholder Responses to COVID-19 -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter 3: New Actors, Administrative Measures and Conflicting Agendas: The Impact of the Pandemic on Internationalisation of Higher Education in Poland and Russia -- Introduction -- Internationalisation for Semi-peripheral HE Systems -- The Residual Effects of the Communist System -- Governance of Internationalisation in Poland and Russia: Actors and Networks -- The Pandemic as a Challenge for HE Policies -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Highlighting Systemic Inequalities: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on French Higher Education -- Introduction -- Investigating the Pandemic's Impact: A Mixed Methodology -- A Centralised and Stratified HE System Facing the COVID-19 Pandemic -- How It Started: The Structural Preconditions of the French HE System.

A Tale of Two Crises: Collision Between the Pandemic and Funding Cuts -- Muddling Through: The Central Administration's Management of the Health Crisis -- Decision Centralisation and Presidentialisation of Crisis Management -- Inequities at the Fore of the Race Against Time -- Lost in Translation: How HEIs Responded to the Crisis -- Facing the Lockdowns: Beyond the Universities/Grandes Écoles Divide -- Effects on Students and Academic Staff -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Higher Education Response to COVID-19 in Uganda: Regulatory Tools and Adaptive Institutions -- Introduction -- Theoretical Perspective -- Methodology -- The Higher Education System in Uganda -- Structure -- Regulation of Higher Education -- The Emergency ODeL System -- Evolution of the Emergency ODeL System -- Overview of the Implementation of the Emergency ODeL System -- The Approved ODeL Minimum Standards -- The Emergency ODeL Guidelines: Adaptations by HEIs -- Discussion and Conclusion -- Emerging Isomorphic Dynamics and Patterns in the Higher Education System -- Towards Operationalisation of the NCHE Minimum Standards on ODeL Methodologies -- Multi-level Governance: New Structures for COVID-19 and the ODeL System -- Lessons Learnt from the Education Response to COVID-19 Pandemic -- References -- Part III: Higher Education Institutions' Responses to Covid-19 -- Chapter 6: Higher Education in Brazil: Institutional Actions for the Retention of Students in Public and Private Sectors -- Introduction -- Expansion and Diversification in Brazilian Higher Education -- The Changing Profile of Higher Education Students in Brazil -- Institutional Positioning Approach to Higher Education -- The Typology of Institutions in BHES -- Method and Analytical Strategy -- The Differentiation Among HEIs -- Institutional Types and Their Logics -- Actions in the Public Sector.

Actions in the Private Sector -- The Impact of COVID on Students According to Institutions -- The Institutional Logics and the Sense of Institutions' Initiatives -- Concluding Remarks -- Annexe -- References -- Chapter 7: Transformation of International University Education Through Digitalisation During/After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges in Online International Learning in Japanese Universities -- Introduction -- University Internationalisation in Japan -- Impact of the Pandemic on Student Mobility -- Impact on International Education and Initial Responses -- Possibilities for Online International Education -- Case 1: Introduction and Promotion of COIL at Kansai University -- Case 2: Tohoku University's Be Global Project -- Towards International Education in the New Reality -- References -- Chapter 8: Internationalization of Higher Education in Argentina upon the Arrival of COVID-19: Reactions and Lessons from the Perspective of International Relations Office -- Introduction -- Resilience: A Theoretical Perspective -- The Role of International Relations Offices in Argentina -- The Context -- Methodological Aspects of the Analysis -- The Cases -- Collaboration and Cooperation -- Innovation and Creativity -- Adaptability and Visibility -- Opportunities and Evolution -- Conclusions and Key Matters -- References -- Chapter 9: University-Civic Engagement in the Time of the Pandemic -- Introduction -- The Roots of the Civic University in the UK -- Newcastle upon Tyne Case Study -- Pre-pandemic and the Civic University Agreement -- Response to the Health Crisis -- Planning for Recovery -- Future Institutional Developments -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 10: Public Service Resilience in a Post-COVID-19 World: Digital Transformation in Nordic Higher Education -- Introduction -- Method, Data set and Cases.

COVID-19 and HEIs' Resilience Approaches -- Theoretical Backdrop and Analytical Framework -- Resilience in Action -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11: Entrepreneurial Universities, from Research Groups to Spin-off Companies, in a Time of COVID-19 -- Introduction -- Theoretical Review -- The Brazilian ST &amp -- I Context -- Changes in the University Environment Brought About by COVID-19 -- Interaction Among Researchers, Research Groups and Companies Incubated in Incubators and Technology Parks -- The Forming of Networks of Companies to Perform Diagnostic Tests -- Expansion of Telecare and Services at an Accelerator in a Private Hospital -- Conclusion -- References -- Part IV: Actors' Responses to Covid-19 -- Chapter 12: Challenges, Opportunities, and Coping Strategies When Faced with the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study of Academics in Mainland China and Hong Kong -- Introduction -- The Mainland China and Hong Kong Context in a Nutshell -- Method -- Participants -- Procedure -- Data Analysis -- Results -- Challenges -- Ongoing Projects and Research Agendas -- Student Supervision -- Distractions -- Opportunities -- New Scope and Insights -- Self-Improvement -- Family Relationships -- Coping Strategies -- Changing Priorities -- Seeking Alternatives -- Managing Emotions -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 13: "We Shouldn't Let Academia Exhaust Ourselves Anymore!": Pandemic Practices and the Changing Psychological Contract in Twenty-First-Century Academia -- Introduction -- Pandemic Practices and the Changing Psychological Contract in Universities -- Data and Methods -- Empirical Findings -- Coping with the Institutions' Pandemic Practices -- Responsive Practices -- Adaptive Practices -- Individuals' Relationships with Their Work and Own University in Light of the Academic Psychological Contract.

Transactional -- Relational -- Ideological -- Discussion and Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter 14: Moving Beyond Policy on Digital Transformation: Perceptions of Digital Transformation of Teaching by Academic Staff and Students -- Introduction -- Background -- The Norwegian Higher Education Landscape -- Preliminary Implications of COVID-19 -- Conceptual Framework -- Emergency Remote Teaching and Learning -- Empirical Background: Surveys of Faculty Staff and Students at Norwegian HEIs -- Findings -- Digital Resources and Strategies for Digital Teaching -- Perceived Quality of Online Teaching Reported During the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Future Perspectives Seen from Students and Academic Staff -- Conclusion: Where to Go from Emergency Remote Teaching? -- References -- Chapter 15: Remote Universities? Impacts of COVID-19 as Experienced by Academic Leaders in Finland -- Introduction -- COVID-19 in Finnish Higher Education -- Conceptual Backdrop -- Crisis Management and the Work of Public Managers During Crises -- Changing Roles of Academic Managers -- Data and Methods -- Findings -- Closed Questions -- Open Questions -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 16: Post-COVID-19: Renegotiating the Scope, Role, and Function of Support and Development for Students in Higher Education Across the Globe -- Introduction -- Related Literature -- Ecological Models of Student Affairs and Services -- Methodology -- Instrument Design and Data Collection -- Analysis -- Limitations and Ethics -- Key Findings -- Impact of COVID-19 on Different Student Groups -- COVID-19 Impact on Lower Socioeconomic Students and Online Learning -- SAS Involvement in Institutional Decision-Making -- Changed SAS Service Provision -- Innovative Responses by SAS -- Changing Focus for SAS -- Discussion -- Conclusion and Implications -- References.

Part V: Epilogue: Taking Stock and Moving Forward.