Managing higher education in unstable environments: Organizational challenges

Managing higher education in unstable environments: Organizational challenges

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https://doi.org/10.22458/caes.v14i1.4688

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Higher education, Education Management., Unstable environments

Abstract

El objetivo de este estudio es revisar la literatura sobre los desafíos organizacionales de la dirección estratégica en la educación superior ante un entorno de cambio constante. El estudio se desarrolla con motivo de una revisión narrativa de la literatura. Se concluye, en particular, que el entorno cambiante, como el actual, revela nuevos y viejos desafíos a la educación superior, por lo que la supervivencia y el desarrollo futuro de las Instituciones de Educación Superior dependerán de su buena adaptación. Surge como un desafío brindar experiencias de aprendizaje significativas a los estudiantes, utilizando las redes sociales desde una perspectiva profesional.

 

Author Biographies

João - Luiz da Matta - Felisberto

The objective of this study is to review the literature on the organizational challenges of strategic management in higher education in an environment of constant change. The study is developed on the occasion of a narrative literature review. It is concluded, in particular, that the changing environment, such as that of the present day, reveals new and old challenges to higher education, so that the survival and future development of Higher Education Institutions will depend on how well they adapt. It arises as a challenge, to provide meaningful learning experiences to students using social networks from a professional perspective.

Vanessa Gontijo - da Matta, Universidad Estácio de Sá, Brasil (2006).

Maestría en Educación – Tecnologías Emergentes en Educación, Must University, USA (en proceso). Postgrado en Educación (2009). Graduado en Administración, Universidad Estácio de Sá, Brasil (2006).

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2023-05-30

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da Matta - Felisberto, J. .-. L., & Gontijo - da Matta, V. (2023). Managing higher education in unstable environments: Organizational challenges. Revista Electrónica Calidad En La Educación Superior, 14(1), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.22458/caes.v14i1.4688

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Vol. 14 No. 1 (2023): XXVII Edición

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Liderazgo y gestión en torno a la excelencia y calidad académica en las Instituciones de Educación Superior

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