Crisis response in higher education how the pandemic challenged university operations and organisation / [electronic resource] :
Mats Benner, Jonathan Grant, Mary O'Kane.
- Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.
- 1 online resource.
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.
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.
9783030978372
COVID-19 (Disease)--Social aspects. Universities and colleges--Administration.