Since the first works on Higher Education Administration in the 1970s no comprehensive work in terms of purpose and scope of Higher Education has been published. There have been important changes in peoples aspirations vis-ą-vis higher education globally. In parallel, the higher education systems, worldwide, have been undergoing constant transformation in response to these aspirations. From governments, employers and prospective students and their parents, the stakeholders in higher education system are now extremely varied paying close attention to the various aspects of higher education - from infrastructure, on-campus safety and security to administration, faculty and curricula. The present series attempts to take into account the issues of importance to all the stakeholders. Hence the series not only pays attention to the purpose and outcomes of higher education but also the economics surrounding higher education vis a vis marketization. The nitty gritty of running and maintaining a university infrastructure, impact of globalization and internationalization on delivery and demand of higher education, the commoditization of research, and changing paradigms of teaching and learning fall within the purview of the series. The increasing competition from other entities to provide degrees, certificates or other forms of credentials makes it important to have a work that brings all of the elements together to see how they actually interact and inter-relate from a systems perspective. The present series attempts to comprehensively attend to these issues and provide a complete reference resource to all those involved and interested in setting up of a Higher Education institution and its administration.
Introduction: developing undergraduate curriculum.- External forces
shaping the curriculum.- Institution-wide approaches to educational change
and transformation.- Design: a whole of course design/ collaboration
approach.- Leading whole of institution curriculum
Transformation.- First-year curriculum design for learning engagement,
student success and retention.
Dr. Padro has a double major doctorate in the areas of academic administration and curriculum and instruction. After having served as Associate Professor in the Doctoral Program and Interim Director of Educational Leadership at Cambridge College, he is currently a Senior Lecturer (Quality) at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ). In addition, he is currently on Australias Tertiary Education Quality Standards Agencys (TEQSA) Registry of Experts (2013-2016), is Chair of the American Society for Quality (ASQ 2013 through 2014), Editor of the e-journal Quality Approaches in Higher Education (ASQ Education Division), a member of the International Network of Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Educations (INQAAHE) Best Practice QA Review Team, member of the International Standards Organization (ISO) ISO/TC 176 Working Group, member of the Editorial Board of The TQM Journal (Emerald), and reviewer for the Total Quality Management & Business Excellence Journal (Routledge).
