A System Dynamics Tool for Higher Education Funding and Quality Policy Analysis
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Date
2008
Authors
Oyo, Benedict
Williams, Ddembe
Barendsen, Erik
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Publisher
International Conference of the System Dynamics Society
Abstract
Conceptually, the level of funding of higher education activities is directly proportional to its
strategic directions/implementations and hence quality. In developing countries, these
dependencies are far from straightforward due to ad-hoc reactions to reduced funding. This
paper contributes to the development of tools for this management challenge. We investigate
the dynamics of higher education funding and ensuing impact on part-time teaching, staff to
student ratios, staff development, research productivity, and hence the perceived quality,
using a system dynamics simulation model. The model developed is based on higher
education literature in the developing world in general and Uganda in particular. We use the
resulting model to review policies on funding and quality in higher education, and ultimately
envisage that the model can easily be adapted to higher education in other environments.
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Keywords
System dynamics, Higher education, Funding, Quality, Model
Citation
Oyo, B., Williams, D., & Barendsen, E. (2008). A system dynamics tool for higher education funding and quality policy analysis. In Proceedings of the 24th International Conference of the System Dynamics Society.