Crisis Response in Higher Education How the Pandemic Challenged University Operations and Organisation /

• Main Authors: Benner, Mats (Author), Grant, Jonathan (Author), O'Kane, Mary (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
• Subjects: Industries.; Business.; Management science.; International business enterprises.; Business ethics.; Education, Higher.; Business and Management.; International Business.; Business Ethics.; Higher Education.
• Online Access: Link to Metadata

Summary

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.

Physical Description

XI, 183 p. 2 illus. online resource.

ISBN

9783030978372

DOI

10.1007/978-3-030-97837-2

Access

Open Access