International Centre for Higher Education Management - ICHEM

Research

ICHEM is an interdisciplinary research centre, bringing together academic staff from across the University, in particular the School of Management and the Departments of Education, and Social and Policy Studies, each of which has achieved top ratings for both teaching and research in the Higher Education Funding Council assessments.

ICHEM has an extensive and diverse research base that supports studies of governance, management structures, resources, and finance in higher education institutions, agencies and government departments.

The Centre will pursue a challenging research programme centred on certain key themes.

 

Postgraduate Research

ICHEM currently has 92 students registered for postgraduate research degrees. A range of different opportunities is available for those seeking an academic qualification in the field of higher education management.

We supervise a number of students undertaking MPhils and PhDs by research, full or part-time. Current postgraduate PhD research students include:

Name	Research interest
Mari Brookes	Internationalisation of Higher Education: An investigation into the impact of internationalisation on institutional management at four universities in England and California
Farshid Shams	Strategic management of offshore campuses in transnational higher education institutions: global synergy versus local responsiveness
Jean Hsieh	Policy change of quality assurance schemes in European higher education systems

General enquiries on procedure for applications for MPhils and PhDs should first be addressed to the pgradmin@management.bath.ac.uk.

 

Doctor of Business Administration in Higher Education Management

In 2002 we launched a highly innovative research degree, our specialist Doctor of Business Administration in Higher Education Management, designed to enhance and develop professional practice. This combines distance learning with taught modules in residential periods spent at Bath. There are currently 89 participants pursuing this programme.

Current research by some of the DBA(HEM) participants includes;

Name	Appointment	Research interest
Maytha Al Ali	Zayed University, Dubai UAE	The UAE Federal Higher Education Model.
Gordon Handke	Director, General Services, Khalifa University of Science, Technlogy and Research, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	From traders to educators – implications of adopting a voucher system for funding higher education within the United Arab Emirates.
Helen James	Director, Glyndwr University, Flintshire, UK	The performance of student retention in higher education institutions in Wales,
Noraida Kasim	Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia	Internationalisation of Higher Education in Malaysia: case study of the public higher education sector
Luz Longsworth	Director Open Campus Country Sites The University of the West Indies Open Campus	Leadership in the Virtual Higher Education Environment
Stephen Mortimer		Widening participation and growth of a University by the establishment of satellite campuses
Stergiani Mourgos		Job satisfaction in Greek academia
Michael O’Connell	Secretary/Financial Controller Limerick Institute of Technology, Ireland	The construction of good governance practice among governing bodies in Irish Institutes of Technology
Jose Manuel Restrepo	Vice President, Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, Colombia	Higher education policy. Access and quality management in Higher Education
Anne Rixom	Head of Quality, Standards and Partnerships University of Lincoln, UK	The professionalization of higher education management in relation to structural complexity and academic governance
Adrian Robinson	Southbank Institute of Technology, Queensland	The effects and influences of performance-based resource allocation methodologies in HEIs
Edmundo Torres	Vice Rector Research and Graduate Studies, National Autonomous University of Nicaragua at León	A proposal for the study of society’s expectations about universities in Nicaragua and their translation by managers and academics from a public university
Carrol White	Dean, Faculty of Health and Applied Science, University of Technology, Jamaica	An investigation of role conflict experienced by deans.

 

DBA Graduates - Thesis Topics

The thesis topics of those who have graduated recently can be read in summary from the links in the table below

Name	Appointment	Thesis Title
Dr Moira Helm	Director, Medway Campus Canterbury Christ Church University	The Experience of Work of Allied Health Professionals Employed by Higher Education Institutions in England and its Implications for Them and Their Employers - (38KB)
The Rev Dr Kofi Nkrumah-Young	VP Finance and Business Services, University of Technology, Jamaica	Exploring Financing Options for Higher Education in Jamaica - (60KB)
Dr Stephen Duckett	Executive Director, Reform and Development, Queensland Health	Staff values in the Faculty of Health Sciences at La Trobe University - (47KB)
Dr Victoria Lewis	Head of International and Corporate Relations, Bournemouth University	Integrated Internationalism in UK Higher Education: Interpretations, Manifestations and Recommendations. - (226KB)
Dr David Llewellyn	Principal, Harper Adams University College, UK	The Role and Influence of the Secretary in Relation to Governing Bodies in Higher Education - (224KB)
Dr Myra Powell- Pusey	Vice Principal, Excelsior Community College, Kingston, Jamaica	An Educational Innovation: The case of the Implementation of the Associate Degree at Excelsior Community College in Jamaica - (231KB)
Dr Elmar De Wet	Chief Director Institutional Planning, Central University of Technology, RSA	Developing a model that defines the relationship between a performance measurement system and other organisational entities - (46KB)
Dr Jomphong Mongkhonvanit	Assistant President, Siam University, Thailand	Study Of The Relationship Between University And Industry In Knowledge Economy.  Case Study: Thailand’s Automotive Cluster - (57KB)
Dr Colin Pilbeam	Manager, Research Programmes, Cranfield University School of Management,UK	Networks and Roles of Pro-Vice Chancellors: A study of the connectedness of PVCs in the 1994 Group of Universities - (56KB)
Dr Sally-Ann Burnett		The Impact of Globalisation on Higher Education Institutions in Ontario - (41KB)
Dr Lynne Hamre	College of St Scholastica, USA	The use of social network analysis and technology acceptance models to support enterprise-wide technology implementations - (50KB)
Dr Pearse Murphy	Head of Department of Nursing & Health Science Athlone Institute of Technology, Ireland	Organisation Maturity And The Integration of ICT into Teaching and Learning And Assessing In The Institute of Technology Sector In The Republic of Ireland - (56KB)
Dr Linda Steele	Assistant Registrar, University of the West Indies (Trinidad &Tobago)	Entrepreneurialism driven from minor enclaves at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine campus - (49KB)
Dr Fiona Hunter	International Director, Universita Carlo Cattaneo LIUC, Italy	Evolutionary Sagas of Three Private Universities in Italy: Critical Factors in Developing Institutional Responsiveness to Exogenous Change - (33KB)
Innocent Botshelo	Lecturer, Centre for Continuing Education, University of Botswana	Commodification of Knowledge Challenges and Opportunities of a State Funded University – A University of Botswana Case Study (59KB)