HIGHER EDUCATION AND STATISTICAL REVIEW, …

HIGHER EDUCATION AND STATISTICAL REVIEW:

ISSUES AND TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, 2013

Halima-Sa'adia Kassim, Anand Dass, Tiffany Best

With Foreword by Professor Andrew S. Downes, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Planning and Development

University Office of Planning and Development March 2015

University Office of Planning and Development The University of the West Indies March 2015

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UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT The University of the West Indies

St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago Phone/Fax: (868) 645-5795 E-Mail: uopd@sta.uwi.edu Cave Hill, Barbados

Phone: (246) 417-7494 Fax: (246) 438-9132 E-Mail: uopd@cavehill.uwi.edu

University Project Management Office, UWI Regional Headquarters Building, Mona Phone: (876) 977-0055; 970-2986; 977-0771, Fax (876) 977-2425 Email: vcprojoffc@uwimona.edu.jm Website:

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF BOXES

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LIST OF FIGURES

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LIST OF TABLES

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ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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FOREWORD

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LIST OF ACRONYMS

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DEFINITIONS

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

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1.1. DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE WEST INDIES ..........................................................................1

1.2. INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE - THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES.....................................................................5

1.2.1. The University's Structure

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1.2.2. The Regional Headquarters (Vice Chancellery)

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1.2.3. Campus Organisational Structure

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1.2.4. The Open Campus

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1.3. SOURCES OF DATA .............................................................................................................................................9

1.4. HIGHER EDUCATION AND STATISTICAL REVIEW IN CONTEXT .........................................................................10

CHAPTER TWO: TRENDS IN GLOBAL HIGHER EDUCATION

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2.1. DISCUSSION OF KEY INTERNATIONAL TRENDS ................................................................................................13

2.2. OVERVIEW OF SELECTED INTERNATIONAL TRENDS WITH RELEVANCE TO THE UWI ......................................15

2.2.1. Increasing demand for higher education

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2.2.2. Removing barriers to access to higher education and reducing inequalities

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2.2.3. Open access to education

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2.2.4. Increasing participation and enrolment

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2.2.5. Graduation outputs

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2.2.6. Increasing the diversity and heterogeneity in student body

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2.2.7. Postgraduate participation in higher education

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2.2.8. The changing nature of the academic profession

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2.2.9. The cost of financing higher education

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2.2.10. The increasing use of technology ? revolutionising the University's mission and processes

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2.11. Growing internationalisation

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2.3. CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................................................................48

CHAPTER THREE: THE HIGHER EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT IN THE CARIBBEAN

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3.1. EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................................................50

3.2. THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT .............................................................................................................................51

3.3. HIGHER EDUCATION SITUATION AND IMPERATIVES .......................................................................................58

3.4. SCOPE OF THE TERTIARY EDUCATION SYSTEM ..............................................................................................66

3.5. CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................................................................70

CHAPTER FOUR: REGIONAL SOCIOECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS

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4.1. GLOBAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT................................................................................................................73

4.2. CARIBBEAN KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS ........................................................................................................74

4.2.1. Economic Growth

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4.2.2. Gross Public Debt

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4.2.3. Inflation

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4.2.4 Unemployment

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4.2.5 Fiscal Balance

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4.3. ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR 2014......................................................................................................................79

4.4. CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................................................................80

CHAPTER FIVE: TRENDS IN DEMAND FOR PLACES, ENROLMENT, OUTPUT AND ACHIEVEMENT UWI 82

5.1. DEMAND FOR UWI PLACES: - APPLICATIONS...................................................................................................82

5.2. NEW ADMISSIONS............................................................................................................................................84

5.2. UWI ENROLMENT TRENDS...............................................................................................................................87

5.2.1. Participation and Enrolment

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5.3. GRADUATION OUTPUTS...................................................................................................................................94

5.4. GOOD HONOURS .............................................................................................................................................98

5.5. CONCLUSION..................................................................................................................................................100

CHAPTER SIX: INCREASING THE DIVERSITY AND HETEROGENEITY IN STUDENT BODY

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6.1. ENROLMENT DISTRIBUTION BY SEX ...............................................................................................................101

6.2. ENROLMENT DISTRIBUTION BY AGE ..............................................................................................................106

6.3. ENROLMENT DISTRIBUTION BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN ...................................................................................109

6.4. STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES (SWD).............................................................................................................111

6.5. CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................................................................112

CHAPTER SEVEN: TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT

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7.1. ICT CONNECTIVITY TREND AT UWI.................................................................................................................114

7.2. CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................................................................119

CHAPTER EIGHT: A PROFILE OF UWI STAFF

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8.1. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE UWI ACADEMIC STAFF..................................................................................120

8.2. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE UWI SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF .........................123

8.3. STAFF AT THE OPEN CAMPUS ........................................................................................................................125

8.4. REGIONAL AND NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF STAFF.....................................................................................128

8.5. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF UWI ADMINISTRATIVE TECHNICAL SUPPORT (ATS) STAFF ..................................129

8.6. CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................................................................130

CHAPTER NINE: FINANCING THE UWI

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9.1. TOTAL EXPENDITURE .....................................................................................................................................132

9.2. EXPENDITURE BY CATEGORY .........................................................................................................................132

9.3. TOTAL INCOME ..............................................................................................................................................133

9.3.1. Sources of Income

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9.3.2. Government Contributions

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9.4. FUNDING STRATEGIES....................................................................................................................................136

9.4.1. Student Financing

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9.5. THREATS TO SUSTAINABLE FUNDING ............................................................................................................138

9.6. CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................................................................138

CHAPTER TEN: CONCLUSION

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10.1. HOW IS THE UWI DOING? ............................................................................................................................139

10.2. THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE CHALLENGES AND POSSIBLE RESPONSES FOR THE UWI .....................................140

REFERENCES

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