Fernando F. Padró (Editor-in-Chief) - Postgraduate Education in Higher Education

It is a generational work designed to take a comprehensive and utilitarian look at higher education in the first decade of the twenty-first century and to provide a glimpse of potential developments as the century progresses. In this regard, it combines many of the intentions found in the three antecedent works previously described. This series provides basic and (per force) historical perspectives on topics covered that touch upon the impact and approach within universities regarding issues of social justice; designing and fostering a climate and structure that promotes the provision of high skills and new knowledge (transmitted and created); creating schema that ensure the quality and integrity of all programs across the campus; issues and approaches toward establishing and maintaining good external and internal governance; the effective management of financial and human resources; the importance of purpose in generating a viable university structure; the impact of changing paradigms in learning, teaching, and student engagement (the changing toward a learner-centered environment); capacities in relation to human and financial resources available to higher education; and the expectations from and performance of higher education institutions.

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As the volume progressed to its halfway point, Professor Ronel Erwee unexpectedly passed away in March 2017 after a short illness. Her warmth and caring to colleagues and friends is sorely missed; however, her sense of detail and preparation are noted throughout this volume because of her diligent work in reviewing a number of the chapters and her guidance in shaping the approach and content that are found within these pages. This volume is dedicated to her memory.

Ronel was a Professor in the Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Australia. Moving from South Africa, she arrived at USQ in 1998, teaching in the areas of International Management, People Development and Team Leadership, and in the DBA program as well as supervising Ph.D. and DBA candidates. Her areas of research include Strategic Thinking, International Human Resource Management, Knowledge Management, Managing Diversity, Leadership, and Organizational Change. Above all else, she was noted for her dedication and care on the topics of postgraduate education and research supervision. Her colleagues esteem for her devotion inspired the creation of the Ronel Erwee Memorial Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Research Supervision given to groups or individuals demonstrating specific contributions to the advancement of HDR student research culture and/or HDR student supervision practices at USQ.

I also need to take this opportunity to thank Drs. Marcus and Meredith Harmes for the willingness to enter into this project media in res and help complete the request, review, and other administrative processes that are part of creating a volume such as this one. Their contributions have been significant, building on and completing the work that was either incomplete or still undone.

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