The Implementation of Academic Responsibility in Higher Education: A Case Study

Abstract

Introduction. Academic responsibility consists in the duty of higher education providers to their students. By implementing academic responsibility, these providers respond to the demands of their society. The purpose\xa0of this article is to explore and analyse: implementation of education and teaching; mentoring; service to\xa0the university; research, publication; community service and ch anges.Materials and Methods. A qualitative research approach, employing the case study method, was used. Data\xa0were obtained from in-depth interviews from lecturers and students, field observations, as well as collating\xa0and reviewing documents.Results. The results of the study show that, in the implementation of education and teaching, the planning\xa0stage refers to the process of drafting the semester lesson plan. Student-centred active and participatory\xa0learning models are maintained; in mentoring, the guiding process simultaneously combines academic\xa0guidance, career guidance and personal-social guidance. While service provision is prioritised as one of\xa0the important educational aspects, in the implementation of research, it improves the ability of lecturers to\xa0research; in publications, to meet writing standards, peer assessment standards and documentation standards;\xa0in community service, it consists at the level of how to devote the knowledge possessed by the academic\xa0community to the progress of society; in change leadership, it involves technology, structure and human\xa0resources.Discussion and Conclusion. There is a commitment to support the implementation of academic responsibility\xa0of higher education through engagement in teaching, mentoring, serving the university, discovering,\xa0publishing, truth-telling, serving the community and leading change.