The Development of Funding Schemes at Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences

Abstract

This article examines the development of funding schemes at Finnish universities of applied sciences (UASs) between 2012 and 2018. During that period, the rudiments of the financing of Finnish UASs changed from cost-based to performance-based funding schemes. In a performance-based funding scheme, the state allocates funding based on the achievement of predefined objectives. The reform was intended to improve the processes and structures of UASs and to increase their effectiveness. This study explores the development of funding schemes from simple cost-based funding schemes towards more complex performance-based funding schemes with many indicators of performance. The results of the study offer empirical evidence on the impact of funding schemes on the measures of the performance of UASs, interpretations of the research object in context and causal connections between the above-mentioned elements.

Gestão da qualidade de vida no trabalho docente

“…Com os avanços da concorrência no mercado educacional, as Instituições de Educação Superior (IES) passaram a investir em conceitos de gestão da qualidade e modelos de planejamento estratégico. Esse comportamento é reforçado com a fundamentação conceitual do enfoque sistêmico e dos princípios da qualidade como proposta de modelo de gestão (ESKOLA;HUNDAL;TURPEINEN, 2018). Contudo, tais enfoques advindos da literatura ainda se apresentam em âmbito geral, não específico para o campo educacional e muito menos para a docência universitária.…”