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Golden, Gillian; Figueroa, Diana Toledo – OECD Publishing, 2016
This policy profile on education in Korea is part of the Education Policy Outlook series, which presents comparative analysis of education policies and reforms across OECD countries. Building on the OECD's substantial comparative and sectorial policy knowledge base, the series offers a comparative outlook on education policy by providing analysis…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Educational Change, Equal Education
Guerriero, Sonia; Pont, Beatriz; Figueroa, Diana Toledo; Albiser, Etienne; Maghnouj, Soumaya; Fraccola, Sylvain – OECD Publishing, 2015
This policy profile on education in Canada is part of the "Education Policy Outlook" series, which presents comparative analysis of education policies and reforms across OECD countries. Building on the OECD's substantial comparative and sectoral knowledge base, the series offers a comparative outlook on education policy by providing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Educational Change, Equal Education
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Davis, Michael – Journal of College and University Law, 1991
Declining federal support for scientific research has led colleges and universities to turn increasingly to business for help. Ralph Nader recently complained that business threatens to take over the university. Closer examination suggests there is a problem but somewhat different and harder to resolve than that suggested by Nader. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Conflict of Interest, Financial Support, Fund Raising, Higher Education
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Lourens, Roy – Vestes, 1985
The so-called binary system of postsecondary education in Australia, a subject of recent criticism, is found to be less a matter of concern than the related funding issues and concern for equitable support of all sectors. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Role, Educational Finance, Financial Support
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Boffo, Stefano; Moscati, Roberto – European Journal of Education, 1998
Discusses changes implemented in Italian higher education during the last 10 years to bring it into line with other European systems. Main changes included the introduction of short-cycle courses, changes in the mechanism related to public financing of universities, greater pedagogical self-regulation, and establishment of a system of periodical…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Innovation, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
Jones, Glen A., Ed. – 1998
This publication is part of a series that reprints articles on a range of thematic issues published in the "Canadian Journal of Higher Education." This collection focuses on the relationship between the Canadian university and the state. After a preface and an introduction, an introductory monograph, "University-Government Relations…
Descriptors: College Presidents, Federal Government, Federal Regulation, Financial Support
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El-Khawas, Elaine – European Journal of Education, 1998
Analyzes nature and effects of public-management evaluation concepts on institutions of higher education, using as an example Tennessee's policy of monitoring performance of its institutions by linking performance indicators to public funding. Concludes that while policy has been successful overall, allowing a "firewall" between…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Administrative Organization, Financial Support, Governance
Chronicle of Higher Education, 1985
Institutional, foundation, and professional association administrators and state and federal policymakers outline potential improvements in public higher education and research policy. They include adjustments in research emphases, improved educational opportunity, upgraded academic standards, more consistent research and general support, and more…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Administration, Educational Quality, Federal Government
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Bok, Derek – Journal of College and University Law, 1991
When seeking to maintain autonomy, universities must be aware of three temptations: politicization, through both involvement in external political conflicts and imposing political orthodoxy internally; diversion of faculty energy from teaching and research toward excessive external consulting; and emphasis on commercial activity for its own sake…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Consultants, Educational Change, Educational Trends
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Kettinger, William J.; Wertz, Richard D. – Journal for Higher Education Management, 1993
Trends in higher education that are pushing it from a principally public enterprise to a largely private one are examined, including the shift away from public financial support and greater internal management problems. An increasing market orientation is predicted, bringing price and demand into equilibrium, fostering privatization, and infusing…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, Competition, Economic Change
Marcus, Lawrence R.; And Others – 1983
There is an increasing interest by government in accountability for higher education. Efforts such as performance budgeting, performance auditing, and state review of academic programs are becoming more common. Opponents of government involvement assert that regional accreditation reviews are sufficient to maintain quality standards. However,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Educational Assessment, Educational Quality
Lin, Wendy – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1985
China's plans for higher education change include awarding scholarships for merit and charging tuition, increased local government responsibility for providing education, increased institutional autonomy in hiring, greater student curriculum choices, university training for industrial workers, and practical courses for humanities students. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Communism, Educational Change, Educational Finance
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Verbitskaya, L. A. – Higher Education Policy, 1996
History and legal status of academic freedom and institutional autonomy in Russian universities is traced from the eighteenth century. Conditions under which the universities currently function are described, recent legislation is reviewed, and the situation of St. Petersburg State University is specifically addressed. It is concluded that while…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Case Studies, Educational Change, Educational History
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Sjolund, Maivor – Higher Education Management, 1998
Analyzes the impact of new research funding arrangements in Sweden, intended to shift emphasis from discipline-based research to multidisciplinary, problem-focused research. Focusing on management at the institutional level, it discusses the tension between the university, representing academic freedom and autonomy, and controls imposed by…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, College Administration, Educational Policy, Federal Aid