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Westbrook, Pete – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2021
As a result of increasing internationalisation, the University of Copenhagen established the Centre for Internationalisation and Parallel Language Use (CIP) in 2008 as a research, competence development and resource centre. Part of CIP's remit is to provide language training (mainly in Danish and English) for students and staff at the University.…
Descriptors: International Education, Universities, Resource Centers, Second Language Learning
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Mahlangu, Vimbi P. – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2016
This paper focuses on the approaches used by school heads in helping their growth and their teachers in primary schools in Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces of South Africa. The Department of Basic Education expects school heads and teachers to bring change in their school performances. The problem is that in these primary schools heads and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education, Elementary School Teachers, Primary Education
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Asaya, Samuel Adetunji – Journal of International Education Research, 2011
The vices rampant now among students in Nigeria secondary schools, such as acts of indiscipline, stealing, cheating, truancy, rioting, cultism, and raping, together with population explosion, call for special skills on the part of the school administrators to be able to cope with these challenges. Consequently, this paper examines the uniqueness…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Foreign Countries, Staff Development, Principals
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McHugh, Patrick P. – Journal of Management Education, 2009
The book "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game", by Michael Lewis, has intrigued management practitioners and researchers. This article describes the use of the book as a supplementary reading in a management course. The book was found to be a useful complement to a traditional textbook when addressing topics such as organizational change…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Student Attitudes, Student Interests, Student Surveys
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Kwan, Paula – Journal of Educational Administration, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine first the job responsibilities undertaken by vice-principals and second to investigate the respective contribution of each job responsibility in preparing them for the principalship. Because new principals are drawn predominantly from the ranks of vice-principals in Hong Kong, it is important to…
Descriptors: School Based Management, Foreign Countries, Methods, Principals