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Leading the Teacher Team--Balancing between Formal and Informal Power in Program Leadership
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Högfeldt, Anna-Karin; Malmi, Lauri; Kinnunen, Päivi; Jerbrant, Anna; Strömberg, Emma; Berglund, Anders; Villadsen, Jørgen – Tertiary Education and Management, 2018
This continuous research within Nordic engineering institutions targets the contexts and possibilities for leadership among engineering education program directors. The IFP-model, developed based on analysis of interviews with program leaders in these institutions, visualizes the program director's informal and formal power. The model is presented…
Descriptors: Program Administration, Teacher Leadership, Engineering Education, Institutional Characteristics
Why and How Do Universities Work for Sustainability in Higher Education (HE)?
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Axelsson, Harriet; Sonesson, Kerstin; Wickenberg, Per – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to open up a discussion about the roles and responsibilities of universities in society. Design/methodology/approach: The vision of the Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) Skane a leading example on how to develop new knowledge about education for sustainable development (ESD) at all levels. The paper poses the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Sustainable Development, College Role, Educational Responsibility
Transition from Compulsory and Upper Secondary School to Further Education or Employment--the GUARANTEE Project.
School Research Newsletter, 1984
In late summer l979 the GUARANTEE project was launched in Sweden to gather information on activities to combat youth unemployment and on followup and other activities within the scope of municipal followup responsibilities. The project was organized in the form of a case study of nine municipalities. The first three years were concerned mainly…
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Responsibility, Community Services, Cooperative Programs
A Way of Looking at Sheltered Workshops for the 1970's. Interface Number 3.
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Redkey, Henry – 1975
Sheltered work programs for the handicapped in five European countries (Denmark, Sweden, Poland, West Germany, and The Netherlands) are described in this paper. Basic features of the programs in each country are discussed, including population, financing, and aspects of the programs that can be applied in helping America improve employment…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Cooperative Programs, Design Requirements, Disabilities