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A Case Study of Issues of Strategy Implementation in Internationalization of Higher Education
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Jiang, Nan; Carpenter, Victoria – International Journal of Educational Management, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to identify and critically evaluate key issues faced by an institution in the quest to implement higher education internationalization. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative research is conducted in a post-1992 UK university. A total of 20 interviewees from three key departments participated in this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Strategic Planning, Program Implementation
Delivering Training for Highly Demanding Information Systems
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Norton, Andrew Lawrence; Coulson-Thomas, Yvette May; Coulson-Thomas, Colin Joseph; Ashurst, Colin – European Journal of Training and Development, 2012
Purpose: There is a lack of research covering the training requirements of organisations implementing highly demanding information systems (HDISs). The aim of this paper is to help in the understanding of appropriate training requirements for such systems. Design/methodology/approach: This research investigates the training delivery within a…
Descriptors: Job Training, Information Systems, Resource Allocation, Delivery Systems
Using the "Risk Factor Paradigm" in Prevention: Lessons from the Evaluation of Communities That Care
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France, Alan; Crow, Iain – Children & Society, 2005
This paper discusses results from an evaluation of the UK-based Communities that Care programme. This "risk and protective" programme was set up in 1997 by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation with a central aim of exploring if such an approach could be successful in the UK context. Communities that Care puts into operation the "risk…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Problems, Models, Risk
Strategic and Resource Management in Primary Schools: Evidence from OfSTED Inspection Reports.
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Glover, Derek; Bennett, Nigel; Crawford, Megan; Levacic, Rosalind – School Leadership & Management, 1997
Analyzes to what extent 120 British primary schools' practice matched criteria for national management and development outlined in official guidelines. Primary schools have been slower than secondary schools to embrace the principles of strategic and long-term development planning. Inspectors' application of criteria in resource-management matters…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Educational Planning, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools
Implementing Open Learning in Local Authority Institutions. A Guide for Institution Managers and Local Authority Officers. Second Edition.
Dixon, Ken – 1987
This guide on implementation of open learning in Great Britain provides information on resourcing, resource deployment, and costing and pricing. It begins by drawing attention to points of importance to those engaged in forming policy on the provision of open learning. These are presented in a series of flowcharts giving quick reference to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Distance Education, Educational Finance, Expenditure per Student
"A Treasure Chest of Service": The Role of Toy Libraries within Play Policy in Wales
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Powell, Robat; Seaton, Nia – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2007
Since the first toy libraries opened in the 1960s and 1970s to support families of children with special educational needs, they have expanded to serve broader communities. Toy libraries do more than lend toys: they can provide family support services and specialist support to families with children with special educational needs, benefit…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Play, Early Childhood Education, Family Programs