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Laurie Bobley, Editor; Alan Sebel, Editor; Sabra Brock, Editor – Myers Education Press, 2024
Case studies serve as powerful tools because they bridge theory and practice, enhance decision-making skills, and prepare individuals for real-world challenges. There is a shortage of case study resources specifically focused on the ongoing development of leaders for positions in higher education. "Sticky Cases in Higher Education…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Universities, Leadership Training, College Administration
Streitwieser, Bernhard, Ed.; Ogden, Anthony, Ed. – Symposium Books, 2016
The idea of the professional who bridges both research and practice has been largely overlooked and at times even disregarded by the academic and administrative structures that govern activity in higher education today. In international higher education, the number of students who now engage in mobility and exchange has expanded globally, along…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship, Global Approach
Allsagoff, Lubna, Ed.; McKay, Sandra Lee, Ed.; Hu, Guangwei, Ed.; Renandya, Willy A., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
What general principles should inform a socioculturally sensitive pedagogy for teaching English as an International Language and what practices would be consistent with these principles? This text explores the pedagogical implications of the continuing spread of English and its role as an international language, highlighting the importance of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Critical Reading, Applied Linguistics, Learning Strategies
Roth, Wolff-Michael, Ed.; Tobin, Kenneth, Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2005
Coteaching and cogenerative dialoguing are ways of learning to teach that truly bridge the gap between theory and praxis, as new teachers learn to teach alongside peers and more experienced teachers. These practices are also means of overcoming teacher isolation and burnout. Through cogenerative dialogue sessions, new and experienced teachers,…
Descriptors: Team Teaching, Teacher Collaboration, Interpersonal Communication, Theory Practice Relationship
Kagan, Sharon L., Ed.; Bowman, Barbara T., Ed. – 1997
Despite recent attention to leadership in early care and education, the field does not have a commonly accepted definition of leadership, nor has it engaged in a systematic and collaborative discussion of the properties of leadership. This volume is intended to address these and other shortcomings. In addition to defining leadership and presenting…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Change Strategies, Early Childhood Education
Baker, George A., III; And Others – 1992
Contending that the relationship between leadership and the creation and management of institutional culture is critical to the future success of community colleges, this book explores theory, research, and practice associated with this perspective. The following chapters are provided: (1) "Creative Cultures: Toward a New Paradigm," by George A.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, Administrators, Change Agents
2001
This symposium on executive and management development consists of three presentations. "The Role of the Chief Learning Officer: Implications for Human Resource Development (HRD) Theory and Practice" (Robin Lackey) reports findings that suggest a need for a clarification of the role of these leaders and have led to the identification of…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Administrator Role, Administrators, Adult Education
Hughes, Phillip, Ed. – 1991
This book is the first in a series on teachers and teaching, a result of the Australian Council for Educational Research program of research on teachers. The theme, teachers in society, has been constructed around three broad areas: the context of teaching, teacher education, and teachers' work. The book is divided into 8 chapters as follows: (l)…
Descriptors: Administrators, Curriculum Development, Distance Education, Educational Policy
Buono, Anthony F., Ed. – 2002
This document contains 11 papers that explore knowledge and value development in the field of management consulting, with particular emphasis on trends and techniques in the practice of management consulting and the current theory and dynamics of management consulting. The following papers are included: "Introduction" (Anthony F. Buono);…
Descriptors: Administrators, Change Strategies, Consultants, Cooperative Learning
2001
This document contains three papers on managerial performance issues. "Managerial Skill Requirements: Evidence from the Scottish Visitor Attraction Industry" (Sandra Watson, Martin McCracken) presents the findings from an exploratory study of those skills that managers in the Scottish visitor attraction sector considered most important…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Behavior, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education