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Peer reviewedHenkel, Mary – European Journal of Education, 1998
Reviews development of evaluation studies together with key epistemological and conceptual issues. Uses identified concepts to analyze peer review, the traditional mode of evaluation in higher education institutions in the United Kingdom and other European countries. Lists criteria for improvement, including: range of knowledge; critical analysis…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship, Higher Education
Peer reviewedEustace, Rowland – Studies in Higher Education, 1988
A discussion of common practices in and literature about faculty recruitment and selection concludes that (1) little has been written about the process or issues, (2) great reliance is put on personal judgment, and (3) each institution controls the selection process exclusively. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Confidentiality, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMazzarella, Jo Ann – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
Two recent studies suggest that the role of the principal is indeed affected by collective bargaining, so that principals lose autonomy and take on new responsibilities. Four references are provided. (DCS)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Collective Bargaining, Educational Policy
Peer reviewedHarman, Grant – European Journal of Education, 1998
Explores quality-assurance mechanisms for higher education and their use as a government policy instrument. Outlines several national or system-level approaches adopted worldwide; reviews an Australian quality-assurance program conducted from 1993 to 1995 and its successor program; and comments on ways in which the government used quality…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Foreign Countries, Government Role, Government School Relationship
Download full textBarot, Elisabeth – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1991
Cooperation between universities in northern and southern hemispheres in the current economic and geopolitical climate is discussed. The relationship between Canadian universities and the government is chronicled, and mechanisms of international cooperation are analyzed. Certain ethical principles are proposed as a framework for Canadian…
Descriptors: College Role, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Educational History
Peer reviewedSimons, Helen – British Educational Research Journal, 1995
Asserts that government sponsored educational research has been seriously compromised by the introduction of restrictive conditions. These contractual conditions restrain researchers from discussing any aspect of the research, limiting all information dissemination to the sponsoring body. Contains examples of government suppression and…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Educational Policy, Educational Research
Peer reviewedClarke, Lee – American Sociologist, 1995
Recounts an incident where a sociologist heard stories challenging violations concerning toxic chemicals. Lawyers advised that corroborating these stories would obligate the sociologist to inform the authorities, thereby jeopardizing his sources. Discusses the ineffectuality of the American Sociological Associations' code of ethics and legal…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Activism, Codes of Ethics, Confidentiality
