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Katrina H. Brown-Aliffi – Arts Education Policy Review, 2024
The purpose of this exploratory multiple-case study was (1) to develop an understanding of how charter management organizations (CMOs) operating schools in New York City (NYC) during the 2021-2022 academic year developed, promoted, and sustained arts programming, and (2) to explore the role of the network-level arts director. Given the desire to…
Descriptors: Art Education, Charter Schools, Administrators, Administrator Attitudes
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María-Belén Arias-Valle; Frederic Marimon – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2024
Sustainability is a fundamental value that all organizations strive to achieve, including universities. Some academics argue that sustainability is not only a principle to which universities should commit, but also that they have the potential to accelerate its implementation and catalyze social change towards more sustainable practices. This…
Descriptors: Social Responsibility, Catholics, Religious Colleges, Sustainability
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Pour, Mona Jami; Matin, Hasan Zarei; Yazdani, Hamid Reza; Zadeh, Zahra Kouchak – Knowledge Management & E-Learning, 2019
Despite the huge investment in Knowledge Management (KM) initiatives by many organizations, KM projects are facing a high failure rate. One of the main reasons is the lack of alignment between business and KM strategies. This study aims to identify and prioritize the factors affecting strategic alignment between business and KM strategies. A…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Strategic Planning, Business, Administration
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Barker, Sandra B.; Barker, Randolph T.; Schubert, Christine M. – Journal of College Counseling, 2017
A university counseling center engaged a therapy dog program for an outreach activity to reduce stress as students prepare for final exams at a large culturally diverse university. This article describes the rationale, planning, and implementation of the activity; presents an evaluation summary; and provides recommendations and implications for…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Counseling Techniques, Outreach Programs, College Students
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Leslie, Heather; Abu-Rahma, Ali; Jaleel, Bushra – International Journal of Educational Management, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the merger of two distinct higher education institutions. The change process was studied from the perspective of multiple stakeholders, and its major outcomes were evaluated in terms of various dimensions of success. Design/methodology/approach: The study uses a qualitative research design. For the…
Descriptors: Universities, Organizational Change, Resistance to Change, Qualitative Research
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LePeau, Lucy A.; Hurtado, Sarah Socorro; Williams, Latosha – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2019
Researchers examined the potential of Presidents' Councils on Diversity (PCDs) to position advancing diversity and inclusion agendas at 11 higher education institutions. Researchers investigated strategies and the degree that PCDs set up agendas through the mobilization (i.e., creating vision and setting priorities), implementation (i.e., creating…
Descriptors: Institutional Mission, College Governing Councils, College Presidents, Change Strategies
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Bruna, Katherine Richardson; Farley, Jennifer; McNelly, Carla A.; Sellers, Debra M.; Johnson, Roberta – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2017
This article describes the ISU 4U Promise, an innovative college access and affordability initiative. Through this early-commitment partnership program between Iowa State University and Des Moines Public Schools, youth from two urban elementary schools are eligible for tuition awards when they enroll as undergraduates at Iowa State University.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Partnerships in Education, College School Cooperation, Elementary School Students
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Clarke, Linda; Winch, Christopher – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2015
This paper considers how far Anglo Saxon conceptions of vocational education and training have influenced European Union vocational education and training policy, especially given the disparate approaches to vocational education and training across Europe. Two dominant approaches can be identified: the dual system (exemplified by Germany); and…
Descriptors: Qualifications, Educational Policy, Vocational Education, Influences
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Hunt, Clive – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
Among the many external forces that have impacted upon institutions, league tables have been the dynamic to which universities across the world are now responding. Following the appointment of a new vice-chancellor at one post-92 UK university, a modernisation project was introduced aimed at maximising the institutions' research standing. For the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Implementation, Educational Change, Strategic Planning
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Franks, Robert P.; Bory, Christopher T. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2015
Research on implementation science has increased significantly over the past decade. In particular, psychologists have looked closely at the value and importance of bridging the gap between science and practice. As evidence-based practices (EBPs) become more prevalent, concrete mechanisms are needed to bring these scientifically supported…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Evidence, Best Practices, Program Implementation
Kelly, Dianne; Fearing, Erik – Voices in Urban Education, 2017
While Massachusetts has received accolades for its high scores on the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) and Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) tests, absolute results from standardized tests tend to correlate strongly with family income and parental education. The Massachusetts Consortium for Innovative Education…
Descriptors: Consortia, Educational Assessment, Educational Innovation, Partnerships in Education
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Wheeler, Keith A.; Hesselink, Frits; Goldstein, Wendy – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2015
A network of volunteers, the International Union for Conservation of Nature Commission on Education and Communication (CEC), present some reflections on their contributions towards the field of education for sustainability from 1992 to the present. Many CEC members have been thought leaders to this multidimensional field, and advocates for a more…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Environmental Education, Educational Practices, Reflection
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Blakiston, Rebecca – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2013
Academic library websites contain a vast amount of complex content and, all too often, there is a lack of established process for creating, updating, and deleting that content. There is no clear vision or purpose to the content, and numerous staff members are expected to maintain content with little guidance. Because of this, many library websites…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Web Sites, Program Content, Library Services
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Ayalew, Sewale Abate – Higher Education Policy, 2013
Cost-sharing as a policy in Ethiopian higher education institutions (HEIs) has been adopted since 2003 to achieve a set of objectives such as supplementing revenue as an alternative non-governmental source, maintaining and enhancing access to higher education, addressing equity in terms of opportunity in higher education and making students…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Finance, Foreign Countries, Program Implementation
Colwell, Chris; MacIsaac, Doug; Tichenor, Mercedes; Heins, Bette; Piechura, Kathy – Professional Educator, 2014
Professional development school partnerships can improve teaching and learning in our schools. To support these partnerships, the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) developed standards for professional development schools. In this article, we address the questions, "What NCATE standards work from the point of…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, Sustainability, Partnerships in Education, Benchmarking
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