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Adamson, Heather – Higher Education, 1980
The attitudes of biologists in Australian universities towards teaching and research are compared with those of their British counterparts. Both prefer research to teaching, and four major problems in undergraduate education are analyzed in these terms. (MSE)
Descriptors: Biology, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries
Andrews, John H. M. – 1980
Attempting to integrate the papers in this series on the preparation of educational administrators, this paper first reviews the conditions and critical issues that were presented in each paper. The author then proposes four models to describe the way school administrators are selected and trained, and applies these models to the countries and…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection, Comparative Analysis
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Levine, Marsha – Peabody Journal of Education, 1986
This paper reviews research on the dynamics of school culture and environment and their effect on the quality of teaching and the effectiveness of schools. The way schools are, the corporate experience, and effective schools are explored. Recommendations, including roles for the business community, are offered. (MT)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
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Lauro, Dennis R., Jr. – T.H.E. Journal, 1995
In response to federal law requiring teachers to undergo professional development, this article presents and compares five approaches to training school staff. Approaches include training throughout the year; annual one- to three-day training sessions; sending staff to conferences; employing a staff trainer; and monthly video training. (JMV)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Conferences, Federal Legislation
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Doyle, Kenneth O. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1991
A former college teacher's eight-year experience in the business world taught him valuable lessons about audience awareness, risk taking, honoring social and political differences, teamwork, civility within an organization, preservation of standards under duress, and humane and productive use of evaluative information. (MSE)
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Business Administration, College Instruction, Comparative Analysis
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Reade, J. G. – Canadian Library Journal, 1987
Looks at the historical development of school librarian training in Canada and Great Britain; examines types of institutions with training programs and program content; compares the librarian's role in the two countries and isolates factors that determined those roles; and highlights recent difficulties, developments, and movement toward consensus…
Descriptors: Certification, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Developed Nations
Farrant, Patricia A., Ed. – 1986
Approaches to help women in educational administation be successful in their professional and personal lives are considered in this collection of 30 articles. Among the titles and authors are: "The Society of Outsiders: Women in Administration" (Marian Swoboda, Jane Vanderbosch); "Upward Mobility for Women Administrators"…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Selection, Administrators, Career Ladders
Baird, John – 2000
The information explosion and exponential development of information-accessing tools has had a disempowering effect on many people. A major challenge of the information-centered world is for students and teachers alike to learn how to assert responsibility and control over personal practice. Meeting this challenge may require personal…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Action Research, Adult Learning, Comparative Analysis
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 2001
A task force studied adult education services in Maryland. The task force heard presentations from a wide range of stakeholders, including adult learners, professional associations, administrators, practitioners, and educational researchers. The presentations confirmed that the need for adult education services in Maryland is extensive and the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education