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Van Galen, Dean; Schneider-Rebozo, Lissa; Havholm, Karen; Andrews, Kris – New Directions for Higher Education, 2015
This chapter presents the state of Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin System as an ongoing case study for best practices in systematic, intentional, statewide programming and initiatives connecting undergraduate research and economic development.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Educational Research, Research Projects, Economic Development
Universities UK, 2015
This factsheet, the third in a series on innovation and growth, summarises a recent assessment conducted by Universities UK, HEFCE and the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), exploring the extent to which universities in England are engaging with the 2014-2020 European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) programme. [For the…
Descriptors: Innovation, Universities, School Involvement, School Business Relationship
Universities UK, 2014
This factsheet, the first in a series on innovation and growth, provides an overview of the benefits of innovation vouchers, and gives some examples of how universities and Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) are including them in their European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) strategies. [For the second factsheet in the series,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Innovation, Educational Change, Partnerships in Education
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Seidel, Uwe; Muller, Lysann; Meier zu Kocker, Gerd; Filho, Guajarino de Araujo – Industry and Higher Education, 2013
This paper presents a tool for the indicator-based analysis of national innovation systems (ANIS). ANIS identifies the economic strengths and weaknesses of a country-wide, regional or local system and includes a comprehensive examination and evaluation of the status of existing innovation systems. The use of a particular form of expert interviews…
Descriptors: Innovation, Developing Nations, Interviews, Benchmarking
Phillips, Michelle; St. John, Mark – Inverness Research, 2013
In 2009, the National Science Foundation funded the "Dynabook: A Digital Resource and Preservice Model for Developing TPCK" project through its Discovery Research K-12 program. Dynabook project leaders and the National Science Foundation (NSF) recognized that digital textbooks would soon be a primary instructional resource, and seized…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Engineering, Research and Development, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Mintrop, Rick – Harvard Education Press, 2016
At the heart of the effort to enact and scale up successful school reforms is the need for more robust links between research and practice. One promising approach is design development, a methodology widely used in other fields and only recently adapted to education, which offers a disciplined process for identifying practical problems, assessing…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Equal Education, Case Studies, Research and Development
Norris, Cathie; Soloway, Elliot; Tan, Chun Ming; Looi, Chee-Kit; Wong, Lung Hsiang – Educational Technology, 2013
Increasingly, "research" is not being conducted in a separate group in an organization; rather, it is being integrated into the fabric of the organization. Google recently described such an integrated, "hybrid" model of software research that is characterized by cycles of short duration and small-scope activity that is ongoing…
Descriptors: Models, Design Preferences, Design, Educational Technology
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Smith, Peter A. C. – Learning Organization, 2012
Purpose: This Special Issue is intended to heighten awareness of the importance of organizational learning in addressing the demands of organizational sustainability, and in particular triple bottom line (TBL) sustainability. A definition of TBL sustainability is provided, together with an exploration of the practical issues relevant to adopting…
Descriptors: Cybernetics, Organizational Development, Organizational Culture, Learning
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Benneworth, Paul; Sanderson, Alan – Higher Education Management and Policy, 2009
There are increasing pressures for universities to commercialise their research and increase their contributions to their local and regional environments. For those institutions located in areas of low demand, this can lead to a low-impact equilibrium of universities working with external partners, and having relatively low impact. In such…
Descriptors: School Community Relationship, Universities, Research and Development, Innovation
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Gider, F.; Likar, B.; Kern, T.; Miklavcic, D. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2012
This paper describes a case study of an innovative approach to teaching at an engineering school. The postgraduate course "Project Work and Communication in Research and Development (R&D)" was developed at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia. The main aim of the course was to make…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Engineering Education, Foreign Countries, Feedback (Response)
Workman, Michael – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2010
Structuration theory helps to explain the role of human agency in the reciprocal relationship between social systems and structures, which Giddens called the "duality of structure." The theory explicates how power struggles emerge and are negotiated and, depending on the restructuration, can help to resolve conflict or lead to deteriorations and…
Descriptors: Social Systems, Conflict, Corporations, Organizational Development
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Sutton, Lenford C.; Byrd-Blake, Marie – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2010
One of the more controversial reform efforts, concerning efficient school systems, is teacher compensation linked with student outcomes. However, absent from the public discourse and empirical research literature concerning systemic reform is the probative value of pay structures which connect the compensation of school executives and student…
Descriptors: Administrators, Administrator Evaluation, Compensation (Remuneration), Recognition (Achievement)
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de Byl, Penny – Innovate: Journal of Online Education, 2009
Penny de Byl argues that one of the biggest challenges facing educators today is the integration of rich and immersive three-dimensional environments with existing teaching and learning materials. To empower educators with the ability to embrace emerging Web3D technologies, the Advanced Learning and Immersive Virtual Environment (ALIVE) research…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Virtual Classrooms, Computer Software Reviews, Courseware
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Watson, Julie – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2010
In learning object design an emphasis on visual attractiveness and high technological impact has seemed to persist while content frequently reflects a lack of clear pedagogical basis for the application of learning objects for online learning. Most apparent is the absence of supportive scaffolding for the student user; interactivity built on an…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Research and Development, Behavioral Objectives, Online Courses
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Tracy, Fran; Jordan, Katy – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2012
This paper draws upon the experience of an interdisciplinary research group in engaging undergraduate university students in the design and development of semantic web technologies. A flexible approach to participatory design challenged conventional distinctions between "designer" and "user" and allowed students to play a role…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learner Engagement, Semantics, Interdisciplinary Approach
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