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Tanaomi, Mohammad Mehdi; Asaadi, Robert Reza – International Journal of Higher Education, 2017
This article examines the similarities and differences in the systems for faculty career advancement in higher education institutions in the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran. The analysis focuses on two specific cases: the University of Tehran and Portland State University. Through this paired comparison, we draw out the similarities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, College Faculty, Faculty Promotion
Chan, Jeremy – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2015
China aims to become an innovation-led nation by 2020, but its leadership is generally sceptical--and oftentimes hostile--to the market forces, open exchange of ideas, and creative destruction that have unlocked innovation in other countries. Instead, Beijing hopes to promote innovation in China through a massive expansion in higher education,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Innovation, Higher Education, Knowledge Economy
Mulcahy, C. M.; Mulcahy, D. E.; Mulcahy, D. G. – Routledge Research in Education Policy and Politics, 2014
Recent years have shown the growth of federal legislation and programs having a profound impact on educational policy and practice, and a decline in reliance on broadly based educational justifications. Paralleling this development has been the emergence of well-endowed and influential private foundations, and an increase in corporate influence in…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Praxis, Role of Education, Federal Legislation
Wollebaek, Dag – Rural Sociology, 2010
This article uses unique community-level data aggregated from censuses of associations to analyze growth and volatility in rural populations of grassroots associations. A qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) shows that the two main paths to growth were (1) centralization in polycephalous (multicentered) municipalities and (2) population growth…
Descriptors: Municipalities, Population Growth, Centralization, Comparative Analysis

Kleiner, Jane P. – College and Research Libraries, 1987
This review of the positive and negative impact of centralization of library collections and services on library staff and quality of services focuses on reference services. The move from decentralized to centralized library services at Louisiana State University is discussed as well as the effect of automation on that configuration. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Centralization, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education
Tyson, Dan – College Board Review, 1993
Ireland's computerized, national system of university admission, which assigns all students to institutions simultaneously, and Britain's system using a single set of admissions forms and centrally coordinated admissions, suggest that centralization can be an efficient and cost-effective method of linking students with colleges in the United…
Descriptors: Centralization, College Admission, College Applicants, College Choice
Richey, R. Wayne – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1979
The feasibility of replacing existing central processing units with a single computer facility is discussed. An analysis of the computing facilities for the Iowa state universities is presented and supports the retention of decentralized facilities. Efficiency, costs, and operating considerations are examined. (SF)
Descriptors: Centralization, Comparative Analysis, Computer Science, Computers
Martin, Barbara; Smith, Earl P. – 1979
A two-part survey was conducted in a large school district to determine the kind and extent of centralized versus individual school materials processing. Processing included both the cataloging and the physical preparation of materials, which would be done either at the centralized school district facility or by the staff in the individual…
Descriptors: Centralization, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Feasibility Studies
Estey, Gretta P.; Wilkerson, Steve – Currents, 1994
Both centralized and decentralized college or university development programs have advantages, depending on the nature and needs of the institution. Changing program structure may have consequences that reach far beyond fund-raising details. A survey of 10 institutions revealed some common characteristics and many hybrid forms of organization.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Centralization, College Administration, Comparative Analysis
Sabo, Sandra R. – Currents, 1994
College and university fund-raising programs that combine some characteristics of centralization and some of decentralization can be very successful and also pose unique administrative challenges, as illustrated in the experiences of a number of diverse institutions. Collaboration and clear communication are keys to effective administration. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Centralization, College Administration, Comparative Analysis

Miville, Marie L.; Sedlacek, William E. – NACADA Journal, 1995
A study compared student use of and satisfaction with the central advising office and departmental advising in a college of engineering by surveying 57 central office walk-in advisees and, by mail, 103 other advisees. No significant differences were found in advisor availability and concern, but more students used departmental faculty advisors.…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Centralization, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Derring, Ann; Brundrett, Mark; Slavikova, Lenka; Karabec, Stanislav; Murden, Brendan; Nicolaidou, Maria – Management in Education, 2005
In many European countries, external as well as internal social, economic and political changes have brought about a marked need for professional training of managerial staff in education. This article is one in a series that springs out of a British Council sponsored conference held in the Czech Republic in 2003, organized jointly by the…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Professional Training, Leadership Training, Foreign Countries

Berne, Robert; Stiefel, Leanna – 1993
The Educational Priorities Panel undertook a study to find out how funds are distributed among community school districts in New York (New York) and how resources are distributed to individual schools within the system. For the first time, in 1992, the New York City Board of Education published detailed budgets for the 32 community school…
Descriptors: Accountability, Budgeting, Centralization, Comparative Analysis

Zumeta, William – Journal of Higher Education, 1996
A model of state policymaking affecting private higher education involves three constructs of policy posture: laissez faire; central planning; and market competition. Relationships of the policies and postures to state characteristics and policy outcome proxies are explored, and policy implications are drawn. The analysis suggests that…
Descriptors: Centralization, Comparative Analysis, Competition, Cost Effectiveness

Ward, Kelly – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 1996
A study examined how five colleges and universities with stated commitments to public service incorporate volunteerism and service-learning into organizational structures. Results suggest that institutions that make centralized decisions and share governance are more apt to institutionalize service-learning than are more loosely coupled systems.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Attitudes, Centralization, College Administration
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