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Esra Bayhantopcu; Ignacio Aymerich Ojea – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: Academic institutions have the power to generate positive change by implementing sustainable development initiatives. This study aims to make a holistic assessment of the universities' sustainability practices by explicitly focusing on equality and communication and by providing a general model for a university sustainability structure.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainability, Administrators, College Administration
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Crystal Chen Lee; Sibel Akin-Sabuncu; Suzanne Pratt – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2025
In this conceptual paper, we offer a framework to examine how residency programmes can critically reflect upon their existence and presence as a democratic hub. As a model of teacher preparation that blends theory and university coursework with practice, residency programmes are designed to prepare and diversify the teacher workforce for a…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Concept Formation, Democracy, Labor Force Development
Campbell, Sheila; Tawil, Natalie – Congressional Budget Office, 2019
The federal government pays for a wide range of goods and services that are expected to contribute to the economy for some years in the future. Those purchases, called investment, fall into three categories: physical capital, research and development (R&D), and education and training. There are several economic rationales for federal…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Investment, Federal Aid, Grants
Campbell, Sheila; Tawil, Natalie – Congressional Budget Office, 2013
The federal government pays for a wide range of goods and services that are expected to be useful some years in the future. Those purchases, called investment, fall into three categories: physical capital, research and development (R&D), and education and training. There are several economic rationales for federal investment. It can provide…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Federal Aid, Investment, Grants
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Ramos, Angelo Juan; Nangit, Genevieve; Ranga, Adelina I.; Trinona, Jerome – Distance Education, 2007
The Philippines, an archipelago of 7,100 islands in Southeast Asia, faces new opportunities as it competes with the rest of the world in the information and communication technology (ICT) arena. New industries including call centers, foreign medical transcription services, and the hugely popular multiplayer online gaming systems require the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research and Development, Community Development, Distance Education
Vandenberg, Lela; And Others – 1988
The Research-Practice Linkages Project sought to identify the knowledge base supporting community leadership development (CLD) programs of the Cooperative Extension Service and to determine linkages between Extension programs and CLD research. A mail questionnaire was completed by 492 Extension staff involved in CLD programs in 18 states and 42…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Community Leaders, Developmental Programs
2002
A study surveyed 241 high-achieving youth aged 15-25 regarding how innovation can be made sustainable among youth in Canada. Results were insightful and pointed to actionable steps for the Youth Action Council for Sustainable Innovation and the federal government. Findings indicated the following: youth can be more innovative if they have the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Adult Education, Community Development