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Partnerships in Staff Development: An Institutional Case Study.
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Murray, Rowena; Holmes, Sheena – Studies in Higher Education, 1997
In semi-structured interviews, 11 British university lecturers were prompted to discuss their motivations for starting, continuing, and achieving closure in collaborative staff development. Motivations included learning how to teach and involve students in learning, and drawing support from faculty development experts. Findings suggest that…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, College Faculty, Departments
The Learning Professions.
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Becher, Tony – Studies in Higher Education, 1996
This interim report analyzed attitudes of 69 practicing professionals (doctors, pharmacists, lawyers, accountants, architects, and engineers) toward professional continuing education in the United Kingdom, particularly as it becomes institutionalized. The study identified some characteristic approaches to coping with unfamiliar demands and…
Descriptors: Accounting, Architectural Education, College Role, Educational Needs
Attitudes towards Industrial Training in the BEng. Course in Building Services Engineering at Hong Kong Polytechnic.
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Yeung, Y. N. Au; And Others – Studies in Higher Education, 1993
A survey of staff, industrial sector members, and current and past students in a Hong Kong Polytechnic cooperative education program investigated perceptions of the academic and nonacademic values of the system and the needs of local industries. Program design options are considered, including part-time and full-time study. (MSE)
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Cooperative Education, Educational Attitudes, Employer Attitudes