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New Organisational Structures and the Transformation of Academic Work
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Nyhagen, Gigliola Mathisen; Baschung, Lukas – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2013
This article will particularly focus on Norway and the consequences for academic work. Frequently in studies of academic work, focus has been on academics' individual autonomy and to what extent the latter is challenged (Altbach in "Ann Am Acad Pol Soc Sci" 448:1-14, 1980; Shattock in "High Educ" 41:27-47, 2001). One of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Organizational Theories, Administrative Organization, Higher Education
Research Administration Organizations, Practitioner Characteristics, and Tasks.
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Shidler, Clifford L.; And Others – Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1987
A survey of the research administration community suggests great diversity of organizational arrangements, operational staff size, staff and administrator background, and task assignments. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, Agency Role, Grantsmanship
Effective Methods for Institutional Research: How Important Is Institutional Type?
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Frost, Susan H. – Innovative Higher Education, 1993
A new model for administration of institutional research in small colleges is proposed as an alternative to the traditional centralized program model. Application of the model for two years suggests that its decentralized but integrated approach responds well to the institution's internal and external research needs. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics, Institutional Research
Enhancing the Prospects for Acquisition of Sponsored Funds at Small to Mid-Level Colleges and Universities: A Guide for Program Development.
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Mishler, John M. – Research Management Review, 1988
Issues in sponsored research are addressed: institutional commitment and targeted budget allocations, administrative and faculty commitment--structure and support services; sponsored research and institutional characteristics; and faculty development programs--research-oriented. (MLW)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrators, College Faculty, Faculty Development
Organizational Characteristics of Dental Schools Associated with Research Productivity.
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Harrington, Marilyn S. – Journal of Dental Education, 1987
A study found the ideal combination of characteristics associated with dental research productivity was $420,000 or more in funding from the National Institute of Dental Research, a student/faculty ratio of 4.75 or less, a library with at least 10,000 dental-related books, and medical school faculty teaching basic science. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Dental Schools, Faculty Workload, Financial Support
Biennial Survey of Education in the United States, 1934-1936. Bulletin, 1937, No. 2. Volume I. Chapter III: Higher Education, 1930-1936
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John, Walton C. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1938
It is the purpose of this survey to call attention to some of the more significant developments that have taken place in higher education between 1930 and 1936. It covers, to a considerable extent, the critical period of the economic depression and includes those years in which recovery and improvement in higher education have begun to be marked.…
Descriptors: School Effectiveness, Higher Education, Educational Development, Economic Impact