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Gao, Catherine Yuan – Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education, 2019
This book investigates university internationalization in different national contexts and compares internationalization performance across national boundaries. Internationalization has been recognised by policymakers as the key to perform successfully within the new global context: the author identifies primary motivations for universities to…
Descriptors: Universities, Global Approach, International Education, Educational Assessment
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Peter Neema-Abooki, Editor – Palgrave Macmillan, 2024
This book delves into the role of higher education as a means of sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Contributions from across the region examine the strategies and technological advances available to enable students to deal with an uncertain future and are organised under two key themes: Curriculum and Teaching and Higher Education and…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Higher Education, Educational Quality, Quality Assurance
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Milana, Marcella, Ed.; Klatt, Gosia, Ed.; Vatrella, Sandra, Ed. – Palgrave Studies in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning, 2020
This book explores European governance and policy coordination within lifelong learning markets. Using an instruments approach, the editors and contributors examine the ways in which governance mechanisms employed by the European Union influence policy to regulate lifelong learning, and intervene in lifelong learning markets, at both European and…
Descriptors: Governance, Lifelong Learning, Educational Policy, Policy Analysis
A. S. Arul Lawrence, Editor; C. Barathi, Editor; P. Pandia Vadivu, Editor – Online Submission, 2015
Higher education today is a complex, demanding, and competitive reality. Its constituents--students, administrators, faculty, and public--are drawn from diverse sectors of society. Its 'arena' comprises institutions that receive decreased funding, are hounded with increased demands for accountability, and experience declining public support,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Quality, Faculty Development, Self Evaluation (Groups)
Louisiana Department of Education, 2012
"Louisiana Believes” embraces the principle that all children can achieve at high levels, as evidenced in Louisiana's recent adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). "Louisiana Believes" also promotes the idea that Louisiana's educators should be empowered to make decisions to support the success of their students. In…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Achievement Tests, Grade 8, English
Louisiana Department of Education, 2012
"Louisiana Believes" embraces the principle that all children can achieve at high levels, as evidenced in Louisiana's recent adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). "Louisiana Believes" also promotes the idea that Louisiana's educators should be empowered to make decisions to support the success of their students.…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Testing Accommodations
Louisiana Department of Education, 2012
"Louisiana Believes" embraces the principle that all children can achieve at high levels, as evidenced in Louisiana's recent adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). "Louisiana Believes" also promotes the idea that Louisiana's educators should be empowered to make decisions to support the success of their students.…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Testing Accommodations
Department of Defense Education Activity, 2013
This strategic plan provides the Department of Defense Education Activity's (DoDEA's) formal agenda for becoming one of the Nation's best unified school systems. Where Volume I establishes the enduring elements of the plan--DoDEA's mission and vision, core values, and strategic goals--Volume II provides the initial strategic way forward for…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Strategic Planning, Military Service, Elementary Secondary Education
Lumina Foundation for Education, 2011
With the assistance of four writers and dozens of expert reviewers, Lumina Foundation for Education offers the first step in creating a Degree Qualifications Profile for American higher education. The Degree Profile is a baseline set of reference points for what students should do to earn associate, bachelor's and master's degrees--regardless of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Prior Learning, Profiles, Qualifications
Adelman, Cliff; Ewell, Peter; Gaston, Paul; Schneider, Carol Geary – Lumina Foundation for Education, 2011
Through this document, Lumina Foundation for Education offers a "Degree Qualifications Profile," a tool that can help transform U.S. higher education. A Degree Profile--or qualifications framework--illustrates clearly what students should be expected to know and be able to do once they earn their degrees--at any level. This Degree…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Profiles, Qualifications, Academic Degrees
Pinheiro, Romulo, Ed.; Benneworth, Paul, Ed.; Jones, Glen A., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
Universities are under increasing pressure to help promote socio-economic growth in their local communities. However until now, no systematic, critical attention has been paid to the factors and mechanisms that currently make this process so daunting. In Universities and Regional Development, scholars from Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Role of Education, International Education
National Survey of Student Engagement, 2012
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) documents dimensions of quality in undergraduate education and provides information and assistance to colleges, universities, and other organizations to improve student learning. Its primary activity is annually surveying college students to assess the extent to which they engage in educational…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Student Surveys, Undergraduate Students, Learner Engagement