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Hornskov, Søren; Nørgaard, Camilla; Hansen, Pernille – Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy, 2019
During recent years, we have seen an increase in the complexity of school leadership as knowledge work. The new forms of knowledge available to school leadership, such as performance data and survey-based data, raise the expectation that leaders make relevant use of these knowledge resources. Theory and policy claim that new knowledge is of…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Leadership Styles, Decision Making, Data Analysis
Graham, Terrece F. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 ushered in a period of change in higher-education systems across the former Eastern bloc. Reform-minded leaders in the region sought to introduce western models and policies promoted by foreign development aid agendas. Private higher-education institutions emerged. This qualitative multiple case study examines…
Descriptors: Universities, International Education, International Cooperation, Foreign Countries
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Abiria, Doris Maandebo; Early, Margaret; Kendrick, Maureen – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2013
Uganda is a linguistically diverse nation where plurilingualism is common. Its language education policy dictates that, except in large urban areas, one local language be selected as the medium of instruction (MoI), to Primary 3, transitioning to English MoI, in Primary 4. Yet, as Ramanathan and Morgan ([Ramanathan, V., 2007]) argue, "the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Adams, John C.; Seagren, Alan T. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2004
What issues do distance education (DE) leaders believe will influence the future of DE? What are their colleges' DE strategies? This qualitative study compares DE strategic thinking and strategic choices at three community colleges. Two propositions are investigated: (1) each college's DE leaders use common strategic mental models (ways of…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Strategic Planning, Educational Trends, Influences