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Are We Having Fun Yet? Institutional Resistance and the Introduction of Play and Experimentation into Learning Innovation through Social Media
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Bryant, Peter; Coombs, Antony; Pazio, Monika – Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2014
Recognising and responding to behaviours and patterns of resistance is critical to the successful implementation of technology-enhanced learning strategies at higher education institutions. At institutional, academic and student levels, resistance manifests itself in a variety of forms, at best supporting a critical culture and at worst creating…
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, Resistance to Change, Play, Learning Strategies
Leading Common Core Implementation
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Holliday, Terry; Smith, Felicia C. – Principal, 2012
Kentucky is no stranger to education reform, having worked for the better part of 20 years on raising standards to improve student achievement. In 2009, the Kentucky General Assembly called for more rigorous standards to address high school graduates' college and career readiness. So when the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief…
Descriptors: State Standards, Integrated Services, Principals, Educational Change
Watching Bald Eagles Change Shifts: Seeking Digital Curriculum Access across Canada
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Robertson, Lorayne; Thomson, Dianne – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2011
There is an inconsistency between a growing need for national research on issues of child and adolescent health and the wide range of diverse curriculum responses to health issues undertaken by individual provinces and territories in Canada. Measuring the effect of interventions is more difficult in this contradiction. In this study, the authors…
Descriptors: Health Education, Foreign Countries, Comprehensive School Health Education, Educational Improvement
Knowledge Management as a Mechanism for Technological and Organizational Change Management in Israeli Universities
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Shoham, Snunith; Perry, Milly – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2009
During the last decade, the higher education sector has experienced many pressures and changes (Hanna, "Educause Review, 38"(4), 25-34, 2003; Scott, "Educause Review, 38", 64-80, 2003; Waterhouse, "The power of e-learning: The essential guide for teaching in the digital age", 2005). Universities around the world are…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Higher Education, Organizational Change, Foreign Countries
2012 Survey of States: Successes and Challenges during a Time of Change
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Rieke, Rebekah L.; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Dominguez, Lauren M. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2013
This report summarizes the thirteenth survey of states by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) at the University of Minnesota. Results are presented for 49 states and 6 of the 11 unique states. The purpose of this report is to provide a snapshot of the new initiatives, trends, accomplishments, and emerging issues during this…
Descriptors: State Surveys, Success, Barriers, Performance Factors
IT Governance as an Institutionalized Organizational Response in Higher Education: Case Studies of Three Public Universities in the United States
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Winston, Evelyn E. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The changes in the environment of higher education related to globalization, immigration, rising social-economic inequality, the knowledge economy and cultural identity (Benjamin, 2003; Collis, 2003) are requiring institutions to make some basic strategic choices. One of these decisions is the extent to which institutions of higher education will…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Global Approach, Information Technology, Educational Change