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Paolucci, Catherine; Jennings, Kevin – Action in Teacher Education, 2017
This article discusses the relationship between policy, research, and program development in mathematics teacher education. In particular, it considers the influences of policy and research along with social, economic, and cultural factors in the conceptualization and development of an undergraduate mathematics teacher education program in…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Program Development, Program Content
Hokanson, Brad; McCluske, Marit – Educational Technology, 2014
The most defining characteristic of MOOCs and other massive courses may be their scale. In their popular description, in the pedagogical and technological approach, in course operation, and in impact, the scale of the course is always foremost in mind. Beyond changes in scale, there are challenges and opportunities to adapt the new techniques in a…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Large Group Instruction, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Acquah, Edward H. K. – Association for Institutional Research, 2012
The academic program life cycle (APLC) concept states each program's life flows through several stages: introduction, growth, maturity, and decline. A mixed-influence diffusion growth model is fitted to annual enrollment data on academic programs to analyze the factors determining progress of academic programs through their life cycles. The…
Descriptors: College Programs, Program Development, Models, Outcome Measures
Douglass, John Aubrey – Center for Studies in Higher Education, 2012
For-profit colleges and universities in the US have been growing at a staggering pace in enrollment, in profits, and in the corporate value of those traded on the New York Stock Exchange. From 2000 to 2010, the sector grew by some 235 percent in enrollment, increasing its market share from 3 to 9.1 percent of all tertiary enrolled students. What…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Free Enterprise System, Public Colleges, Educational Attainment
Castleberry, Terry Lane – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The specific objective of this project was to train coordinators to open new extension classes and effectively facilitate existing extension classes offered by the Assemblies of God Bible Institute (AGBI) in Belize. Extensive biblical and literary research and a thorough evaluation of current extension classes led to the development of a…
Descriptors: Biblical Literature, Extension Education, Distance Education, Foreign Countries
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Parker, Jeanette P.; Karnes, Frances A. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1991
A national survey identified 127 colleges and universities in the United States and eight institutions in Canada that offer graduate degree programs in gifted education. Data about their enrollments and practicum requirements are presented. The functions of gifted education resource centers operated by 25 of the institutions are also described.…
Descriptors: College Programs, Enrollment, Foreign Countries, Gifted
Juura, Jaakko – Adult Education in Finland, 1973
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correspondence Schools, Educational History, Enrollment
Hughes, Maria – 1995
The impact of voucher schools on the further education (FE) curriculum in Britain was examined in a study of the 22 FE colleges and 3 training and enterprise councils (TECs) involved in the initial pilot testing of the 5 voucher schemes: Youth Credits; Gateway to Learning; Skill Choice; Open Learning Credits; and Adult Training Credits. It was…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Economic Impact, Educational Finance, Educational Policy
Theodossin, Ernest – 1989
This document is one of three texts which comprise the written components of The Responsive College Programme dissemination materials. The program is designed to help colleges in the United Kingdom market themselves and their courses effectively, and this volume, which is freestanding and directed at both the general reader and the specialist,…
Descriptors: Advertising, Colleges, Enrollment, Evaluation Criteria
Sacheti, A. K.; Ray, S. – 1986
Since India gained its independence in 1947, three important commissions have examined the issue of educational reform. The first (in 1948) recommended a vocational emphasis in the intermediate (predegree) courses without sacrificing emphasis on preparation for university education. In 1954, the Secondary Education Commission resulted in the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Developing Nations, Educational Change, Educational History
Keast, David; And Others – 1994
In 1987, Athabasca University (AU) and Keyano College (KC), in Alberta, initiated a collaborative program to provide one-site degree completion opportunities for students residing over 300 kilometers from the nearest degree-granting institution. The Capstone Project is made up of two academic streams: a third year "cap" of the KC…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Budgets, Business Administration, Community Colleges
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de Oliveira, Leonardo Rocha; Cortimiglia, Marcelo; Marques, Luis Fernando Moraes – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2003
This article presents a managerial experience with a web-based course on data base technology for enterprise management. The course has been developed and managed by a Department of Industrial Engineering in Brazil in a Public University. Project's managerial experiences are described covering its conception stage where the Virtual Learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Databases, Administration, Web Based Instruction
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McMullen, Matthew S. – European Education, 2004
Higher education in the Czech Republic is going through an important transition, both politically and economically. New methods of financing university operations are necessary during the transition to a market economy as government funds are increasingly being drawn to other areas. Government and academic officials have worked together in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Free Enterprise System, Local Government, Higher Education
Rawlinson, S. – 1996
This document, designed for employers in England, provides an overview of further education (FE) opportunities, enrollments, and developments/trends throughout the United Kingdom. Section 1, which is basically an overview of the FE system, examines the following questions: why FE is important; what links exist between employers and FE colleges…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Educational Opportunities
Mbiti, David – 1985
One of Kenya's major national priorities is the implementation of the policy of making the district the focus for development, thereby bringing the people into the forefront of provision for their own welfare. The second priority is the introduction of an 8-4-4 (8 years primary, 4 years secondary, 4 years university) education program to replace…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Legislation
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