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Bhattacharya, Surjoday; Tripathi, Krishnakant; Kumar, Akhilesh – Cogent Education, 2023
The quality of e-content had been identified as one of the major constructs impacting the quality of e-learning and students' satisfaction. During the time of COVID-19 pandemic, a surge in the development of e-contents had been noted. Moreover, the new scenario also pushed the debate on the quality of e-learning that directly or indirectly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Technology
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Perez-Encinas, Adriana; Berbegal-Mirabent, Jasmina – Studies in Higher Education, 2023
This study investigates the factors that influence how long it takes for master's-level graduate students to find employment. The original contribution stems from questioning whether the structure and content of university programmes play a role in graduates' ability to secure jobs. To this end, we focus on three dimensions at three points in time…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Masters Programs, Employment Potential, College Graduates
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Bryant, Jayne; Ayers, James; Missimer, Merlina; Broman, Göran – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: Transformative learning (TL) and leadership are key leverage points for supporting society's transition toward sustainability. The purpose of this study is to identify essential components of TL within an international sustainability leadership master's program in Sweden that has been described by many students as life-changing,…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Alumni, Masters Programs, Leadership Training
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Jeffs, Tony; Smith, Mark K. – Education Sciences, 2021
No undergraduate or postgraduate programmes currently exist for the professional education of informal educators. The authors outline the development of previous programmes and consider the emergence of informal education as a discrete concept. The article then highlights some key failings in the professional education of informal educators and…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Professional Education, Program Content, Undergraduate Study
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McNeely, Gary; Ashton, William – Journal of Public Affairs Education, 2019
Since rural Canada contributes about one-third of the national economy and significantly to culture, we argue it deserves greater attention in public policy, beginning with policy education. A scan of 22 Canadian Masters of Public Policy (MPP) and Master of Public Administration (MPA) programs reveals a marked absence of policy training focused on…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Foreign Countries, Masters Programs, Public Administration Education
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Villar, Feliciano; Giuliani, María Florencia; Serrat, Rodrigo; Curcio, Carmen-Lucía; Lopes, Alexandra; Maldonado, María de la Luz Martínez; Oliveira, Rita da Cássia – Educational Gerontology, 2017
One of the challenges of population aging is to ensure that there are enough trained professionals to meet the changing, specific needs of aging populations. The aim of this study was to describe the number, geographical distribution, and general characteristics of gerontological training programs offered by Latin American universities and to…
Descriptors: Gerontology, College Programs, Universities, Geographic Distribution
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Wang, Chengbo; Chen, Xuezhong; Edgar, David; Zhao, Yang – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2013
In higher education institutes (HEIs), Operations Management programmes (OMPs) are among those programmes attracting a substantial amount of international student enrollment. With the current situation that the government is reducing its funding input, the UK HEIs' financial balance relies more than before on the international students who pay…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Organizational Effectiveness, Management Systems
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Norcross, John C.; Kohout, Jessica L.; Wicherski, Marlene – American Psychologist, 2005
This article traces the evolution of graduate study in psychology in the United States and Canada during the past 3 decades. The authors summarize the 2003-2004 characteristics of graduate programs and departments in psychology and compare these data to those obtained in 1970-1971, 1979-1980, and 1992-1993. The most recent data were obtained from…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Psychology, Foreign Countries, Educational History
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Anderson, Tom; Eisner, Elliot; McRorie, Sally – Studies in Art Education, 1998
Reports on a survey of U.S. and Canadian graduate programs in art education. Examines responses from 124 programs to determine the location, scope, and nature of graduate programs in art education including the content and strategies that are addressed. Presents detailed findings and general conclusions. (DSK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Demography, Educational Assessment, Educational Research
Miklos, E. – 1979
A comparative analysis of preparatory programs for educational administrators in Australia, Britain, Canada, and New Zealand is presented in this paper. The purposes of the paper are to describe similarities and differences in educational administration programs, to compare selected characteristics of programs in these countries with programs in…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries
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Vogel, Elisabeth – Education for Information, 1985
Outlines activities and qualification requirements in the fields of information counseling and management; describes structure and content of a two-year postgraduate program in these fields at the University of Konstanz (Federal Republic of Germany) and discusses acceptance of an additional information science qualification by the labor market.…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Employment Qualifications, Foreign Countries
Miklos, Erwin; Nixon, Mary – 1978
This research project collected, compiled, analyzed, and disseminated information about educational administration programs offered by Canadian universities. Among the specific questions addressed were the following: (1) What programs are offered by various universities? (2) What are some of the characteristics of the context in which those…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Admission Criteria, Doctoral Programs, Educational Administration