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McIntyre, Laureen J.; Hellsten, Laurie-Ann M. – Brock Education: A Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 2014
This paper presents an auto-ethnographic exploration of two post-tenure female faculty member's experiences developing their programs of research. Self-reflection was used to explore the factors that have helped or hindered the development of their research program, and the continued challenges they faced as female faculty. Composite themes were…
Descriptors: Tenure, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Women Faculty
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Migdadi, Fathi; Badarneh, Muhammad A.; Momani, Kawakib – Applied Linguistics, 2012
This study investigates complaints and complaint responses in interactions between local citizens and the hosts of a live two-hour radio phone-in in Jordan devoted to receiving and handling complaints of a public nature. Using Brown and Levinson's (1987) politeness model, the study examines the functions and patterns of complaints and the types of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Radio, Programming (Broadcast), Telecommunications
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McTavish, Duncan – Scottish Educational Review, 1998
Explores four models of management strategy operating in seven Scottish further-education colleges: strategic control from the center, strategic "fit" emphasizing management of resources in an externally competitive environment, strategic "stretch" addressing organizational infrastructure and internal capabilities, and…
Descriptors: College Administration, Community Colleges, Educational Administration, Educational Planning
Sporn, Barbara – 1999
This study examined the adaptation of institutions of higher education in the United States and Europe to changing socioeconomic factors and proposed a theory of adaptation in higher education which stresses the need for new forms of governance, management, and leadership structures. The study analyzed six university structures, each with a…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, Colleges, Comparative Education
Fullarton, Sue – 2002
The engagement of young Australians with school and individual and school-level influences on student engagement (defined as participation in extracurricular activities) were examined by analyzing data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth. Being female, being from a higher socioeconomic background, and having professional parents were…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Persistence, Definitions, Education Work Relationship
Knapper, Christopher K.; Cropley, Arthur J. – 2000
This book, which is intended for academics, educators, educational managers, and policymakers concerned with higher education, examines how universities and colleges can prepare their students for lifelong learning through continuing education, specialized courses for adults, and mainstream teaching programs geared toward traditional students. The…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Articulation (Education)