The transition from early childhood education to primary school is a big step for all children, and a step which more and more children are having to take. Quality transitions should be well-prepared and child-centred, managed by trained staff collaborating with one another, and guided by an appropriate and aligned curriculum. Transitions like…

Digitalisation, globalisation, demographic shifts and other changes in work organisation are constantly reshaping skill needs. This can lead to persistent skill shortages and mismatch which are costly for individuals, firms and society in terms of lost wages and lower productivity and growth. These costs can be reduced through better assessment…

The literature reviewed for this study revealed that the movement toward decentralizing responsibility of school governance to communities has become a global policy in the contemporary world. With the aim of enhancing greater community participation and retaining students in public schools, the Government of Nepal introduced two different…

The challenge of producing the systemic changes that are needed to boost educational attainment and economic competitiveness across the country falls heavily on entities that coordinate public postsecondary institutions. Coordination of postsecondary education, whether of a single system of institutions or across an entire state, requires…

Public organizations charged with coordinating higher education institutions face a complex set of tasks. Whether coordinating institutions within one sector or across sectors, such organizations play vital roles in promoting a state's capacity for policy leadership to meet the growing need for an educated citizenry. National experts have…

In an assessment of the relat onship of the Academic Senate to the faculty and administration at San Diego City College. the Senate's effectiveness in terms of recommendations to the administration and the governing board, and the Senate's effectiveness in its communication with the individual faculty members , a tabulation of the Senate's more…

A survey conducted to assess the roles of university trustees and presidents and their conceptions of these roles is described. Differences of opinion on roles are apparent on moral and social questions, on academic policy, and on financial policy. The importance of teamwork and a cooperative relationship is emphasized. The survey instrument is…

A 16-item questionnaire was used to survey 60 college and university presidents and 61 board chairmen in six Middle Atlantic states in order to explore distinctions between the policy and the administration functions in the president-trustee relationship. Personal intrviews were conducted with ten of the chairmen and ten presidents as a followup…

Central administrators, department heads, faculty, and student senators at Iowa Lakes Community College were surveyed to ascertain whether the college governance structure was commonly understood, whether they were willing to use the structure to gain input to policy formation, and to identify the communication barriers that stifle policy…

The questions surrounding "citizen" participation in governance are important in American society generally, and some of these questions are raised in this analysis of the performance of broadly-based campus senates. Of 688 institutions identified in a national survey as having campus senates, 364 responded to a more detailed…

A study is presented to determine (1) where people influential in public university governance believe various typical decisions are being made and (2) where they believe those decisions should be made. The kinds of issues that bring about most disagreement as to proper authority in governance and administration are identified. Centralization of…

This book reports on a British research project involving a questionnaire survey of 494 university governors and a multi-site case study analysis to examine how different types of higher education institutions (especially "old" and "new" universities and colleges) converge and/or diverge in their governance styles. Chapter 1…

A practicum to develop a policy for academic appointment and rank for Sheldon Jackson College (Alaska) faculty is described. The practicum conducted a case study of internal governance at other institutions. Letters were sent to 67 members of the Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities and three related colleges to obtain data…

The interests and needs for professional development of 112 Indiana University faculty were studied, through interviewing and questionnaire administration. The faculty ranks in this sample approximated the full-time faculty population: assistant professors (21 percent), associate professors (30 percent), and full professors (49 percent). In…