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Soh, Kay Cheng – Higher Education Review, 2012
Three university ranking systems in vogue have been shown in the previous issue of "Higher Education Review" to be capable of modifications to make them more parsimonious by using only about half of the number of predictors currently in use. This makes some of the predictors "redundant" as they contributed little to the overall ranking. It is…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Predictor Variables, Profiles, Test Items
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Shtoler, N. N. – Russian Education and Society, 2012
An analysis of educational programs in the Urals region of Russia shows how institutions may cooperate more by sharing programs and by specializing in those programs in which they are strongest. While competition is a necessary mechanism for improvements in educational quality, overlapping and redundant programs need to be avoided. (Contains 1…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Shared Resources and Services
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Pastore, Ray – Computers & Education, 2012
Can increasing the speed of audio narration in multimedia instruction decrease training time and still maintain learning? The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of time-compressed instruction and redundancy on learning and learners' perceptions of cognitive load. 154 university students were placed into conditions that consisted of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Problem Solving, Narration, Multimedia Instruction
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Clay, Melanie N.; Rowland, Stacey; Packard, Abbot – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2009
The University of West Georgia implemented a successful research-based initiative, Project DEW (Developing eCore Winners) to improve retention in its eCore courses. eCore courses are those offered through a collaborative University System of Georgia program, and includes courses required to complete the first two years of an undergraduate degree.…
Descriptors: Telephone Surveys, School Holding Power, Online Courses, Redundancy
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McMullen, John – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2008
This is the second part of a paper based on one delivered at the AUA Annual Conference, Promoting Excellence in HE Management, at the University of Nottingham, 2-4 April 2007. It continues discussion of the application of employment legislation to university restructuring exercises, and in particular, the application of the Transfer of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Employment, Human Resources, Labor Legislation
Roberts, Jalynn; Gentry, Debra; Townsend, Amy – Journal of Case Studies in Education, 2011
The purpose of this mixed-method study was to evaluate a Higher Education Administration doctoral program, to understand student perceptions of program quality, to improve both student satisfaction and retention to degree completion, and to plan for the future. Findings from survey data and focus group interviews indicated program strengths to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Administrator Education, Educational Administration, Mixed Methods Research