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Direct linkSimon Pratt-Adams, Editor; Mark Warnes, Editor; Elaine Brown, Editor – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2025
This interdisciplinary book uses key examples and specific case studies from the 'Trailblazers' of Anglia Ruskin University, UK, to address the successes and challenges experienced during the creation, development, and running of breadth modules. It's been carefully written to support anyone looking to implement this innovative method into their…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Higher Education, Sustainability, Poverty
Peer reviewedQayyum, Adnan, Ed.; Zawacki-Richter, Olaf, Ed. – SpringerBriefs in Open and Distance Education, 2018
This book describes the history, structure and institutions of open and distance education in six countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, the UK and the US. It discusses how open and distance education is evolving in a digital age to reflect the needs and circumstances of national higher education systems in these countries, and explores…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Education, Distance Education, Higher Education
Krüger, Karsten, Ed.; Parellada, Martí, Ed.; Samoilovich, Daniel, Ed.; Sursock, Andrée, Ed. – Educational Governance Research, 2018
This book examines governance reforms in higher education in six European countries: Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, the Netherlands, and Portugal. It focuses in particular on the governance of the systems and institutions in these countries. The book shows that each of the national reform processes has been characterised by its own specific…
Descriptors: Governance, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Change, Higher Education
Download full textBamford-Rees, Diana, Ed.; Doyle, Beth, Ed.; Klein-Collins, Becky, Ed.; Wertheim, Judith, Ed. – Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, 2014
The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning's (CAEL's) 40th anniversary year provided an opportunity for the "Forum and News" to examine the world of the adult learner from multiple perspectives and to invite CAEL friends and supporters to reflect on the evolution of the field and of CAEL as an organization. This publication presents…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Experiential Learning, Prior Learning, Nonprofit Organizations
Dale-Rivas, Hugo, Ed. – Higher Education Policy Institute, 2019
Racial inequalities in higher education are widely recognised, from the scarcity of black and minority ethnic (BME) professors and vice chancellors, to student attainment gaps and campaigns to decolonise the curriculum. This collection of essays brings together experts' ideas for reducing racial inequality across the sector. It includes…
Descriptors: Racial Bias, Higher Education, Minority Group Teachers, Achievement Gap
O'Toole, Barbara, Ed.; Joseph, Ebun, Ed.; Nyaluke, David, Ed. – Routledge Research in Education, 2019
This book challenges educational discourse in relation to teaching about Africa at all levels of the education system in the Global North, with a specific case study focusing on the Republic of Ireland. The book provides an interrogation of the proliferation of negative imagery of and messages about African people and African countries and the…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Case Studies, African Culture, Teaching Methods
Bleiklie, Ivar, Ed.; Enders, Jürgen, Ed.; Lepori, Benedetto, Ed. – Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education, 2017
This book asks how modern universities are organized and managed, and questions whether 30 years of university reforms have resulted in stronger managerial structures and leadership control. It further asks whether current organisational and decision-making structures can be explained by public reform policies. The book offers a coherent,…
Descriptors: Universities, Educational Change, College Administration, Decision Making
Bastedo, Michael N., Ed. – Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012
Colleges and universities are best understood as networks of departments working together to fulfill a mission of education, innovation, and community partnership. To better understand how these large and complex institutions function, scholars can apply organizational and strategic planning concepts made familiar by business management. This book…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Higher Education, Organizational Theories, College Administration
Talbot, Christopher, Ed.; Taylor, Aleesha, Ed. – Education Support Program, Open Society Foundations, 2015
In 2006, after nearly two decades of civil conflict and instability, Liberia's physical and governance infrastructure was destroyed and its brutalized population was stricken with high levels of illiteracy and unemployment. The newly formed government of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was not able to meet the stringent requirements imposed by the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Development, Partnerships in Education, International Cooperation
Denman, Christopher, Ed.; Al-Mahrooqi, Rahma, Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
Different regions of the world are making increasing demands for educational reform, especially when institutions are dissatisfied with the level of proficiency of their graduates. Since the realization of how important English education is to global success, reform to English education is becoming progressively vital in societies all over the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Payne, Bethan; Charonis, George-Konstantinos; Haaristo, Hanna-Stella; Maurer, Moritz; Kaiser, Florian; Siegrist, Rahel; McVitty, Debbie; Gruber, Angelika; Heerens, Nik; Xhomaqi, Brikena; Nötzl, Tina; Semjonov, Meeli; Primožic, Rok – European Students' Union, 2013
Higher education plays a vital role in society and the quality, accessibility, and form of higher education is highly dependent on financing. Financing of higher education is conceived to be of central importance for the future creation and dissemination of knowledge and research. Therefore, the financing of higher education is a topic that has…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Futures (of Society), Student Unions, Higher Education
Bagilhole, Barbara, Ed.; White, Kate, Ed. – Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
Women are now part of senior management in higher education (HE) to varying degrees in most countries and actively contribute to the vision and strategic direction of universities. This book attempts to analyse their impact and potential impact on both organisational growth and culture. Contents of this book include: (1) Building a Feminist…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Administration, Females, Feminism
Wisdom, Sherrie, Ed.; Leavitt, Lynda, Ed.; Bice, Cynthia, Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
In comparing one public school to another, discussions frequently include talk concerning the socio economics of a school or district, which then leads to talk about the advantages that one socioeconomic setting has over another. Educators tend to agree that low academic achievement frequently associated with a low socioeconomic status is a…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Social Influences, Racial Discrimination, African American Students
P. Pandia Vadivu, Editor; A. S. Arul Lawrence, Editor; C. Barathi, Editor – Online Submission, 2015
The Indian higher education system today faces a daunting challenge of expansion in the face of globalised competition and all this has in turn made the access to higher education even more difficult. With tertiary education at the disposition of the privileged few, and majority percentage excluded from the educational stream, the prospects of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Access to Education, Foreign Countries, Competition
Temple, Paul, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Universities are fundamental to the contemporary knowledge economy. They directly and indirectly support economic growth in both developing and advanced economies. In addition to their traditional teaching and research functions, they often also have important roles in supporting regional development and urban regeneration, as well as involvement…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Progress, Higher Education, International Education
