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Abdous, M'hammed; He, Wu – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
Because of their capacity to sift through large amounts of data, text mining and data mining are enabling higher education institutions to reveal valuable patterns in students' learning behaviours without having to resort to traditional survey methods. In an effort to uncover live video streaming (LVS) students' technology related-problems and to…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Student Participation, Data Analysis, Learning Experience
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Doyle, William R. – Journal of Higher Education, 2010
Congressional scholars have long analyzed legislative behavior by examining roll call votes. The study of roll call votes has rarely been extended to particular policy areas, with a few exceptions, such as abortion and environmental issues. This study examines roll call voting in the area of higher education policy. In examining voting patterns…
Descriptors: Legislators, Voting, Data Analysis, Pattern Recognition
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Fubara, Edward I.; Gardner, Matthew T.; Wolff, Jordan S. – Christian Higher Education, 2011
For a variety of reasons many Christian higher education institutions struggle to embrace issues of diversity. This paper explores some of the challenges facing Christian higher education institutions when it comes to embracing diversity, particularly in the area of employment. It begins with a discussion of basic diversity/diversity management…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Church Related Colleges, Christianity, Cultural Pluralism
Wetstein, Matthew; Hays, Brianna; Nguyen, Alyssa – Association for Institutional Research (NJ1), 2011
This study seeks to extend the literature on higher education enrollment patterns during times of recession by examining patterns of enrollment and successful course completion in one of the world's largest higher education systems--the California Community College system. The data are drawn from publicly available data sources on the web. CCC…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Enrollment Trends, Economic Climate, Financial Problems
Byun, Kiyong – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2008
The purpose of this study is to analyze changing patterns of governance in Korean higher education through the window of the NPM, so as to compare policy developments in Korea to wider international trends. Building upon Braun & Merrien (1999)'s earlier analytical framework on university governance, the study focuses on the following…
Descriptors: Pattern Recognition, Governance, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Trochim, Wilham M. K. – Evaluation Review, 1985
Two quasiexperimental designs--nonequivalent dependent variable and reversed treatment designs--illustrate pattern matching logic as a basis for evaluation, examining college health services. Three pattern matches are significant: (1) program pattern match indicates implementation; (2) measurement match assesses test validity; and (3) effect…
Descriptors: Cluster Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing