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Junnier, Frances M. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Drawing on theories from Applied Linguistics research, this doctoral dissertation brings together European perspectives on "language," "identity," and "voice" in an examination of English as the international language of science (EILS). Using the theoretical frame of Dynamic Systems Theory (DST), each of the chapters…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Student Attitudes, Discourse Analysis, Applied Linguistics
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Pence, Alan – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2021
The Investigating Quality (IQ) Project was conceptualized as a multiple systems approach to transforming early childhood education, care, and development (ECE/ECD) in British Columbia, Canada. Those systems extended from provincial government to local programs, from innovative policies to new approaches to practice. Fortunately, the tenure of the…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Preschool Education, Educational Policy, Educational Innovation
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Azis, Anton Mulyono; Simatupang, Togar M.; Wibisono, Dermawan; Basri, Mursyid Hasan – International Education Studies, 2014
This paper aims to compare various Performance Management Systems (PMS) for business school in order to find the strengths of each standard as inputs to design new model of PMS. There are many critical aspects and gaps notified for new model to improve performance and even recognized that self evaluation performance management is not well…
Descriptors: Standard Setting, Business Administration Education, Systems Approach, Literature Reviews
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Williamson, Sean R. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to establish necessity and methods for considering greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation policies at a system-level. The research emphasizes connecting narrowly focused GHG mitigation objectives (e.g. reduce single occupancy vehicle travel) with broader institutional objectives (e.g. growth in student population) to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Transportation, Systems Approach, Housing
Robinson, Deborah J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study explores the strategic thinking and strategic planning efforts in a department, college and university in the Southeastern United States. The goal of the study was to identify elements of strategic planning processes that meet the unique organizational features and complexities of a higher education institution. The study employed a…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Strategic Planning, Comparative Analysis, Models
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Mugimu, Christopher B.; Nakabugo, Mary Goretti; Katunguka-Rwakishaya, Eli – World Journal of Education, 2013
Research and teaching are key pillars in higher education. This article examines the factors associated with the current faculty research and teaching agenda at Makerere University (MU) and explores the realities of ongoing capacity building for faculty in research and teaching. This research was guided by the following questions: What motivates…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, Web Sites, Universities, Systems Approach
Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University, 2011
Through special funding by the Ministry of Education and Science in 2008, the Research Institute for Higher Education (RIHE) at Hiroshima University has been able to implement a new research project on the reform of higher education in the knowledge-based society of the 21st century. RIHE hosted the third International Workshop on the Higher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Workshops, Conferences (Gatherings)
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Martinez, Mario; Wolverton, Mimi – Planning for Higher Education, 2009
Strategic planning is an important tool, but the sole dependence on it across departments and campuses has resulted in the underutilization of equally important methods of analysis. The evolution of higher and postsecondary education necessitates a systemic industry analysis, as the combination of new providers and delivery mechanisms and changing…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Strategic Planning, Campuses, Educational Facilities Design
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Barker, Thomas S.; Smith, Howard W., Jr. – Innovative Higher Education, 1997
Reviews literature concerning need for and use of strategic planning in higher education institutions, and examines the systems approach as a means of enhancing strategic planning. Compares planning models and outlines a model designed for colleges and universities that uses concepts of the systems approach, combines elements of existing models,…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education
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Moisey, Susan D. – Innovative Higher Education, 1984
The roots of the open learning system approach to education are explored and the relationship between its goals and the succeeding models/methodologies are examined in the context of open and closed systems theories. An open systems orientation to learning system development is recommended. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies
Kattenburg, Paul M. – Teaching Political Science, 1974
This course of study involves the description of foreign policy behavior and its domestic determinants for a variety of countries with respect to sixteen post-World-War-II issues. This descriptive process amplified by reading and class discussion culminates in a comparative analysis embodied in a formal research paper. (JH)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Course Descriptions, Foreign Policy, Higher Education
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Owens, Hilda F.; And Others – NASPA Journal, 1981
Compares differences in the implementation of management techniques by administrators of student affairs, academic affairs and business affairs. Evaluated their educational accountability. Rank order of management implementation was student affairs, academic and business affairs. Purpose statements and job descriptions were the most widely…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrators, Comparative Analysis, Educational Administration
Silber, Kenneth H., Ed. – Journal of Instructional Development, 1980
Presents papers on four different instructional development models currently in use either in a university or a business setting. All phases of systematic development are covered, including project selection, production, implementation, performance analysis, constraints, and unusual features that distinguish each model. References are listed. (BK)
Descriptors: Business, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation, Higher Education
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Winkle, C. Wayne; And Others – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1981
The Delphi technique of refining group opinion was used to develop a graduate-level marriage and family therapy curriculum. Questionnaires were employed and 101 content areas met the criteria for inclusion into the final curriculum. Discussed are the similarities and differences of this curriculum and the current "model" AAMFT…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Counseling Theories, Counselor Attitudes, Curriculum Development
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Warren, Kathleen J.; Rada, R. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1998
Compares the impact of two different computer-mediated communication (CMC) systems, with different prescribed guidelines for use, on the per-person volume of online interchanges in two graduate classes. Hypothesies a relationship between system characteristics, guidelines for use, and the perpetuation of verbal interaction in settings where CMC is…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Graduate Study
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