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Hood, David C. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
As of late, regulation and increased scrutiny of Higher Education (HIED) has caused a shift in campus operations, and, correspondingly, in HIED chief executives' duties (Nelson, 2009). As a result of these demands, trends suggest that a new approach in supporting HIED executives now goes beyond that of a clerical staffer and instead demands a…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Administrator Role, Personality Traits, Leadership Qualities
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Xia, Belle Selene – Journal of Learning Design, 2017
Previous research has shown that, despite the importance of programming education, there is limited research done on programming education experiences from the students' point of view and the need to do so is strong. By understanding the student behaviour, their learning styles, their expectation and motivation to learn, the quality of teaching…
Descriptors: Programming, Higher Education, Educational Theories, Student Centered Learning
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Cox, Nigel – Journal of Education Policy, 2017
In the United Kingdom (UK), Higher Education Institutions share with other educational providers the duty to provide reasonable adjustments for students who disclose disabilities. The role of academic administrators in the operationalisation of legislation-driven policy related to disability within the university context is overlooked within…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Disabilities, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)
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Noel, Jana; Earwicker, David P. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2015
This study was performed to document the strategies and methods used by successful applicants for the 2010 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification and to document the cultural shifts connected with the application process and receipt of the Classification. Four major findings emerged: (1) Applicants benefited from a team approach; (2)…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, School Community Relationship, Higher Education, Classification
Hall, Marva M. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Scholarly community engagement in higher education historically focused on the 4-year university, as a result there is limited research on how community colleges engage with their communities. In 2006, The Carnegie Foundation established a new Elective Community Engagement classification for higher education institutions. Research on Carnegie…
Descriptors: Higher Education, School Community Relationship, Case Studies, Community Colleges
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Larrán Jorge, Manuel; Herrera Madueño, Jesús; Calzado, Yolanda; Andrades, Javier – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2016
Purpose: Numerous sustainability assessment tools are being created and applied in the higher education sector. In light of such diversity, there is a need to provide a common guideline for sustainability assessment which makes easier the comparison among universities. Using as a reference the Spanish university system, the main aim of this paper…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Measurement Techniques, Sustainability, Universities
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Tuul, Suvdmaa; Banzragch, Otgontugs; Saizmaa, Tsogzolmaa – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
This paper reviews the e-learning course development in selected universities of Mongolia and attempts to classify the e-learning programs that are in practice at the tertiary education level in the country. The given paper uses both secondary and primary sources. The authors determined what factors influence e-learning type classification and how…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Higher Education, Teaching Methods
Lang, Leah; Pirani, Judith A. – EDUCAUSE, 2014
This Spotlight focuses on data from the 2013 Core Data Service (CDS) to better understand how higher education institutions approach student information systems (SISs). Information provided for this spotlight was derived from Module 8 of the CDS survey, which asked several questions regarding information systems and applications. Responses from…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Systems, Institutional Characteristics, Classification
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Jung, Insung; Hong, Seongyoun – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
This study aimed to investigate and classify faculty members' instructional priorities for adopting OER. In-depth interview data were collected from 10 faculty members from different regions and analyzed with NVivo 10. The original supposition was that the well-established instructional priorities, effectiveness, efficiency, and appeal would…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Preferences, Adoption (Ideas), Resource Units
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Ahola, Sakari; Galli, Loretta – Journal of Education and Work, 2012
This article explores Finnish polytechnic master's degree graduates' career development about one year after graduation. Twenty interviewed graduates were first classified on the basis of their initial educational motives yielding a typology of goal-oriented, learning-oriented and drifters. After this, their career development was analysed. As a…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Graduates, Career Development, Foreign Countries
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Deschamps, Eric; Lee, Jenny J. – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2015
This study investigated the various emerging forms of internationalization and how senior international affairs officers describe their motivations and rationales for implementing these activities. Based on interviews with senior international officers at 30 international offices in U.S. public universities, this study identified and classified…
Descriptors: State Universities, Entrepreneurship, Interviews, Administrator Attitudes
Lang, Leah; Pirani, Judith A. – EDUCAUSE, 2014
This spotlight focuses on data from the 2013 CDS to better understand how higher education institutions approach financial management systems. Information provided for this spotlight was derived from Module 8 of Core Data Service (CDS), which asked several questions regarding information systems and applications. Responses from 525 institutions…
Descriptors: Money Management, Higher Education, Information Systems, Classification
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Harris, Roger; Rainey, Linda – Australian Educational Researcher, 2012
Promotion by governments of the provision of pathways for learners and the principle of seamlessness in post-compulsory education over the past decade may be perceived as both positive and problematic. Seamlessness can provide considerable choice and yet can readily lead to uncertainty and indecision. A number of studies have drawn attention to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Higher Education, Compulsory Education
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Gourlay, Lesley – Learning, Media and Technology, 2015
The movement towards "openness" in education has tended to position itself as inherently democratising, radical, egalitarian and critical of powerful gatekeepers to learning. While "openness" is often positioned as a critique, I will argue that its mainstream discourses--while appearing to oppose large-scale operations of…
Descriptors: Open Education, Classification, Criticism, Power Structure
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Bamwesiga, Penelope Mbabazi; Dahlgren, Lars-Owe; Fejes, Andreas – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2012
In this study, we aim to explore and thematically analyze higher education teachers' notions about the most important problems related to students' learning, including the teachers' notions about the approaches to learning adopted by students. The study was carried out in Rwanda with 25 university teachers engaged in group interviews. Inspired by…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Problems, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
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