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Elsawah, Sondoss; Ho, Allen Tim Luen; Ryan, Michael J. – INFORMS Transactions on Education, 2022
Systems thinking is recognized as an essential skill for understanding complex problem solving and decision making associated with many of the contemporary issues faced by individuals and communities. In this article, our goal is to contribute to the knowledge of curriculum and pedagogy of formal systems thinking teaching in higher education. We…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Higher Education, Thinking Skills, Concept Formation
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Nikolaevskaya, Olga – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2014
The paper considers the modern higher education system that forms the intellectual potential of the nation. It is shown that the most promising way is to develop creating, searching and navigating thinking. It is concluded that it is these aspects that allow applying a systemic approach to the development of the managerial potential. [For the…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Higher Education, Systems Approach, Educational Administration
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Chuchalin, Alexander; Malmqvist, Johan; Tayurskaya, Marina – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2016
The paper presents the approach to complex training of managers and faculty staff for system modernisation of Russian engineering education. As a methodological basis of design and implementation of the faculty development programme, the CDIO (Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate) Approach was chosen due to compliance of its concept to the purposes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Professional Development, Faculty Development
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Havlicek, Jaroslav; Pelikan, Martin – International Education Studies, 2013
The ongoing social changes taking place on a global scale have made universities respond to these new challenges by offering new study programmes, implementing modifications of study plans, taking up new research focus as well as by broadening the offer of adult education. These changes necessarily require modifications in terms of the structure…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Higher Education, Universities, Educational Administration
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Thurston, Elizabeth K. – Journal of Management Education, 2000
A hypermedia method for teaching management theory is presented as a tool that develops conceptual learning needed for systems thinking. Hypermedia enable links to supporting materials that illustrate the multidimensional nature of management in organizations. (SK)
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Concept Formation, Higher Education, Hypermedia
Shoemaker, William A. – College Management, 1974
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Higher Education, Management Development, Management Information Systems
Odiorne, George S. – College and University Journal, 1971
Discovered in the 1960's, MBO is a direct attempt to build into management systems an unremitting attention to purpose." (Editor)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Higher Education, Management Development, Management Systems
St. John, Edward P.; Weathersby, George B. – International Journal of Institutional Management in Higher Education, 1980
Three intervention schemes for diagnosing management development needs are examined: one for formal management systems, one for management training to accompany such systems, and the third examining different institutional change strategies. The general management development model is derived from research on developing institutions. (MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, Developing Institutions, Higher Education
Price, Robert D. – 1976
The Office of Health Services Education and Research at Michigan State University has clarified the functions of planning, organization, coordination, monitoring, and assessing instructional development projects. Each management function can be applied to the process of instructional development in order for the manager to achieve several…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Higher Education, Instructional Design, Instructional Development
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Keys, J. Bernard, Ed.; And Others – Journal of Management Development, 1995
Includes "Management Studies at Oxford" (Snow); "Building Organizations that Learn" (Fulmer); "Inter Cultural Management Associates" (Garcel); "Center for Creative Leadership" (Noer); "Applying New Science Theories in Leadership Development Activities" (Stumpf); and "An Academic Model of…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Chaos Theory, Creativity, Cross Cultural Training
Scontrino, M. Peter – 1980
This is the second module in a four-module training package for use in inservice seminars or workshops on performance appraisal and employee development. Module 2 concentrates on different methods of performance evaluation, including essay, ranking, forced distribution, nonanchored rating scale, weighted checklist, forced choice, critical…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Course Descriptions, Critical Incidents Method, Evaluation Methods
Scontrino, M. Peter – 1980
This is the first module in a four-module training package for use in inservice seminars or workshops on performance appraisal and employee development. It also contains an introductory manual with general information pertaining to all four modules in addition to specific outlines and objectives for each of the modules. Module 1 overviews the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Course Descriptions, Feedback, Higher Education
Wisconsin Univ. System, Madison. – 1999
This document contains 71 papers and 11 workshop presentations on distance teaching and learning from a conference on educational research. The following are among the papers included: "Bridging Distances and Differences" (Nancy Anderson); "The Role of Site Directors in Faculty and Student Success" (Edith M. Barnett, Jeanie P.…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Libraries, Academic Persistence, Adult Learning
Kuchinke, K. Peter, Ed. – 2000
This two-volume document contains the proceedings of the 2000 conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD). Volume 1 contains the following materials: conference overview; text of a town forum on social responsibility and human resource development (HRD); papers from symposia 1-24; and papers from innovative sessions 1-4. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals)