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Streitwieser, Bernhard; Beecher, Bradley – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2017
Higher education institutions today are locked in fierce global competition. This is driven by many factors, but perhaps mostly by the highly public international rankings that exert tremendous pressures on institutional leaders. The importance that rankings have taken on recently (Yudkevich, Altbach, & Rumbley, 2016) critically affects the…
Descriptors: International Schools, Multicampus Colleges, Information Dissemination, Information Management
Briggs, Linda L. – Campus Technology, 2013
In September, the University of Maryland jumped on the Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) bandwagon, inking an agreement with Coursera to provide the fledgling startup with five online courses. When the first UMD course went live in January, the university joined more than 30 other leading schools that are offering courses for free as part of the…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Online Vendors, Interviews, Operations Research
Symonds, Lynne; Jackson, Graham – School Science Review, 2013
The Association for Science Education (ASE) has been involved in exchanges with various countries in a number of ways. Teachers from all over the world visit the Annual Conference and their own associations have often used ASE methods in developing their own programmes. The responsibilities of the International Committee of ASE range from…
Descriptors: Science Education, Professional Associations, Science Course Improvement Projects, Institutional Characteristics
Mishra, Mukti – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2014
At present, India's education system turns out millions of young people who are ready to think, but not enough people with entrepreneurial or employment skills. As India faces increasing limits on its resources, both economic and natural, the competency and capability of human resources play a pivotal role in developing and sustaining the economy.…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Vocational Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Youth Opportunities
Carlson, Janet F.; Geisinger, Kurt F. – International Journal of Testing, 2012
The test review process used by the Buros Center for Testing is described as a series of 11 steps: (1) identifying tests to be reviewed, (2) obtaining tests and preparing test descriptions, (3) determining whether tests meet review criteria, (4) identifying appropriate reviewers, (5) selecting reviewers, (6) sending instructions and materials to…
Descriptors: Testing, Test Reviews, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Criteria
Urbanski, Monika – Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2012
The Spring 2012 SQR: "Framing Campus Sustainability," features stories that frame the evolving concept of sustainability in higher education. Included in this issue are a snapshot of ratings-to-date, a focus on credits within the Operations (OP) category, and insights into how institutions are defining and interpreting the evolving…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Sustainability, Campuses, Higher Education
Schutt, Stefan; Linegar, Dale – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2013
The authors' team has been working with virtual worlds since 2006, deploying them in diverse contexts including secondary schools, special schools, vocational education and training, higher education and the community sector. Here the authors outline their operational experience of the complex web of interrelated factors involved in running…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Learning Experience, Experiential Learning, Performance Factors
Becker, J. Thomas; Taylor, Matthew M.; Lewis, Dan; Ertzberger, Michelle – Facilities Manager, 2009
APPA's highest institutional honor, the Award for Excellence (AFE) in Facilities Management, recognizes those educational institutions whose facilities management organizations demonstrate quality in overall operations and effectiveness. Fewer than 40 institutions have received this distinct honor. The Award for Excellence is based on a set of…
Descriptors: Recognition (Achievement), Facilities Management, Awards, Operations Research
Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities, 2009
Established in 1972, the Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities (OCECD) is a statewide, non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the educational interests of children with disabilities. OCECD endorses and promotes efforts to provide appropriate quality education for children and youth with disabilities in the belief…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Quality, Annual Reports, Accessibility (for Disabled)
Van Beek, Michael – Mackinac Center for Public Policy, 2011
In the passionate debates over providing equal educational opportunity for all children, it's frequently argued that large financial inequities create challenges for many public schools, particularly those in lower-income urban areas. This study compares the revenues and operating expenditures of Michigan's urban, suburban, town and rural school…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Public Schools, Expenditures, Municipalities
Grossman, Jean Baldwin; Lind, Christianne; Hayes, Cheryl; McMaken, Jennifer; Gersick, Andrew – Public/Private Ventures, 2009
Funders and program planners want to know: What does it cost to operate a high-quality after-school or summer program? This study answers that question, discovering that there is no "right" number. Cost varies substantially, depending on the characteristics of the participants, the goals of the program, who operates it and where it is located.…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, After School Programs, Educational Quality, Operating Expenses
Adams, Olin L., III; Guarino, A. J.; Robichaux, Rebecca R.; Edwards, Toni L. – Journal of Educational Research & Policy Studies, 2004
This paper explores the nature and extent of outsourcing by higher education institutions, benefits and challenges associated with outsourcing, and the implications of outsourcing for effective management. The principal investigator conducted a national study of outsourcing by four-year colleges and universities at two points in time, 1998-99 and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Privatization, Contracts, Performance Factors