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Basile, Carole G.; Gutierrez, Cindy – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2011
What differentiates the professional development school (PDS) from other schools are the people and the roles they have created to enact the functions or goals unique to the PDS model: preparation of teacher candidates; enhanced professional learning for educators; improved student achievement through the simultaneous renewal of university and…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, Professional Development, Governance, College School Cooperation
Wurtz, Joseph F. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The main research question of this study was: How do student life offices at four diverse Catholic colleges and universities create an environment that is expressive of a Catholic way of life? This research question was operationalized by two research sub questions: How do senior student affairs officers, mid-level student affairs officers, and…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Church Related Colleges, Student Personnel Services, Student Personnel Workers
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Franklin, Nancy E. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2009
At a time when many regions are grappling with economic challenges and universities are struggling to demonstrate their public value, the question of how regions and universities might partner effectively begs to be addressed. This qualitative case study examines the engagement of six land-grant institutions in regions not proximate to their…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Community Development, Outreach Programs, Land Grant Universities
Universities UK, 2010
This report presents an analysis of the diversity of income streams in UK higher education institutions (HEIs) at a time when the sector is facing considerable uncertainty. The research was conducted over a six-week period from March to April 2010 and, as such, it predated the establishment of the new Coalition Government in the UK. In the period…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Income, Economic Impact
D'Andrea, Michael; Daniels, Judy – College Student Affairs Journal, 2007
The authors describe social justice advocacy interventions to initiate difficult discussions at the university where they are employed. They emphasize the need to foster difficult dialogues about the problem of institutional racism among students, faculty members, and administrators where they work. The Privileged Identity Exploration (PIE) model…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Racial Bias, Institutional Characteristics, Racial Discrimination
Anderson, Susan D. – 1989
Child care has been part of American culture for nearly a century. This paper takes a backward glance at the history of child care in the United States. During the industrial revolution, child care was disguised as child labor. As child labor laws were enacted, schooling became the focus of ideas about caring for groups of children. The idea of a…
Descriptors: Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational History, Etiology
Seymour, Daniel – 1995
This book addresses the issue of improving performance in higher education, not only from the perspectives of professors and administrators, but also from the perspectives of a wide array of stakeholders, including students, industry, parents, and political leaders. It proposes a performance improvement framework that is designed to help an…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Instruction, Educational Attitudes, Educational Improvement
Gellert, Claudius – 1991
The purpose of this paper is to determine the extent of major structural differences in European higher education and to analyze a number of recent developments within this institutional framework. One of the major changes occurring in European universities since their beginnings in Bologna and Paris has been the elevation of the research function…
Descriptors: Colleges, Differences, Educational Assessment, Educational History
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, 2004
The National Literacy Secretariat (NLS) is a grants and contributions initiative established in 1987. The NLS has two objectives: (1) To increase opportunities and take-up, so that people improve their reading and writing skills; and (2) To work towards making Canada's social, economic and political life more accessible to those with weak literacy…
Descriptors: Summative Evaluation, Models, Foreign Countries, Writing Skills