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| Universities Quarterly | 72 |
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Lal, Barbara Ballis – Universities Quarterly, 1972
Descriptors: Higher Education, International Education, Surveys, Teacher Attitudes
Shils, Edward – Universities Quarterly, 1974
The sources for change in functions of universities will be the increased wealth of modern societies; increased power of the state; the expansion of equalitarianism; and the belief in the value of empirical knowledge. (Author/PG)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Higher Education, Institutional Role, International Education
Richards, Colin – Universities Quarterly, 1974
The fundamental aim of the Schools Council in Great Britain is to promote new approaches to curricula and examinations in the light of social, economic and educational changes. (Author/PG)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Higher Education
Williamson, Graham R. – Universities Quarterly, 1972
The author feels that except in the area of academic administration, the personal tutor system in England is not providing an effective service, and in the area of students' emotional and personal problems, may be providing very little service indeed. (Author)
Descriptors: Higher Education, International Education, Teaching Programs, Tutorial Programs
McGregor, G. P. – Universities Quarterly, 1972
The author discusses the problems and progress of teacher education as presented at the Danforth Foundation Workshop on Liberal Arts Education, in Colorado Springs, June and July 1972. (PG)
Descriptors: Higher Education, International Education, Professional Education, Teacher Education
Powell, J. P. – Universities Quarterly, 1973
Descriptors: Higher Education, International Education, Job Training, Universities
Poole, Roger – Universities Quarterly, 1974
Descriptors: English Instruction, English Literature, Higher Education, International Education
Riley, Judith – Universities Quarterly, 1974
Reports on a survey of the reactions of staff who attended training courses at British universities. Four fields were covered: (1) characteristics of those attending, (2) areas in which they most needed help, (3) their estimates of success of their courses, and (4) their suggestions for improving the courses. (Author/PG)
Descriptors: Faculty, Higher Education, International Education, Program Evaluation
Rehn, Gosta – Universities Quarterly, 1974
Many issues relating to flexibility in working life and to the freer shaping of life generally through new patterns for working time and allied reforms in education, training, vacation and pension systems, are discussed. (Author/PG)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Higher Education, International Education, Job Simplification
Gleeson, Denis – Universities Quarterly, 1974
This brief critique points to issues and questions in Paulo Freire's work which attempts to construct methodologies for subverting vicious circles which create and maintain conditions of poverty and illiteracy. (Author/PG)
Descriptors: Education, Educational Philosophy, Educational Theories, Illiteracy
Nokes, P. L. – Universities Quarterly, 1974
The author feels that the traditional background in sociology, or even social administration, does not provide suffient personal guidance to those who work in administrative positions. Objectivity and compassionate understanding must be combined in the applied social science curricula. (Author/PG)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Higher Education, International Education, Social Sciences
Brooks, Glenn E. – Universities Quarterly, 1973
Modernization in British universities has 8 characteristics: (1) administration growth in proportion to university growth; (2) specialization in administration; (3) professionalization of administration; (4) greater faculty and student participation; (5) quantitative premises for decisions; (6) openness of policies; (7) limited use of management…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Policy, Educational Administration, Higher Education
Kapur, R. L. – Universities Quarterly, 1972
Reports on a study designed to reveal methods of predicting first-year failures and dropouts. (PG)
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate, Dropouts, Higher Education
Cortis, Gerald A. – Universities Quarterly, 1972
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Administration, Higher Education, International Education
Page, Colin Flood – Universities Quarterly, 1972
Descriptors: Higher Education, International Education, Research, Research Needs
