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Bryant, Jayne; Ayers, James; Missimer, Merlina; Broman, Göran – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: Transformative learning (TL) and leadership are key leverage points for supporting society's transition toward sustainability. The purpose of this study is to identify essential components of TL within an international sustainability leadership master's program in Sweden that has been described by many students as life-changing,…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Alumni, Masters Programs, Leadership Training
Scott Jeffe; Dani Rollins, Contributor – Ruffalo Noel Levitz, 2024
With so much attention to the demographic or enrollment cliff, we may have become desensitized to its implications. But as we approach 2025--the first year of contraction--new data indicate that institutions will be contending with steady contraction for most of the next 15 years. Read this eye-opening white paper from RNL to learn what the latest…
Descriptors: College Attendance, Enrollment Trends, Geographic Regions, Readiness
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Conway, Colleen; Vaughan-Marra, Jessica; Marra, Christopher – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2021
The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of master of music education degree program directors and alumni from selected schools regarding the ways in which their music education master's programs balance the varied needs of program participants. Findings are presented in the two broad categories of improvement in P-12 teacher…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Masters Programs, Music Education, Administrator Attitudes
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Brooks, Sally; Roberts, Ellen – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
This paper examines how the process of engaging simultaneously in study and work--through online distance-based study--affects students' capacity to apply their learning in and for the workplace. The paper takes as its starting point the importance of extending notions of "educational effectiveness" beyond course-based attainment to…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Distance Education, Electronic Learning, Workplace Learning
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Weller, Daniel; Robbins, Janette; Elmore, Andrea; Wiedmann, Martin – Journal of Food Science Education, 2015
The shortage of highly qualified graduates with advanced training in food science is a pressing problem facing government agencies and the food industry. This has created a need to recruit and train food scientists at the graduate level. However, most graduate level programs are research-based and do not meet the needs of many students. The…
Descriptors: Foods Instruction, Graduate Study, Masters Programs, Online Surveys
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Cowan, John E.; Menchaca, Michael P. – Distance Education, 2014
This study reports an analysis of 10?years in the life of the Internet-based Master in Educational Technology program (iMET) at Sacramento State University. iMET is a hybrid educational technology master's program delivered 20% face to face and 80% online. The program has achieved a high degree of success, with a course completion rate of 93% and…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Educational Technology, Masters Programs, Blended Learning
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Lipschultz, Jeremy H.; Hilt, Michael L. – Journal of the Association for Communication Administration (JACA), 1999
Evaluates a communication graduate program based upon the perceptions of M.A. alumni satisfaction. Uses the department's assessment plan to measure graduates' perceived knowledge of theory and research, as well as feelings about career preparation. Finds that assessment measures related to content taught may be linked to perceptions about quality,…
Descriptors: Alumni, Career Development, College Outcomes Assessment, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Frumkin, Lara A.; Milankovic-Atkinson, Maya; Sadler, Chris – New Horizons in Education, 2007
Background: Universities have a vested interest in attracting and encouraging enrolment of as many high calibre students as possible. With greater frequency, universities are using marketing techniques to do so. Aims: The study reviewed current student opinions of a programme within a UK university to discover its shortcomings and strengths.…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Student Attitudes, Opinions, Measures (Individuals)