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Hongzhi, Long – Chinese Education & Society, 2017
Dual-language education models are theoretical and practical systems formed through the process of dual-language education and centered on study and teaching. The language environment is the basis for developing and reforming dual-language education models. The author takes Xiahe County in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture as an example and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bilingual Education Programs, Models, Educational Methods
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Tsiligiris, Vangelis – International Journal of Educational Management, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to propose an adapted Porter Diamond Model (PDM) that can be used by transnational education (TNE) countries and institutions as an analytical framework for the strategic evaluation of TNE host countries in terms of attractiveness for exporting higher education. Design/methodology/approach: The study uses a…
Descriptors: Models, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
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Márquez-Ramos, Laura; Mourelle, Estefanía – Distance Education, 2018
The current network society, with its primacy of information and communication technologies, is challenging the higher education model. The needs and expectations of today's students differ from those of students in the past, and educational practices should adapt to modern times. But what changes will we see in the relationship between societal…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Models, Educational Practices, Social Change
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Hunzicker, Jana; Tripses, Jenny; Wolffe, Robert; Jenkins, Taunya; Ewan-Skorczewski, Martha; Chrosniak, Patricia – School-University Partnerships, 2017
Research shows that half of all teachers working in urban school settings leave the profession within five years, and many who choose to leave are the ones who are most effective (Coggins & Diffenbaugh, 2013.) Manual Rounds, a structured peer observation process based on the established practice of instructional rounds, was implemented at…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Observation, Faculty Development, Training Methods
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Jeng-Yi, Lin – Chinese Education & Society, 2016
Confucius Institutes are the target of this study, and the study uses document analysis method to analyze the origins of their establishment, purpose, organizational structure, administration model, and state of development. This study finds that Confucius Institutes are facing the following problems: problems in the development and management of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Confucianism, Institutes (Training Programs)
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Knight, Jane – New Directions for Higher Education, 2014
This chapter focuses on the development of education hubs, a recent phenomenon in international higher education. Three models of hubs are examined in relation to the forces, risks, and opportunities of globalization and how local and international collaborations are essential for both global competitiveness and sustainability.
Descriptors: International Education, Sustainability, Competition, Higher Education
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Aktaruzzaman, Md; Plunkett, Margaret – American Journal of Distance Education, 2016
This article reports on part of a study conducted to collate the policies and practices of two successful distance education providers of the developed world with those of a provider in Bangladesh in order to inform a culturally appropriate distance education framework for a developing country. This article also describes an innovative theoretical…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Developing Nations, Educational Practices, Educational Policy
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Bullough, Robert V., Jr. – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2012
In this article, current practices were reviewed in mentoring and induction across three large states--New York, Texas, and California--and one small state, Utah. Patterns and trends are described in the United States, program results and evolving views of mentoring are discussed, gaps in the research literature are identified, and the future of…
Descriptors: Mentors, Teacher Orientation, Beginning Teacher Induction, Literature Reviews
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Griffin, Leslie L.; Taylor, Thomas R.; Varner, Lynn W.; White, Carole L. – Planning and Changing, 2012
The Educational Leadership Master's Cohort Program at Delta State University was redesigned in 2011 to reflect current industry standards and streamline the program. Since its inception in the mid-1990s, the program has provided a nationally acclaimed model for principal preparation. The recent redesign focused on preparing school principals to…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Program Descriptions, Instructional Leadership, Principals
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Sullivan, Pauline; Collier, Billie J.; Goldsmith, Elizabeth B. – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2011
Merchandising and consumer economics traditionally have been part of family and consumer sciences (FCS) within the ecosystems framework. The purpose of this article is to examine progress of this sub-system within FCS. Specifically, the authors explore the relevance of the systems approach for merchandising programs and conclude that this model is…
Descriptors: Consumer Science, Consumer Economics, Systems Approach, Merchandising
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Shi, Weiping – Chinese Education and Society, 2013
Chinese vocational education is currently in its most optimal development period in history. This article discusses several challenges of different dimensions faced by vocational education in China as it develops, such as scale versus quality, development goals, a lifelong vocational education system, and creating model institutions; and puts…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Development, Educational Practices, Barriers
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Hodgson, Ann; Spours, Ken – London Review of Education, 2011
The Secretary of State for Education's recent announcement of an English Baccalaureate at 16+ has opened up a debate about the nature of general education in the English upper secondary system. Drawing on evidence from national and local studies, we argue that it is important to see general education in England, not only in terms of the…
Descriptors: Evidence, General Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Development
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Spangler, Mary S.; Tyler, Arthur Q., Jr. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2011
The two-year community college is a hundred-year-old phenomenon, locally funded and distinctly American, yet increasingly exportable. Serving ever more varied roles while being challenged economically, legislatively, and academically to meet progressively higher expectations in the United States, the American community college has been discovered…
Descriptors: Campuses, Community Colleges, Foreign Countries, International Schools
Craft, R. Kim; Baker, Joe G.; Myers, Brent E.; Harraf, Abe – Association for Institutional Research (NJ1), 2012
This paper details our experience with successfully increasing tuition revenues at Southern Utah University and provides a case study in how economic research and the politics of tuition policy combined to increase university revenue with stakeholder buy-in. Our success was based on three key factors: (a) we had a key administrator who advocated…
Descriptors: Evidence, Economic Research, Tuition, Educational Finance
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Nyerere, Jackline Anyona; Gravenir, Frederick Q.; Mse, Godfrey S. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2012
The increased demand and need for continuous learning have led to the introduction of open, distance, and e-learning (ODeL) in Kenya. Provision of this mode of education has, however, been faced with various challenges, among them infrastructural ones. This study was a survey conducted in two public universities offering major components of ODeL,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Delivery Systems, Distance Education
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