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Rodman, Karmen; Biloslavo, Roberto; Bratoz, Silva – Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy, 2013
The present paper proposes a theoretical model of institutional quality of a higher education institution (HEI) which, in addition to the internal dimensions of quality, incorporates also the external dimension, i.e. the outcomes dimension. This dimension has been neglected by the quality standards and models examined in our paper. Furthermore,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Quality, Models
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Cornelius, Luke M.; Cavanaugh, Terence W. – Journal of Education Finance, 2016
A policy analysis of Florida's 10-factor Performance-Based Funding system for state universities. The focus of the article is on the system of performance metrics developed by the state Board of Governors and their impact on institutions and their missions. The paper also discusses problems and issues with the metrics, their ongoing evolution, and…
Descriptors: State Colleges, Higher Education, Educational Finance, Performance
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Mwaniki, M. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2010
World geo-economics of the last two decades have seriously impacted on governments' capability to finance university teaching, research and community engagement, especially in the developing world. Over the same period however, the demands and expectations exerted on universities by government and society have increased phenomenally. To meet these…
Descriptors: Donors, School Community Relationship, Community Cooperation, Information Science
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Lebeau, Yann; Mills, David – Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, 2008
After years of neglect, there is renewed international interest in higher education in sub-Saharan Africa. Comparative projects have been launched on a continental scale, looking at the socio-economic relevance of higher education, often with the aim of reviving failing institutions. A new "transformation" policy paradigm has replaced a…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Research and Development, Models, Educational Finance
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Bailey, Stephen K.; And Others – 1972
The authors of this planning review claim that educational research and development has been underfunded, has had less than distinguished standing in the scholarly and scientific community, and has had little national leadership. They assert that the National Institute of Education (NIE) is intended to bring about an improvement on all three…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, Budgeting, Educational Finance
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (ED), Washington, DC. – 2002
The report of the President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education followed 13 hearings and meetings throughout the nation on ways to strengthen the education of students with disabilities. An executive summary summarizes nine findings and the resulting three major recommendations: first, focus on results, not process; second, embrace a…
Descriptors: Accountability, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Educational Finance