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Michelsen, Svein; Stensaker, Bjorn – Tertiary Education and Management, 2011
The article discusses the question of student participation in higher education governance at the national and the institutional levels in Norway. Two ideal-type perspectives on governance are developed in order to illuminate the Norwegian case: a democratic perspective and a market perspective. The article provides a brief overview of the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Participation, Governance, Quality Control
Pol, Milan; Rabusicova, Milada – Online Submission, 2003
This article wants to present the National Education Development Programme of the Czech Republic, also known as the White Book, to large international audiences. The vision of Czech education is hereunder discussed within the framework of the development of the Czech educational policy in the 1990's, pointing out the Programme's essential ideas.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Slavic Languages, Educational Policy, Educational Change
Atchoarena, David; Esquieu, Paul – 2002
The private provision trend in technical and vocational education (TVE) in sub-Saharan Africa occurred as the deterioration of state-run TVE systems in the region created a market niche for private providers. While advocates of deregulation believe the adoption of market principles in TVE will lead to greater efficiency and effectiveness, private…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Compliance (Legal), Education Work Relationship, Educational Development
Mathis, Laura, Ed.; Mizer, Kaye, Ed. – 1993
Papers on the theme of quality in human resource development include the following: "Missing Link to Quality: An Examination of the Use of Steven Covey's '7 Habits of Highly Effective People' in State Agencies" (Adair et al.); "Executive Women in Business in the United States" (Bierema); "Extent and Nature of Employee…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conference Proceedings
Commonwealth of Learning, 2004
Both of these "Surveys of policy and practice" were conducted on behalf of COL by the South African Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE) as part of COL's partnership agreement with the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) Working Group on Distance Education and Open Learning. The first report identifies…
Descriptors: Open Education, Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Educational Quality