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Jones, Paul; Pickernell, David; Fisher, Rebecca; Netana, Celia – Education & Training, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate career impact of entrepreneurship education (EE) considering evidence drawn from a quantitative study of alumni within two UK higher education institutions (HEIs) from a retrospective perspective. The findings inform the value of the EE experience and its impact on both self-employability and wider…
Descriptors: Universities, College Graduates, Entrepreneurship, Business Administration Education
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Schlesinger, Walesska; Cervera, Amparo; Pérez-Cabañero, Carmen – Studies in Higher Education, 2017
In a context of increasing competition and financial difficulties for higher education institutions, alumni loyalty is a key factor for survival and success. This study tests a model derived from a relationship marketing perspective to investigate the roles of four variables (brand image, trust, satisfaction, and shared values) in the direct and…
Descriptors: Satisfaction, Trust (Psychology), Universities, Higher Education
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Chen, Chin-Tsu – Higher Education Studies, 2016
This study aimed to find how the brand image and satisfaction of universities influence university students' word-of-mouth behavior, including the sharing of satisfying experiences and recommendations to others. This study conducted a questionnaire survey and distributed 400 questionnaires to students and graduates of universities in Taiwan; 336…
Descriptors: Marketing, Universities, Student Attitudes, Questionnaires
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Schlabach, Joachim – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2016
Plurilingual skills are among the key skills required in international business communication. Employees working in international business operations use multiple languages concurrently, switch between them, and mediate between different languages and cultures. Up until now however, the language teaching accompanying business studies at…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, International Trade
AlThukair, Danah Khalid – Online Submission, 2014
This paper reviews two training and internship programs of the College of Applied Medical Science in Saudi Arabia against the standards of the National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment (NCAAA) to see how well the programs come in their quest for accreditation. Disclosures by students, interns, alumni, coordinators, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Accreditation (Institutions), Educational Assessment
Martin, Nathan Douglas – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The United States experienced a tremendous expansion of higher education after the Second World War. However, this expansion has not led to a substantial reduction to class inequalities at elite universities, where the admissions process is growing even more selective. In his classic studies of French education and society, Pierre Bourdieu…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Working Class, Middle Class, Recreational Activities
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Ding, Chuanfu; Jalbert, Terrance; Landry, Steven P. – College Teaching Methods & Styles Journal, 2007
This paper examines the relationship between university ranks and outcome measurements. Many students select the university that they will attend based on these rankings In this paper the rankings conducted by two studies are examined. U.S. News and World Report rankings are based upon measures of the quality of input, retention while in school…
Descriptors: Reputation, Correlation, Universities, Periodicals
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Okunade, Albert A.; Berl, Robert L. – Research in Higher Education, 1997
A survey of 1956-91 business school alumni (n=2,000) found marginal probability of giving significantly related to time since graduation, major, willingness to recommend the institution to others, household attributes, family ties to the university, number of other donors known, and availability of employee matching-gift programs. The model…
Descriptors: Alumni, Behavior Patterns, Business Administration Education, Donors
Mosser, John Wayne – 1993
This dissertation focuses on predicting alumni gift giving behavior at a large public research university (University of Michigan). A conceptual model was developed for predicting alumni giving behavior in order to advance the theoretical understanding of how capacity to give, motivation to give, and their interaction effect gift giving behavior.…
Descriptors: Alumni, Colleges, Doctoral Dissertations, Donors
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Houwing, J. F.; Kristjanson, A. M. – 1975
The composition of the governing bodies as of March 1, 1975 is reported. These bodies are composed of members nominated by nine groups: ex-officio, government, institutional board, institutional senate, faculty, students, alumni, church, and others. They have a variety of affiliations with the academic community. Boards, senates, and women in both…
Descriptors: Administrators, Alumni, Church Role, College Faculty