Gaining and understanding of the motivation which drives adults to commit to, and complete, higher education through distance learning is an important requirement for the design and the delivery of adult programs for educational institutions in Malaysia and abroad. Through an in-depth empirical examination, this paper provides the insight of one…

The importance of field experiences in educational leadership was well documented in literature. However, scholars and practitioners disagreed on how field experiences should be provided to achieve the greatest effect. On the other hand, practicum efficiency and effectiveness were not assessed in the last ten years. Therefore, this study was…

This article explores the incidence of stress in international students in relation to the requirements of an international master's programme. The data presented here were taken from a doctoral ethnographic study of the adaptation of international postgraduate students to life in the United Kingdom, involving individual interviews with 13…

There is ongoing research into online, distributed, distance learning that has transitioned from mailed video tapes to fully-implemented web-based courses. Less research has been conducted on hybrid courses--those that combine face-to-face sessions with web-based sessions. This paper reports on a case study of a hybrid course that teaches…

I investigate the nexus of gender, student ability, and post-baccalaureate (PB) program quality. This is the first general empirical study of graduate and professional educational investment to consider inter-field differences in quality and gender composition. A primary goal of this dissertation is to establish whether admissions policy can…

The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) supports the concept that periodic evaluation entered into voluntarily by institutions and their peers enhances the quality of the educational process and demonstrates that self regulation of a profession is superior to outside regulation. The federal government, for purposes of…

This article evaluates ways in which students on an online Master's programme are learning about citizenship and developing intercultural awareness in spite of the lack of face-to-face interaction. There is still debate about the effectiveness of online courses and whether they provide an adequate substitute for, or even an improvement on,…

The present report follows an ENQA (European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education) Workshop on Quality Assurance and Postgraduate Education, hosted by the Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ARACIS) in Brasov, Romania on 12-13 March 2009. The workshop was an excellent opportunity for ENQA members to exchange…

This paper, based on a study undertaken in 1976-77 at the University of Maryland at College Park, examines the current state of curricular development at library schools favoring advanced education for archival or rare book librarianship. Through surveys and examinations of catalogs, course offerings at 64 accredited library schools capable of…

This book traces the development of the curriculum, the objectives, the popularity, and the reputation of graduate business programs during the 20th century, the first century of the MBA degree. The chapters are: (1) "Getting Started: Before 1910"; (2) "1910-1918: Searching for a Curriculum"; (3) "1919-1922: Explosive…

Describes a sexuality counseling course designed for a master's level counselor preparation program. Course content and process underscores material helpful to counselor preparation programs considering the addition of a sexuality counseling course to their curriculum. Print and video resources are identified to facilitate the acquisition of human…

Describes process and conceptual frameworks involved in redesigning a Master's of Science in Curriculum and Instruction program at a small north-central state university. (Contains 12 references.) (PKP)

Reviews the introduction of the word "information" into the field of library science. Highlights include ALA (American Library Association) accreditation; the inclusion of the word "information" in names of institutions, academic units, and degree programs; and the question of whether programs really prepare graduates for careers in libraries.…

Discusses how the language that teachers use to describe technology influences the choices they make in this area. Highlights include the power of metaphors; metaphors and educational technology; and a study of teachers enrolled in a Masters program that examined their attitudes toward technology in general as well as their use of metaphors.…

Discussion of information overload focuses on a study of masters degree students at a Hong Kong university that investigated the effectiveness of graphs as decision aids to reduce adverse effects of information overload on decision quality. Results of a simulation of a business prediction task with a sample of business managers are presented.…