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Sheridan, Michael – e-Journal of Business Education and Scholarship of Teaching, 2018
The current management curriculum tends to focus on large, context-free corporations, despite the fact that some other disciplines recognize that localized learning and a sense of place can enhance their pedagogical strategies. The purpose of this article is to advocate for the diffusion of place-conscious management education (PCME) in order to…
Descriptors: Place Based Education, Administrator Education, Business Administration Education, Management Development
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Lake, Robin; Cobb, Trey; Sharma, Roohi; Opalka, Alice – Center on Reinventing Public Education, 2018
Since the first charter school law passed in 1991, U.S. charter schools have enjoyed steady and relatively rapid growth, now serving more than three million students nationally. In more than 58 cities, charter schools represent more than 20 percent of all public school enrollment. In seven cities, charter schools enroll more than 40 percent of…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, School Buildings, Politics of Education, Financial Support
Snyder, Robert Scott – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study was to understand and perceive how student leaders, and specifically student body presidents, navigated social power and used influence with institutional leaders in the higher education decision-making environment to achieve the goals and objectives of their presidencies. The foundational texts of higher education…
Descriptors: Student Leadership, Student Government, Presidents, Power Structure
Shepard, Christy Powell – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Many assistant principals are not provided the opportunity or do not engage in instructional leadership behaviors or responsibilities. This results in some being less qualified entering principalship or even reluctant to pursue principalship. The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the exhibition of instructional leadership behaviors…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Assistant Principals, Principals, Administrator Qualifications
Eisenhower, Tracy L. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study was to analyze and develop an in-depth understanding of the characteristics of an R3, predominantly undergraduate institution of higher education with a high-performing externally-funded research portfolio. This study used a qualitative single-bounded case study approach and utilized a focus group structure for the…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Grantsmanship, High Achievement, Undergraduate Study
Smithsonian Institution, 2018
In December 2017, the Smithsonian unveiled a new Strategic Plan. It expands on the "Grand Challenges"--Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe, Understanding and Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet, Valuing World Cultures, Understanding the American Experience, and Magnifying the Transformative Power of Arts and Design--by setting goals to…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Institutional Mission, Annual Reports, Public Agencies
Kailiti, Hellen B. K. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
As more women increasingly assume leadership roles that were traditionally occupied by men, the possibility that the leadership strategies of men and women will differ continues to attract attention. In many developing countries, including Kenya, women are still underrepresented in leadership but there are a few women who have risen through the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sex Stereotypes, Women Administrators, College Administration
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), 2018
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) members were asked about the existence and purpose of pre-college programs in this month's 60-Second Survey. The following definitions framed this survey: (1) Pre-college Programming defined in this context: University sponsored/organized programs and activities for…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Professional Associations, Surveys, Incidence
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Vasquez-Martinez, Claudio-Rafael; González-Gonzalez, Felipe; Flores, Francisco; Cardona-T., Jose-Gerardo; González, Irma; Espino, Piero; Olaguez, Eugenia; Rendon, Hector; Chavoya, Jorge; Valdes-Perea, Alba-Liliana; Álvarez, María-Ines; Torres-Mata, Joaquín; Betancourt-Nuñez, Erik-Moises; Rodríguez-Ramírez, Sergio-Esteban; Álvarez-Gómez, Miguel; Cabral-Araiza, Jesús; Anguiano, Carlos – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2018
A reform always implies an adjustment, a transformation, or a change. But one always hopes that a reform is for the better, and that it will benefit those who will be affected by the reform. Educational reforms have been seen in this way, since the world changes and we change with it. In this line of thought, we can dare to think that when an…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Poverty, Quality of Life, Social Differences
Wright, Jerry Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to examine teachers' perceived autonomy in two different school settings. The theory that guided this study was Bandura's social-cognitive theory, specifically focusing on the three aspects of human agency. The research question was used to investigate the similarities and differences of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Professional Autonomy, Administrative Organization, Teacher Attitudes
Valdez, Alanna – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The proliferation of non-traditional education providers changed the landscape of higher education. New groups such as online certification bodies and tech start-up boot camps entered the postsecondary education scene, challenging traditional pathways to higher education. Participants in these new programs were often ineligible for federal…
Descriptors: School Business Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Universities, Educational Innovation
Wasmoen, Alan – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Community colleges remain an important component of higher education in the United States, offering readily-accessible education and career training to a diverse array of students from different backgrounds. During the 2007-2009 economic recession, community colleges experienced enrollment increases. Simultaneously, however, community colleges…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, School Business Officials, School Administration, Leadership Styles
Mishory, Jen – Century Foundation, 2018
In the past few years, dozens of states, localities, and schools have proposed or enacted "free college" policies, also known as College Promise programs. While a handful of states have run Promise-like programs for decades, the 2014 launch of the Tennessee Promise and the Obama administration's focus on the concept catalyzed several…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Educational Trends, State Programs, College Programs
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Moniz, Gonçalo Canto – Educational Governance Research, 2018
During the Portuguese dictatorship (1926-1974), the former president Oliveira Salazar started to slowly open the regime to European policies after World War II. In 1960, the Minister of Education, Leite Pinto, integrated Portugal in the OECD Mediterranean Regional Project, which was created to improve the educational system in developing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Democracy, Authoritarianism, Educational History
Mayfield, Valencia, II. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Principals used distributed leadership, as suggested by researchers, to actively engage teacher leaders in instructional leadership responsibilities. It was not known how high school principals' distributed leadership practices enabled teacher leaders to assist principals with instructional leadership responsibilities. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Participative Decision Making, Teacher Leadership, Instructional Leadership, High Schools
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