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Rodriguez, Jacinto – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This mixed method exploratory case study was used to explore the effect data overload has on project management, how data overload affects project management effectiveness, how prepared program office staff is to manage multiple projects effectively, and how the program office's organizational structure and data management systems affect project…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Program Administration, Public Agencies, Data Collection
Parsons, Earl H. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Organization leaders manage change through projects to realize specific expected benefits. Under Expectation-Confirmation theory, expected benefits can be used to judge the ongoing viability and final success of the project. Organization leaders often develop management controls to ensure that the expected benefits are defined to allow their use…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Audits (Verification), Failure, Expectation
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Schwieger, Dana; Surendran, Ken – Information Systems Education Journal, 2015
The value of experiential learning projects (which are usually major assessments in courses) in education has been touted since the early 1900s (Dewey, 1938). These projects have the potential to deepen students' understanding of course topics by allowing them to put concepts into practice and watch the results develop. However, experiential…
Descriptors: Program Administration, Best Practices, Online Courses, Computer Science Education
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Tobin, James – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2014
School principals are confronted with a variety of issues as they provide leadership and organization to their schools. Evidence is growing that successful school leaders influence achievement through the support and development of effective teachers and the implementation of effective organizational practice (Davis, Darling-Hammond, LaPointe,…
Descriptors: School Buildings, Construction Management, Program Administration, Leadership Training
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Wilmore, Andrew – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2014
Universities are increasingly dependent on information technology (IT) to support delivery of their objectives. It is crucial, therefore, that the IT investments made lead to successful outcomes. This study analyses the governance structures and decision-making processes used to approve and prioritise IT projects. Factors influencing an…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Comparative Analysis, Institutional Characteristics, Information Technology
Ekiko, Mbong C. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The research problem was the lack of knowledge about the effect of leadership style of the project champion on global information technology (IT) project outcomes, resulting in a high failure rate of IT projects accompanied by significant waste of resources. The purpose of this quantitative, nonexperimental study was to evaluate the relationship…
Descriptors: Leadership Styles, Information Technology, Computer Attitudes, Adoption (Ideas)
Emrey-Arras, Melissa – US Government Accountability Office, 2014
As of September 2013 about $94 billion--over 11 percent of federal student loan volume in repayment--was in default. Loan rehabilitation allows borrowers who make nine on-time monthly payments within 10 months to have the default removed from their credit reports. Department of Education (Education) contracts with collection agencies to assist…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Student Loan Programs, Student Financial Aid, Loan Default
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Warin, Bruno; Talbi, Omar; Kolski, Christophe; Hoogstoel, Frédéric – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2016
This paper presents the "Multi-Role Project" method (MRP), a broadly applicable project-based learning method, and describes its implementation and evaluation in the context of a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) course. The MRP method is designed around a meta-principle that considers the project learning activity…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Active Learning, STEM Education, Learning Strategies
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Bradford, Annette – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2016
Higher education is becoming increasingly internationalized, and the use of English as a medium of instruction for academic content has become commonplace in countries where English is not the native language. However, concerns are growing that the trend toward English-medium instruction (EMI) has accelerated without sufficient thought to the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Education, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Piontek, Mary E.; Kannapel, Patricia J.; Flory, Michael; Stewart, Molly S. – Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia, 2016
A key strategy of the Kentucky Department of Education's and Council on Postsecondary Education's College and Career Readiness Delivery plan is to provide opportunities for high school students to earn college credit. Districts across Kentucky are implementing dual credit programs, but there is little sharing of information about the…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, College School Cooperation, High School Students, College Credits
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Burgher, Karl E.; Snyder, Michael B. – College and University, 2012
This is the first in a series of forum articles on applying project management (PM) techniques and tools to the nonprofit sector with a focus on higher education. The authors will begin with a traditional look at project management because they believe that the integration of the tools and the processes associated with PM into many campus offices…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Organizational Change, Nonprofit Organizations, Program Administration
Thaler-Carter, Ruth E. – Facilities Manager, 2012
It should be no surprise that the 2012 APPA Fellow is William (Bill) Elvey, P.E., FMP. He has served the association from the grassroots level up through its highest ranks and created a still-continuing legacy of excellence and engagement--his theme when serving as APPA President--that has led to new services, programs, and partnerships for the…
Descriptors: Facilities Management, Change Agents, Professional Recognition, Recognition (Achievement)
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Glover, Gyles – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Background: Statements or commitments making use of numbers have an important place in government policy. They appear at all stages of the policy process: campaigning, formulation, monitoring and evaluation. Many types of sources are involved including research studies, national survey information, routine operational data collections and special…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Public Policy, Evidence, Policy Formation
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Samejima, Masaki; Hisakane, Daichi; Komoda, Norihisa – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to annotate an attribute of a problem, a solution or no annotation on learners' opinions automatically for supporting the learners' discussion without a facilitator. The case method aims at discussing problems and solutions in a target case. However, the learners miss discussing some of problems and solutions.…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Teaching Methods, Electronic Learning, Opinions
Williamson, David J. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The specific problem addressed in this study was the low success rate of information technology (IT) projects in the U.S. Due to the abstract nature and inherent complexity of software development, IT projects are among the most complex projects encountered. Most existing schools of project management theory are based on the rational systems…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Program Administration, Success, Difficulty Level
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