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Weenink, Kasja; Aarts, Noelle; Jacobs, Sandra – Quality in Higher Education, 2022
Little is known about how the complex notion of higher education quality is understood and (strategically) handled by a specific group of key university actors: directors of educational programmes. A framing analysis of in-depth interviews was conducted to explore how bachelor-programme directors in Dutch social science departments understand and…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Program Administration, Administrator Attitudes, Higher Education
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Jenkins, Daniel M.; Rocco, Melissa L. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2022
Program reviews are standard practice in higher education. Yet, due to the infancy of the leadership discipline, little is known about the process of conducting reviews of leadership programs. Through interviewing 13 experienced leadership program reviewers in both curricular and co-curricular contexts, the authors of this study aim to address…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Program Evaluation, Higher Education, Evaluators
Anthony A. Mormile – ProQuest LLC, 2022
A K-12 public school district in the northeastern United States implemented its own clinical in-school counseling program (CISCP) to help at-risk students in Grades 7-12 who were experiencing a crisis. The problem was that the district was unaware of whether the CISCP is helping its students through their crises. The study was important as it…
Descriptors: School Counselors, School Counseling, Clinical Psychology, At Risk Students
Parva Panahi lazarjani – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The highly diverse character of US universities provides an opportunity for writing programs to (re)examine the extent to which their current administrative, curricular, and pedagogical practices support a growing student population with unique linguistic, cultural, and educational backgrounds, resources, and needs. This dissertation research…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Program Administration, Writing Instruction, Teacher Educators
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Cunningham, Henry R.; Smith, Patrick C. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2020
The University of Louisville guided the development of community engagement plans by its academic and administrative units to strengthen their ability to assess and improve their partnership, outreach, and engaged scholarship with community partners. Using a common template, each unit developed a process for engaging with the community, building…
Descriptors: School Community Relationship, Universities, Community Involvement, Partnerships in Education
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Sefcik, Lesley; Striepe, Michelle; Yorke, Jonathan – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2020
Research has shown that academic integrity education programs can have a positive impact on student attitudes and reduce breaches of academic integrity. Although programs vary across institutions, there is relatively little research on their comparative efficacy. Accordingly, this study examines how higher education institutions in Australia and…
Descriptors: Integrity, Cheating, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
Federal Student Aid, US Department of Education, 2020
This guide is intended for college financial aid administrators and counselors who help students begin the aid process--filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form, verifying information, and making corrections and other changes to the information reported on the FAFSA. The Federal Student Aid Handbook consists of the…
Descriptors: Student Loan Programs, Student Financial Aid, Financial Aid Applicants, Eligibility
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Boden, Carrie J. – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2019
In the 21st century economic landscape, many argue the importance of a college degree, as entry into many occupations now requires advanced credentials. Pursuing a college degree costs time and money, often presenting barriers to those pursuing the dream. Prior learning assessment (PLA) offers a solution to spend less time and money earning a…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Student Evaluation, Adult Students, Portfolio Assessment
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Brown, Gavin T. L. – Education Inquiry, 2019
This paper identifies important technological, financial, and equity challenges to the development and implementation of online or onscreen educational testing. The insights are based on the author's experiences in New Zealand of being the senior project manager for the Assessment Tools for Teaching and Learning (asTTle) computer-based…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Testing, Test Construction, Foreign Countries
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Robbins, Thomas R. – Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2019
Project Management is an important skill for business students to develop. Although project-oriented activity is very common, the success rate for projects is poor. Many projects fail due to poor planning. This article describes a multipart class exercise used to teach elements of a project management methodology to undergraduate and graduate…
Descriptors: Program Administration, Business Administration Education, Program Development, Class Activities
Parker, William J. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This study posited that a relationship exists between information technology (IT) project managers' technical education and commercial project management certification and project management success, also known as project efficiency, for Department of Defense (DoD) IT project managers (PMs). Specifically, this research asked, "To what extent…
Descriptors: Administrators, Program Administration, Information Technology, Education Work Relationship
Lieberman, Michelle – ProQuest LLC, 2019
In this era of increased globalization, it is important to prepare students to participate in world issues and a worldwide economy. Study abroad increases knowledge regarding international affairs, boosts access to valuable cross-cultural experiences, and promotes academic success, retention (Raby, Rhodes, & Biscarra, 2014), cultural awareness…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Study Abroad, Rural Schools, Community Colleges
Brown, Catherine; Mishory, Jen; Granville, Peter – Century Foundation, 2021
The state of Michigan has set a goal to increase the percentage of residents with a postsecondary degree or credential to 60 percent by 2030. Achieving that goal will require a concerted, strategic, and multipronged effort. Today, less than 50 percent of residents have attained a postsecondary degree or credential. While making college more…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Student Financial Aid, Grants, Access to Education
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Massie, Ruth – Higher Education Quarterly, 2018
The programme director undertakes a key role within UK universities in linking the department, or school, directly with the student and their experience of the university. The role is multifaceted and complex with a number of competencies required to successfully undertake it. Furthermore, the UK's Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) was fully…
Descriptors: Program Administration, Administrator Role, Excellence in Education, Universities
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Aitken, Gillian; O'Carroll, Sinéad – Higher Education Research and Development, 2020
Taught postgraduate programmes (PGT) exist in a competitive global market and those leading such programmes have to chart a way through complex and often conflicting demands. Twenty-two Programme Directors (PDs) from one research-intensive university in the UK were interviewed individually about their experiences of leading PGT programmes.…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Graduate Students, Administrator Attitudes, Research Universities
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