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Peer reviewedOldroyd, David – Educational Management & Administration, 1985
Using the development of Third World countries as a metaphor for individual school development, this article describes a method used for eight years in a British secondary school to support internal school development initiatives. Emphasis is placed on internal communication and collaboration and on obtaining outside support rather than outside…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Improvement, Foreign Countries, Institutional Environment
Peer reviewedCooper, Dave – Comparative Education, 1995
Profiles South Africa's system of 15 technikons, institutions providing 1- to 5-year programs in science, technology, engineering, business, and industry. Discusses growing enrollments, the shift away from science and technology fields, teacher qualifications, and the place of technikons in South Africa's postapartheid higher education system.…
Descriptors: Colleges, Degrees (Academic), Educational Development, Engineering Education
Peer reviewedWhicker, Marcia Lynn – PS: Political Science and Politics, 1997
Provides an excellent overview of the major arguments for and against elimination of tenure. Considers the positions of tenured faculty, faculty unions, administrators, boards of regents, students, and parents. Neatly summarizes and critiques each of these positions. Concludes with a set of creative and productive options. (MJP)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Economic Impact, Educational Change
