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Craske, James – Journal of Education Policy, 2018
The Pupil Premium policy was introduced in 2010 by the UK coalition government to tackle the attainment gap disproportionately affecting children from low-income families. Semi-structured interviews and policy documents are examined for the way the policy has been enacted in a single comprehensive secondary school in England. In 2014, this school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Secondary Schools, Educational Finance
Morrison, Anna Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Higher education is faced with a challenge to its traditional funding structure. As a result, academic programs must seek alternative sources of support. Chief among these sources is philanthropy in the form of major gifts. Insight into donor motivations and decision making when approached to consider a major gift may help to maximize the success…
Descriptors: Donors, Higher Education, Motivation, Decision Making
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Calder, Moira J.; Richter, Solina; Mao, Yuping; Kovacs Burns, Katharina; Mogale, Ramadimetja S.; Danko, Margaret – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2016
Universities recruit international students for a number of reasons, including enhancement of global contacts and reputation, to increase enrolment, and to generate revenue from tuition. These students face unique challenges as compared with domestic students, but no published studies or reports exist on this issue. In this article we report our…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Universities, College Housing, Student Experience
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Balbay, Seher; Pamuk, Ilknur; Temir, Tugçe; Dogan, Cemile – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2018
English language teaching programs in Turkish universities do not have uniform standards. The quality of education given to teachers in their undergraduate programs varies as does the teacher training provided during employment. The factors affecting the teacher training policies are numerous, such as the needs of the institution, the funding,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Bent, Lauren G. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
An economy struggling to rise out of recession presents a difficult time for institutions of higher education as state and federal support for higher education is not keeping pace with costs (Newman, Couturier, & Scurry, 2004; Wellman, Desrochers, & Lenihan, 2009). It is essential for colleges and universities to raise funds from external…
Descriptors: Alumni, Fund Raising, Colleges, Private Financial Support
Manyango, Wilfred M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary (LBTS), opened on March 4, 1976, exists to train men and women for Christian ministry. It offers four-year degree programs leading to bachelor of arts in theology, bachelor of arts in religious education, and bachelor of divinity. Three major periods characterized its growth and development. The first, from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Theological Education, Church Related Colleges, Case Studies
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Mestry, Raj; Govindasamy, Vanitha – Africa Education Review, 2013
This paper examines the collaborative relationship between principals and School Governing Bodies (SGBs), and how this impacts on the management of financial resources in public schools. In South Africa, educational trends such as decentralisation, the shift of responsibility in roles, community involvement, building of partnerships and…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Money Management, Board Administrator Relationship, Principals
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Rainer, Paul; Cropley, Brendan; Jarvis, Stuart; Griffiths, Rob – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2012
Background: Despite considerable investment in UK government initiatives (e.g., the Physical Education School Sport [PESS] plan) aimed at improving the delivery and quality of physical education (PE) in primary schools, many remaining problems have been highlighted (e.g., facilities; staff training). It is suggested that the head teacher (school…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Research Design, Physical Education, Administrator Attitudes
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von Alberti-Alhtaybat, Larissa; Al-Htaybat, Khaldoon; Hutaibat, Khaled – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2012
This article originates from a longitudinal study of management and accounting practices in the English higher education sector. The processes of strategic management and strategic management accounting in several English higher education institutions were investigated, from planning to assessment, and their meaning to members of staff. The study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Strategic Planning, Higher Education, Accounting
Mueller, Lori – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine perceptions of state legislators regarding funding of public higher education in the State of Missouri. To this end, I sought to determine how Missouri legislators perceive the purpose of higher education and the role the state government should play in funding it. The concept that higher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Funding Formulas, Educational Finance, Resource Allocation
Anderson, Christopher L. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The problem. To consider reorganization of two or more Iowa school districts in light of declining enrollment, dwindling financial resources, the end of the state budget guarantee program and pressure to provide the most rigorous and relevant education possible to Iowa's students. Specifically, the problem is to determine what two or more school…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), School District Reorganization, Boards of Education, Superintendents
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers