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Holloway, Sarah L.; Pimlott-Wilson, Helena – British Educational Research Journal, 2020
Education researchers have explored the marketisation of schools resulting from neoliberal education policy, but little attention has been paid to supplementary education markets. Supplementary education services, such as private tuition, are delivered outside of school but designed to improve performance within it. A small body of research…
Descriptors: Marketing, Private Education, Private Financial Support, Tuition
Training, 2012
The best learning and development organizations support business initiatives tactically "and" help drive strategic change. Verizon did just that, earning it the No. 1 spot for the first time on the Training Top 125. Verizon and the other 2012 Top 125 winners continued to invest in training, collectively dedicating a mean of 4.52 percent of their…
Descriptors: Training, Leadership, Tuition, Labor Force Development
Brown, Nigel; Boorman, Sue – Universities UK, 2009
This report forms an important part of the programme of work that Universities UK is undertaking in preparation for the independent review of variable tuition fees in higher education in England that will begin this year. This new report which is based on work that CRA International has undertaken over the past few months, extends our work in a…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Tuition, Program Evaluation
Heitmann, George – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2008
Most colleges and universities offer study abroad programs, and an increasing number of students participate in such programs. The cost of offering and promoting study abroad programs is often misunderstood and incorrectly assessed. This paper provides an analysis of study abroad costs that will be of general interest, but will be especially…
Descriptors: Economics, Study Abroad, Costs, Administrators
Smith, Mary Lee – 1976
As the final part of a three-part evaluation of Colorado Outward Bound summer programs, a control group and an experimental group were evaluated on the four outcome variables of self-esteem, self-awareness, self-assertion, and acceptance of others, and on school achievement the following year. Participants consisted of 34 paying students and 31…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Adventure Education, Affective Behavior, Evaluation Methods
Clagett, Craig A. – 1981
An evaluation methodology is presented by which Prince George's Community College can assess alternative responses to anticipated fiscal constraints. The paper first points to four types of responses to financial problems and reviews two studies of community college responses to financial limitations. It then states the objectives for the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Community Colleges, Comprehensive Programs
OECD Publishing, 2015
"Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators" is the authoritative source for accurate information on the state of education around the world. It provides data on the output of educational institutions; the impact of learning across countries; the financial and human resources invested in education; access, participation and progression in…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Foreign Countries, Educational Attainment, Adults
Kray, Eugene J.; Hultgren, Lorraine D. – 1976
The formation, organization, philosophy, and structure of Delaware County Community College's program for assessing prior experiential learning are described. The financial model requires the student, the state, and the local sponsor to share in the cost of this evaluation, in the same proportion as they do for traditional college programs.…
Descriptors: College Credits, College Faculty, College Students, Community Colleges
National Home Study Council, Washington, DC. – 1961
THE NATIONAL HOME STUDY COUNCIL, A VOLUNTARY MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION OF PRIVATE HOME STUDY SCHOOLS, HAS PUBLISHED UNDER ONE COVER THE DOCUMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS OF ITS ACCREDITING COMMISSION. THE FIRST OF NINE DOCUMENTS STATES THE OBJECTIVES AND PROCEDURES FOR ACCREDITATION BY THE COUNCIL. IT EXPLAINS (1) HOW A SCHOOL SUBMITS AN APPLICATION FOR…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Admission (School), Correspondence Schools, Educational Objectives
Davis, Jerry Sheehan, Ed. – 1997
This manual contains nine articles intended to assist student financial aid professionals in conducting research. Initial chapters provide basic information for those starting to do such research while later chapters deal with more complex issues. Some chapters include appendices that provide examples of the techniques under consideration. from…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Data Collection, Databases, Educational Finance