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Revista de la Educacion Superior, 1986
This serial issue is entirely devoted to the proceedings of the 1986 meeting of the "Asociacion Nacional de Universidades e Institutos de Ensenanza Superior (ANUIES)." Major attention is given to the "Programa Integral Para el Desarrollo de la Educacion Superior (PROIDES)," i.e. a comprehensive program for the development of…
Descriptors: College Planning, Educational Assessment, Educational Development, Educational Finance
Peer reviewedElmgren, Claes; Roman, Ola; Sjolund, Maivor; Wahlen, Staffan; Ostling, Malin – Tertiary Education and Management, 1999
Discusses the role and position of an educational buffer agency, as exemplified by the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education, with references to: (1) accreditation; (2) quality audit; (3) support of academic leadership; and (4) internal quality enhancement. Concludes that change is best accomplished by emphasizing support in the early…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Agency Role, Foreign Countries
Download full textWechsler, Harold, Ed. – Higher Education Advocate, 1989
Twelve issues of the National Education Association's (NEA) newsletter for NEA members in higher education focus on the following subjects: (1) NEA endorsement of Dukakis candidacy, and organizing at Southern Illinois University; (2) Dukakis STARS plan: a solid solution, and the Dukakis advantage; (3) the 100th Congress: praise from NEA, and the…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Educational Assessment, Higher Education, National Programs
Wechsler, Harold, Ed. – Higher Education Advocate, 1988
Thirteen issues of the National Education Association (NEA) newsletter highlight the following: (1) Bork, Supreme Court nomination and NEA affiliate win on pay bias suit; (2) NEA presidential endorsements; (3) TIAA-CREF (Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association and College Retirement Equities Fund) response to critics held inadequate; (4) NEA…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Advocacy, Educational Assessment, Higher Education
Ambron, Sueann, Ed. – Learning Tomorrow. Journal of the Apple Education Advisory Council, 1988
This collection of papers includes both presentations at a two-day conference of the Education Advisory Council at Apple Computer which considered information and insights on the use of telecommunications and networking in education, and papers describing other telecommunications projects that have been identified since the council's meeting.…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Distance Education, Educational Innovation, Educational Technology
Peer reviewedRekila, Eila; Larimo, Marjatta; Tauriainen, Keijo – Tertiary Education and Management, 1999
Discusses changes in the state steering of universities and the impact of these changes on internal university management in Finland, where some unique university management procedures are in use. Of particular interest is the impact of the increase in external funding and the increasing competition for state funds. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Finance Reform, Financial Support
Hiroshima Univ. (Japan). Research Inst. for Higher Education. – 1980
The challenges of social change, values crises, societal needs for higher education, the internal dynamics of higher educational systems, and future reforms in higher education were discussed at the Second Hiroshima International Seminar on Higher Education. Topics discussed include: Higher Education in an Age of Internationalization (Michio…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Educational Change, Educational Trends
Shapiro, Barbara C. – Streamlined Seminar, 1995
The mission of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) is to strengthen teaching in order to improve schools. There has been general agreement that a national certification system that could reliably identify teachers who meet high and rigorous standards would command the respect of the profession and public. The NBPTS has…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Crawford, A. E., II – ESS Reports, 1991
The report "UNO Act Class Profile, 1989-90" in the first of two serial issues presents salient parts of data from "The Class Profile Report" of the American College Testing (ACT) Corporation, which provides detailed information concerning the academic past of 1,359 freshmen entering the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) in…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen, English
Rao, V. Appa, Ed. – 1977
A brief mid-plan review of the work of the Panels in the Humanities and Social Sciences of the University Grants Commission (UGC) of New Delhi, India, is presented. Recommendations of the UGC Standing Committee on the Development of Colleges during the plan period and on the implementation of several new programs as part of the Faculty Improvement…
Descriptors: Centralization, College Planning, Dining Facilities, Educational Development
Selected Readings on School Reform, 1999
This compilation of reprinted journal and newspaper articles covers the following topics: (1) The Front Lines; (2) Federal Policy; (3) Charter Schools; (4) School Choice; (5) Standards, Tests, and Accountability; (6) Teacher Quality; (7) Curriculum and Content; (8) Higher Education; and (9) Grab Bag. Each section is preceded by commentaries on…
Descriptors: Certification, Charter Schools, College Preparation, Competency Based Education
University Grants Commission, New Delhi (India). – 1976
The Bulletin of Higher Education, published by the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India, is presented. Contents pertain to the following: the Journal of Higher Education; the Seventh Conference of Vice-Chancellors, 1975; the College Science Improvement Program; selection of additional colleges under the College Humanities and Social…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Planning, Educational Development
