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Hearn, James J.; Thompson, Hugh L. – J Gen Educ, 1970
Faculty participation in policy-making decisions at institutions of higher learning is examined in depth. (CK)
Descriptors: Administrators, College Faculty, Decision Making, Faculty Organizations
Direct linkMarginson, Simon – Policy Futures in Education, 2004
Higher education--particularly the research-intensive university, which is the focus of this article--is the subject of global/national/local effects, and is shaped by hierarchy and uneven development on a world scale. The article theorises social competition in higher education, and traces inter-university competition and stratification on the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Competition, Research Universities, Tables (Data)
Peer reviewedFaltas, Nabil Charles – Scientia Paedagogica Experimentalis, 1970
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Graphs, Higher Education, Political Issues
Miller, Meredith; Stephens, John B. – Journal of Staff, Program & Organization Development, 1998
Describes a case study of a partnership paradigm created between a professor and RA in the Master of Public Administration program at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Suggests that power-sharing between both parties will enhance learning for both student and mentor. Contains two data tables. (JDI)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Apprenticeships, Case Studies, Cooperation
Peer reviewedO'Connor, Thomas F.; Duchon, Maire I. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1993
This survey of 164 assistant academic library directors at comprehensive and liberal arts institutions was conducted to analyze the professional characteristics and role of assistant directors. Findings indicated similar characteristics within this group and differences in administrative and service responsibilities, depending on the preferences…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Academic Rank (Professional), Administrator Responsibility, Higher Education
Peer reviewedGunawardena, Charlotte N.; Nolla, Ana C.; Wilson, Penne L.; Lopez-Islas, Jose R.; Ramirez-Angel, Noemi; Megchun-Alpizar, Rosa M. – Distance Education, 2001
Describes a study that used survey and focus group data to examine differences in perception of online group process and development between college students in Mexico and the United States. Discusses language, power distance, gender differences, collectivist versus individualist tendencies, conflict, social presence, time frame, and technical…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences, Focus Groups
Download full textLondono, Alfonso Ocampo – 1973
The Latin American countries have an immense overall task in providing formal education for more than half the population and in coping with the accumulated deficits of the adult population who did not have access to formal education or who left it prematurely. Latin America's economic capacity to correct this situation is limited. Higher…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Economic Factors, Educational Change
Trani, Eugene P. – 1978
A brief description of the state of Nebraska introduces a detailed discussion of its system of higher education. The institutions are described: the state university, four state colleges, and technical community colleges in six districts. The history of postsecondary coordination in the state is outlined, with reference to the early lack of a…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrative Policy, Community Colleges, Constitutional Law
