Along with issues of leadership in the academy at large and as related to US-American politics, such as academic freedom and the corporatization of the American university, particularities of academic dance provide a nuanced view of dance leadership in US postsecondary institutions. A dominant culture of overwork, lack of awareness and respect of…

This study seeks to investigate curricular trends in MOOCs and institutional participation in the development of MOOC courses. The study is framed utilizing the theoretical lenses of academic capitalism and isomorphism--particularly Riesman's conceptualization of a "snake-like procession" of isomorphism in American higher education lead…

Purpose: This paper reports a qualitative research study of comparative analysis of global citizenship education (GCE) in two primary schools, one international school in Singapore (Stamford International) and an independent school in Australia (Coastal College). The research focussed on how these two schools implemented GCE through the adoption…

Higher education institutions are facing increasing pressures to review their curriculum (Uchiyama and Radin 2009). The expectations of stakeholder groups, including students, parents and families, governments, employers and society in general have become increasingly explicit and targeted (Bamber et al. 2009). Universities are expected to play a…