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Direct linkVargas, Juanita Gamez – Higher Education Policy, 2014
The paper reports on a study of partners of USA university president/chancellors, a rarely researched population in scholarly literature. Interviews with 24 male and female presidential partners of state supported colleges and universities provided insight into a privileged yet perplexing position, rarely seen by the public. The study draws on the…
Descriptors: College Presidents, Interpersonal Relationship, Public Colleges, Interviews
Sin, Cristina; Manatos, Maria – Higher Education Policy, 2014
This paper investigates institutional policies and academic practices of student assessment in four Portuguese higher education institutions (HEIs) in the wake of European policy developments driven by the Bologna Process. Specifically, it examines the correspondence between European policy recommendations related to student assessment (promotion…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Evaluation, College Students, Higher Education
Azman, Norzaini; Sirat, Morshidi; Ahmad, Abdul Razak – Higher Education Policy, 2014
The process of globalisation has undoubtedly impacted countries, bringing about different challenges for each country, region and locality. Many countries have responded positively to the demands and challenges through a societal transformation process with an emphasis on developing tertiary education, research and innovative capacities. Drawing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Policy, Educational Change
Vukasovic, Martina – Higher Education Policy, 2014
The study underlying this article investigates the factors under which European policy initiatives with respect to higher education (HE), such as the Bologna Process, lead to policy change at the national level. In theoretical terms, it uses institutionalist approaches to the Europeanization of public policy developed in the fields of comparative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Policy, Change
Machado-Taylor, Maria de Lourdes; White, Kate; Gouveia, Odilia – Higher Education Policy, 2014
Academic work in higher education has been influenced by global trends such as accountability, massification and deteriorating financial support. Within this broader context, the performance of academic staff as teachers and researchers has an impact on student learning and implications for the quality of higher education institutions (HEIs).…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, College Faculty, Gender Differences, Work Environment
Cremonini, Leon; Westerheijden, Don F.; Benneworth, Paul; Dauncey, Hugh – Higher Education Policy, 2014
The growing popularity of the concept of world-class universities raises the question of whether investing in such universities is a worthwhile use of public resources. Does concentrating public resources on the most excellent universities improve the overall quality of a higher education system, especially if definitions of excellence and…
Descriptors: Universities, Higher Education, Public Support, Educational Quality
Lillis, Deirdre; Lynch, Marion – Higher Education Policy, 2014
Strategic planning has become an integral part of the management of higher education institutions worldwide. The experiences of all but one of the Republic of Ireland's 21 universities and institutes of technology with strategic planning are explored from 2000 to 2010. At the starting point in 2000, only two institutions had a documented…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Strategic Planning, Universities
Cross, Michael; Backhouse, Judy – Higher Education Policy, 2014
Models of doctoral education in Africa remained similar to those in European universities, well into the 2000s. However, there has been an increasing realisation that such programmes are ill-suited for the African realities. With recent efforts to revitalise higher education in Africa, considerable attention has been placed on the need to explore…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Doctoral Programs, Higher Education, Relevance (Education)
Stackhouse, Julie; Harle, Jonathan – Higher Education Policy, 2014
"Next generation" issues are attracting considerable attention in higher education (HE) policy and programming. This is particularly true in Africa, where depleted academic capacity, insufficient levels of doctorate-qualified staff, and the steady retirement of many experienced lecturers and researchers place a particular urgency on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Research Universities, Doctoral Programs
Akuffo, Hannah; Freeman, Phyllis; Johansson, Eva; Obua, Celestino; Ogwal-Okeng, Jasper; Waako, Paul – Higher Education Policy, 2014
Bilateral research cooperation between Sweden (Sida/SAREC) and Uganda has supported major advances in institutional research capacity strengthening at Makerere University (2000-2013). This case study illustrates how a department within Makerere's Faculty of Medicine (Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics) has contributed to transforming the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Study, Doctoral Programs, Medical Schools
Rosa, Maria João; Teixeira, Pedro – Higher Education Policy, 2014
The governance of higher education has been changing across Europe, most notably in response to the reform agenda that has been pervading many higher education systems. This wave of reforms has given enhanced visibility to external stakeholders, which has been often received with contrasting views. Some regarded it as a factor that would undermine…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Change, Institutional Mission
Lo, William Yat Wai – Higher Education Policy, 2014
The primary aim of the paper is to examine how global university rankings have influenced the higher education sector in Taiwan from the perspective of academics. A qualitative case study method was used to examine how university ranking influenced the Taiwanese higher education at institutional and individual levels, respectively, thereby…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Qualitative Research, Case Studies
Heitor, Manuel; Horta, Hugo – Higher Education Policy, 2014
The democratization of higher education through strategically driven science policies and higher education reforms is documented in this paper. These represent complementary policy actions oriented towards strengthening social, cultural and economic dimensions that allow higher education institutions (HEIs) to grow and to train graduates able to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Access to Education, Educational Change
Nokkala, Terhi; Bladh, Agneta – Higher Education Policy, 2014
Owing to their common history, similarities in language and culture, long traditions in political collaboration and the shared Nordic societal model, an assumption is often made that the operational and regulatory context of universities is similar in the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. In this article, we…
Descriptors: Institutional Autonomy, Foreign Countries, Academic Freedom, Higher Education
Chapman, David; Austin, Ann; Farah, Samar; Wilson, Elisabeth; Ridge, Natasha – Higher Education Policy, 2014
This study investigated how instructors in United Arab Emirates higher education institutions view their professional employment, the extent of their identification and engagement with their institution, and how their views are shaped by the national and institutional contexts in which they work. Many interviewees felt their professional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes
