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Ward, Vicky; Tooman, Tricia; Reid, Benet; Davies, Huw; O'Brien, Breid; Mear, Liz; Marshall, Martin – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2021
Background: Embedded research involves co-locating researchers within non-academic organisations to better link research and practice. Embedded research initiatives are often complex and emergent with a range of underlying intents, structures and processes. This can create tensions within initiatives and contributes to ongoing uncertainty about…
Descriptors: Researchers, Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship, Foreign Countries
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Lomer, Sylvie; Papatsiba, Vassiliki; Naidoo, Rajani – Studies in Higher Education, 2018
This article examines national branding of UK higher education, a strategic intent and action to collectively brand UK higher education with the aim to attract prospective international students, using a Bourdieusian approach to understanding promises of capitals. We trace its development between 1999 and 2014 through a sociological study, one of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Knowledge Economy, Competition, Marketing
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Haigh, Jackie – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2008
A literature review of published case studies reporting progress file implementation was conducted with the intent of discovering how this is being interpreted and implemented in higher education institutions. The three studies found were analysed using an ideal type categorization developed by Clegg and Bradley (2006), that is, professional,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Active Learning, Higher Education, Classification
Kulacki, F. A.; Krueger, E. R. – 1998
This paper presents a critical overview of contemporary international trends in engineering education. An analysis is presented of engineering curricula, educational delivery systems, engineering programs in developed and developing nations, and major challenges facing engineering education worldwide. Our intent is to synthesize the many ideas…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Educational Development, Engineering Education