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Smith, David; Bargh, Catherine; Bocock, Jean; Scott, Peter – Higher Education Management, 1999
A study of the educational, career, and demographic profiles of university vice-chancellors in the United Kingdom from 1960 to 1996 suggests that the shift from academic to administrative, toward executive and managerial, interpretation of university leadership has produced major changes in the career preparation and professional profiles of these…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection, Career Ladders
Tait, Tony; Frankland, Gillian; Moore, Sharon; Smith, David – 2002
Curriculum 2000 was developed to give learners in England an opportunity to engage in a post-16 education experience providing both depth and flexibility. In its second year of existence, Curriculum 2000 was evaluated in a study involving more than 50 schools, sixth form colleges, and general further education colleges across England.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies, Curriculum Development
Tait, Tony; Frankland, Gillian; Smith, David; Moore, Sharon – 2002
The experiences of schools and sixth form and further education colleges in the United Kingdom in implementing Curriculum 2000 in the 18 months since the introduction of Qualifying for Success reforms were tracked. The key issues for implementing the curriculum in 2001-2002 that were identified by 10 case study schools and post-16 institutions…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Case Studies, College Programs, College School Cooperation
Tait, Tony; Frankland, Gillian; Smith, David; Moore, Sharon – 2001
To support schools and colleges across England in implementing Curriculum 2000, England's Learning and Skills Development Agency worked with more than 40 schools and sixth form and further education (FE) colleges to identify the challenges institutions will likely face when preparing for the second year of advanced-level Curriculum 2000 programs…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Standards, Administrator Attitudes