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Open and Distance Education in Australia, Europe and the Americas: National Perspectives in a Digital Age. SpringerBriefs in Open and Distance Education
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Qayyum, Adnan, Ed.; Zawacki-Richter, Olaf, Ed. – SpringerBriefs in Education, 2018
This book describes the history, structure and institutions of open and distance education in six countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, the UK and the US. It discusses how open and distance education is evolving in a digital age to reflect the needs and circumstances of national higher education systems in these countries, and explores…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Open Education, Distance Education
Public Perceptions of Higher Education.
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Benjamin, T. Brooke – Oxford Review of Education, 1993
States that the importance of higher education on Great Britain's economic and social fortunes is appreciated by academics but not by the general public. Reviews public relations efforts by universities in France, Germany, and the United States and recommends more effective public relations efforts by British universities. (CFR)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Economic Change, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
The Challenge to Professionals from the New Public Management: Implications for the Teaching Profession.
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Bottery, Mike – Oxford Review of Education, 1996
Suggests that, over the last 15 years, management issues of teachers and other professionals have become increasingly similar. Uses examples and practice from the work of teachers, doctors, and the police in the United Kingdom to identify and discuss theses issues. Includes several charts showing organizational goals and objectives. (MJP)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Educational Administration, Educational Quality, Foreign Countries