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Technology Commercialization Effects on the Conduct of Research in Higher Education
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Powers, Joshua B.; Campbell, Eric G. – Research in Higher Education, 2011
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of technology commercialization on researcher practice and productivity at U.S. universities. Using data drawn from licensing contract documents and databases of university-industry linkages and faculty research output, the study findings suggest that the common practice of licensing…
Descriptors: Universities, Educational Finance, Certification, Researchers
Informational Cultures: Facing Challenges of Institutional Research within Cross-Continental Settings.
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Nedwek, Brian P.; Neal, John E. – Research in Higher Education, 1994
Challenges faced by institutions of higher education when performing institutional research on different continents are examined. The discussion is based on the experiences of two universities with undergraduate programs in foreign countries. Three levels of organizational activity (strategic, managerial, operational) and several information…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Networks, Institutional Research
Moving On: A Cooperative Study of Student Transfer.
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Jones, Janis Cox; Lee, Beth S. – Research in Higher Education, 1992
A 3-institution study investigated the effectiveness of transfer of 1,786 Los Rios Community College students to the University of California at Davis and California State University at Sacramento, measured by student preparation, persistence, and performance before and after transfer. Need for remediation. before transfer was also examined.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Administration, College Preparation
The Development of Process Indicators To Estimate Student Gains Associated with Good Practices in Undergraduate Education.
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Kuh, George D.; Pace, C. Robert; Vesper, Nick – Research in Higher Education, 1997
A study investigated indicators of student academic performance in six samples (n=911 each) of men and women students from 19 baccalaureate, 27 master's, and 29 doctoral granting institutions. Measures of achievement gains associated with three good educational practices (faculty-student contact, cooperation among students, active learning) were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Active Learning, Classroom Techniques