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Handling Multiple Institutional Logics in Professorial Recruitment
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Ingvild Reymert – Higher Education Policy, 2024
Traditionally, professorial recruitment has been controlled by scholars themselves selecting the best qualified candidates as a new member of the academic community according to scientific criteria. Recent studies have, however, documented that recruitment has become increasingly influenced by managers and HR personnel who approach professorial…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Change, Human Resources
Learning from Senior Academics' Perspectives of Success and Failure
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Julie A. Timmermans; Vijay Kumar – Studies in Higher Education, 2024
A full academic career encompasses both successes and failures. The purpose of this study was to delve into academic successes and failures, going beyond the conventional focus on objective measures, such as performance, rankings, and funding. Through semi-structured interviews with twelve senior academics from seven countries, we explored…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Cross Cultural Studies, Success
The Role of Academic Management in Implementing Technology-Enhanced Learning in Higher Education
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Habib, Laurence; Johannesen, Monica – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2020
This article addresses how technology-enhanced learning (TEL) is implemented in higher education institutions. The study is based on data collected from a nationwide survey and semi-structured interviews with academic managers. The findings suggest that: (1) members of the academic management staff have limited knowledge of institutional…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Higher Education, College Administration
Placement Schools as Professional Learning Communities in Teacher Education
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Heggen, Kåre; Raaen, Finn Daniel; Thorsen, Kirsten E. – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2018
This article investigates how schoolteachers', school leaders' and college teachers' involvement affects placement schools as professional learning communities. Norwegian teacher education is used as a case. The first part builds on a survey among schoolteachers and mentors at 111 placement schools in Norway. It documents great variety in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communities of Practice, Faculty Development, Institutional Cooperation
The Values and Visions of the Professional Department Head: Not so Different from the Past?
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Møthe, Svein; Ballangrud, Brit Olaug Bolken; Stensaker, Bjørn – International Journal of Educational Management, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze how appointed leaders in Norwegian higher education perceive their role and influence, and their discretion as academic leaders. Design/Methodology/Approach: The paper applies strategic, cultural and political perspectives on leadership to investigate the understanding and perceptions held by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Department Heads, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role
Outdoor Adventure Education (OAE) in Higher Education: Characteristics of Successful University Degree Programmes
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Potter, Tom G.; Socha, Teresa L.; O'Connell, Timothy S. – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2012
In the light of recent challenges facing the field of outdoor adventure education in higher education, this exploratory study sought to identify some of the underlying political and institutional factors and societal influences on an international level that have led to the success of some programmes and the closure of others. Thirty-eight outdoor…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Foreign Countries, Outdoor Education, College Faculty