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Promoting Entrepreneurial Culture in the University: The Institutional Collaborative Model at the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
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de Pablo, Isidro; Alfaro, Fernando; Rodriguez, Miriam; Valdes, Esperanza – Industry and Higher Education, 2011
This paper presents a case of collaboration between different types of public services and the private sector for the promotion of an entrepreneurial culture. This collaboration is achieved by means of a centre established and developed by the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, the Centro de Iniciativas Emprendedoras (the Centre for Entrepreneurial…
Descriptors: Private Sector, Public Administration, Entrepreneurship, Organizational Culture
Assessment Practices at Spanish Universities: From a Learning to a Competencies Approach
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Ion, Georgeta; Cano, Elena – Evaluation & Research in Education, 2011
This research examines the practices used in assessing students' competencies in the European Higher Education Area. The main objective is to describe the current situation in the Spanish universities, concentrating upon the following questions: what are the most common assessment practices used by academics; how do university academics evaluate…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Competence, Educational Practices, Higher Education
Student Opinion of the Information Policies of Four Spanish Universities with Regard to Erasmus and Other International Programmes
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Alfaro, Ignacio J.; Boullosa, Alfredo Perez; Andreu-Beso, J. Vicente; De Lamo, Jose; Sobrado, Luis; Sanz, Rafael; Arias, Jose M. – Higher Education in Europe, 2009
The London Communique of the Conference of Ministers responsible for Higher Education in the countries participating in the Bologna Process (2007) emphasized as priorities for 2009 the "action taken at national level to promote the mobility of students and staff, including measures for future evaluation". Certain responsibilities are…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Universities, Foreign Countries, Student Mobility
An Approach to Find out Students' Motives and Influences on Their Selection of Studies and University: Results from Six Years of Continuous Institutional Research in a Multi-Campus System in Spain
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Gallifa, Josep – Tertiary Education and Management, 2009
This paper presents an institutional research on service quality conducted to analyze the students' motives and influences on their selection of studies and university. The research was carried out by collecting data from first-year students in a multi-campus system where institutions are independent in their recruitment strategies. Results from…
Descriptors: Institutional Research, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, College Choice
Student Perceptions of Service Quality in a Multi-Campus Higher Education System in Spain
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Gallifa, Josep; Batalle, Pere – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2010
Purpose: This paper aims to present an in-depth case study with student perceptions of service quality, discussing the relevance of these perceptions for the important issue of quality improvement in higher education. Design/methodology/approach: The paper presents institutional research carried out in a multi-campus system in Spain made up of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multicampus Colleges, Case Studies, Educational Quality
Professional Integration in Higher Education: A Methodological Approach Applied to a Multi-Campus University in Spain
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Gallifa, J. – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2009
This article presents a methodology for obtaining information about some of the significant variables relevant to the integration of graduates into the work force. After revisiting the main issues dealt with in previous research on the professional integration of graduates, research was carried out to identify the major issues and a survey was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Education Work Relationship, Career Information Systems