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Horne, Julia – Journal of Educational Administration and History, 2014
When Geoffrey Sherington and I set out on our project on the Australian Public University, which culminated in "Sydney: The Making of a Public University" (2012), we wanted to move away from the emphasis of conventional institutional history on chancellors, vice-chancellors and governing councils in order to explore the university as a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Educational History, Social History
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Stafford, Sally; Taylor, John – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2016
The importance of transnational programmes as part of the internationalisation of higher education has grown rapidly in importance in recent years. In this paper, transnational higher education is defined as the delivery of programmes overseas by a parent institution either operating directly or in association with an international partner. Whilst…
Descriptors: Institutional Research, Institutional Characteristics, International Schools, Global Approach
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Saltmarsh, Sue; Sutherland-Smith, Wendy; Randell-Moon, Holly – Ethics and Education, 2011
Research leadership in Australian universities takes place against a backdrop of policy reforms concerned with measurement and comparison of institutional research performance. In particular, the Excellence in Research in Australian initiative undertaken by the Australian Research Council sets out to evaluate research quality in Australian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Institutional Research, Work Environment
Stubbs, Noel M. – Journal of Tertiary Educational Administration, 1982
The use of the institutional research function in higher education institutions in Australia is discussed. The importance of this function for active and long-range planning and information gathering is emphasized, and the organization of the information system--centralized or decentralized--is considered. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Decision Making, Foreign Countries
Fasano, Carla; And Others – Journal of Tertiary Education Administration, 1995
An experimental program at the University of Woollongong (Australia) identified a quality management framework, developed indicators of institutional performance, created a database for user-defined information needs, and provided access to information at all institutional levels. The project explored use of performance indicators and demonstrated…
Descriptors: College Administration, Databases, Decision Making, Higher Education
Marginson, Simon – 1998
This study examined the character of the emerging systems of corporate management in Australian universities and their effects on academic and administrative practices, focusing on relations of power. Case studies were conducted at 17 individual universities of various types. In each institution, interviews were conducted with senior…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, Educational Finance, Foreign Countries
Calvert, John R. – International Journal of Institutional Management in Higher Education, 1981
The proceedings of the IMHE Special Topic Workshop in Institutional Performance Assessment, held in Paris, December 10-12, 1980, are summarized. The themes of the workshop (self-evaluation, government role, finance) are discussed and participants comments are outlined. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Administration, Educational Finance, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries
Swinburne Inst. of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria (Australia). – 1991
The Australasian Association for Institutional Research (AAIR) conference provided a comprehensive coverage of issues, concepts, and techniques in the areas of planning, data analysis and research, and related aspects of management support in tertiary education. Refereed papers from the conference include: (1) "Changes in Student Approaches…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Educational Change
Cannon, Robert A., Ed. – 1979
Essays on the present and future states of research and development (R&D) units in colleges and universities are collected. The essays served as discussion papers for an annual meeting of heads of educational R&D units in Australia and New Zealand. "The Political Situation of Teaching-Research Units," by Terry Hore, encourages…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Administrative Policy, Agency Role, College Administration