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Department Chair Leadership: Exploring the Role's Demands and Tensions
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Kruse, Sharon D. – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2022
Research exploring the challenges department chairs face has long suggested the role is difficult and lacks tangible reward (Buller, 2012, 2015; Gmelch et al., 2017). Yet, as higher education demographics, settings, and organizational expectations change and chairs function in more uncertain and increasingly complex institutional environments, it…
Descriptors: Department Heads, Administrator Role, Higher Education, Role Perception
Independence, Accountability and Responsibilities of Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education: European and Latin American Countries Compared
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Juanatey, Ana García; Jordana, Jacint; Durán, Ixchel Pérez; Royo, David Sancho – European Journal of Higher Education, 2021
This contribution examines recent transformation in the institutionalization of a new mode of governance in the field of Higher Education. We identify three characteristics of the institutional design of public Quality Assurance Agencies (QAAs) that operate at the national level in the field of higher education. In order to do so, we examine three…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Comparative Education, Educational Quality, Quality Assurance
Political Preferences and Public Funding of Tertiary Education during the Economic Crisis
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Skrbinjek, Vesna; Šušteršic, Janez; Lesjak, Dušan – Tertiary Education and Management, 2018
This article analyses how political preferences, which are co-determined by the beliefs of decision-makers and influences of interest groups and the general public, affect the decisions to maintain or cut public funding for tertiary education during the economic crisis. Our sample included 29 European countries which we divided into two groups…
Descriptors: Economic Climate, Higher Education, Educational Finance, Federal Aid
Graduate Employability in Europe: The Role of Human Capital, Institutional Reputation and Network Ties in European Graduate Labour Markets
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Souto-Otero, Manuel; Bialowolski, Piotr – Journal of Education and Work, 2021
The link between higher education and employment is central to the understanding of social stratification and social mobility. We use three theories to analyse the importance of education and credentials in recruitment decisions in European graduate labour markets: human capital (HC), network capital (NC) and reputational capital (RC) theory.…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Employment Potential, Social Stratification, Social Mobility
The CEFR as a National Language Policy in Vietnam: Insights from a Sociogenetic Analysis
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Nguyen, Van Huy; Hamid, M. Obaidul – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2021
The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) has long been considered a global policy in language education. It has been borrowed and adopted by different polities across the world. However, it is still not clear why the CEFR, intended for European usage, has become a ubiquitous tool for overhauling the quality of teaching and…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Rating Scales, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Explorations in Cultural Policy and Research.
Mennell, Stephen, Ed.; Mennell, Barbara, Ed. – 1978
Eleven articles by policy researchers, cultural experts, and officials from various European governments explore prospects for cultural policy in Europe. Specifically, the document examines international cooperation in cultural activities, problems caused by increased participation in cultural activities, the role of cultural leaders, recreational…
Descriptors: Community Development, Cooperation, Cultural Centers, Cultural Enrichment