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Hidden Aspects of Administration: How Scale Changes the Role of a Distance Education Administrator
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Stein, Sarah J.; Anderson, Bill – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2017
Distance education research literature tends to focus on building economies of scale as a way to improve efficiency and effectiveness. However, the smaller scale distance education operation has a place and there are institutions, such as the one where the current study was set, that, while being keen to improve efficiency and effectiveness…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Administrator Education, Universities, Interviews
Dancing on the Bottom Line: An Unruly Cost-Benefit Analysis of Three Academic Development Initiatives
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Sword, Helen – Higher Education Research and Development, 2014
This article offers an unconventional cost-benefit analysis of three academic development initiatives at a large Australasian university: a three-day foundation course for new academics, a series of one-on-one teaching consultations and a two-year postgraduate certificate program. Weaving together qualitative, quantitative and arts-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Universities, Qualitative Research
Space and Time to Engage: Mature-Aged Distance Students Learn to Fit Study into Their Lives
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Kahu, Ella R.; Stephens, Christine; Zepke, Nick; Leach, Linda – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2014
Student engagement, a student's emotional, behavioural and cognitive connection to their study, is widely recognized as important for student achievement. Influenced by a wide range of personal, structural and sociocultural factors, engagement is both unique and subjective. One important structural factor shown in past research to be a barrier for…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Learner Engagement, Universities
Recommendations to University Managers for Facilitating Engagement of Academics with Teaching
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Heinrich, Eva – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2013
Research on community-based approaches to academic development has shown the importance of a collegial and supportive environment for teaching and learning about teaching. To investigate the environment in which academics work and teach, the research behind this article has defined a new concept, called "teaching groups". Teaching groups…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Universities, Instructional Leadership
Academic Difficulties Encountered by East Asian International University Students in New Zealand
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Lee, Boram; Farruggia, Susan P.; Brown, Gavin T. L. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2013
The study focused on learning difficulties experienced by East Asian International (EAI) students. Participants were 117 EAI students undertaking tertiary study at a major university, all were surveyed and 21 students were interviewed. The findings suggest that language limitations, academic content and learning styles were associated with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Asians, Foreign Students, Cognitive Style
Institutional and Managerial Factors Affecting International Student Recruitment Management
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Ross, Mitchell; Heaney, Joo-Gim; Cooper, Maxine – International Journal of Educational Management, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate international student recruitment from an institutional perspective and to consider institutional factors that may affect recruitment. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative study is undertaken in which education marketing practitioners are interviewed regarding aspects of international…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Secondary Schools, International Education, Foreign Countries