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McCann, Laura; Hutchison, Norman; Adair, Alastair – Studies in Higher Education, 2022
Over the last 20 years, the UK Higher Education sector has experienced a significant change to its funding base with a shift away from government funding, to operating within a highly competitive marketised environment. This shift has impacted the governance and management structures within the sector, with universities encouraged to adopt a more…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Stakeholders, Financial Support, Educational Finance
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Oztug, Ozhan; Cowie, Helen – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2011
The aim of the present research was to understand how office workers cope with back, neck and upper limb musculoskeletal disorders at work (and their implications for work). A small (N = 120) questionnaire survey collected information about potential participants' background and history of musculoskeletal disorders. These data were used to inform…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grounded Theory, Accidents, Data Analysis
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Hepworth, Mark; Smith, Marian – Australian Library Journal, 2008
A joint project carried out by Leeds University and Loughborough University, funded by JISC, studied the information literacy of non academic staff in higher education. The in-depth, qualitative study deployed an information audit, interviews and focus groups with eleven staff in the Finance and Research Departments at Loughborough University. The…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Focus Groups, Information Literacy, Information Skills
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Naismith, Laura – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2007
To be effective in higher education, text messaging must be effectively integrated into both the student and staff experience. These user groups provided input into the design of StudyLink, an email to text message service. A small-scale trial was conducted over a period of two academic terms to investigate the feasibility of using this system in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Office Occupations, College Administration, Electronic Mail