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Cole, Jonathan R.; Lipton, James A. – Social Forces, 1977
The characteristics of medical schools that predict their ratings are associated with basic science and clinical research performance: faculty productivity, eminence of the leading members of the faculty, and resources available for research. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Faculty Development, Faculty Evaluation
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Ridley, Dennis D.; Matveev, Alexei G.; Cuevas, Nuria M. – International Journal of Educational Advancement, 2005
Every college and university institutional advancement office would like to point to eminent alumni, living or deceased, as part of the institution's cultural legacy. However, little is known about the dynamics of how eminent alumni influence the reputations of their alma maters, particularly in the age of the internet. Has the internet created a…
Descriptors: Institutional Advancement, Colleges, Alumni, Reputation
Vedder, Richard – Center for College Affordability and Productivity (NJ1), 2007
The prevailing view among leaders in the university community is that America is not investing enough in higher education. A recent survey of the American economy by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) echoed that concern. After all, college graduates are dramatically more productive than those without higher education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Costs, Tuition, Educational Finance
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Baratte, Linda L. – Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 2005
This article offers an overview of the life and work of Eileen Egan, a contemporary and passionate Christian leader whose values can inform religious education today. It argues that her critical questioning of the traditions, assumptions, and premises of Catholic teaching on war and peace is a sign of the emancipatory, transformative learning that…
Descriptors: Catholics, Females, Reputation, Recognition (Achievement)
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Cushman, Thomas – Academic Questions, 2003
There has been much high-blown rhetoric lately about the problem of grade inflation in American higher education. All across American campuses, deans and college presidents lament the problem. Such attention, though, focuses mostly on outlining the extent of the problem rather than offering concrete strategies for alleviating it. In most cases,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, Faculty Workload
Ilomo, C. S. – 1978
Drawing on the practices and experiences of universities in developed countries, this paper reviews and discusses the major issues and questions involved in the building of a library school teaching faculty. The nature and function of the university are briefly discussed; the factors affecting the acceptance of a teaching position by potential…
Descriptors: Compensation (Remuneration), Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Faculty Development
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Schott, Thomas – Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1994
Examines how centrality in world science is affected by performance and reputation. This study uses surveys of academic researchers and literature in engineering to ascertain the surging Japanese and the relatively declining American research performance. Findings show that reputation outweighs performance as the United States continues to…
Descriptors: Engineering, Familiarity, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
Fenstemacher, William P. – Association for Institutional Research, 1982
The way that institutional research directors manage their professional development and career paths was assessed, based on a survey of Association for Institutional Research members. Those contacted had been identified as successful persons in the field who had actively participated in the advancement of institutional research by contributing to…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Career Ladders, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Lysons, Art; Hatherly, David – Higher Education, 1992
An approach to organizational effectiveness in higher education developed in the United States was applied to institutions in the United Kingdom and Australia to establish a basis for policy and organizational analysis. Higher reliability was found for the United Kingdom than for Australia, apparently related to cultural differences regarding…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Cultural Context
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Mazzarol, Tim – International Journal of Educational Management, 1998
Reports a survey of 315 higher education and private secondary institutions in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and United States that investigated factors critical to success in international marketing of educational programs. Results suggest that two factor groups (reputation and resources, and possession of international…
Descriptors: College Planning, Educational Demand, Educational Finance, Enrollment Influences
Webster, David Steven – 1981
Early psychological studies of "genius" are examined, and reasons why European studies of eminent people never developed into true academic quality rankings are considered. In Europe, and especially England, France, and Germany, the ecological origins of eminent men and women were assessed: where they grew up, where they attended school,…
Descriptors: Biographies, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Educational Background
Lindegren, Alina M. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1934
The purpose of this bulletin is to present to collegiate registrars, committees of admission, and State departments of public instruction such data about the institutions of higher education in Norway as will enable those officials and offices to form fairly accurate judgments of how higher training in Norway compares with that in the United…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Credentials, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries
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Baker, David P. – Brookings Papers on Education Policy, 2003
International comparisons of American education have become so popular and widespread in the reform debates of the last several decades that many of the current centerpieces of the American reform movement were shaped through evidence and speculation on what other more educationally successful nations were doing that the U.S. was not. The current…
Descriptors: High Schools, Reputation, Comparative Analysis, Global Approach
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Vryhof, Steven C. – Journal of Education, 2004
Historically, the American system of higher education has been a patchwork of denominational colleges (along with public institutions), however, the more recent histories of several institutions of higher education seem to have a common theme: the jettisoning of a distinctive identity grounded in a particular worldview in order to create an…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Schools of Education, Accreditation (Institutions), School Organization
Hashmi, Mahmud S. – 1988
Successful conduct of business in Saudi Arabia requires attitudes and skills significantly different from those needed in the United States. Distinct societal differences can turn winning practices in one culture into failures in another. Despite Saudi Arabia's recent emergence as a wealthy marketplace, traditional values and a unique lifestyle…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Age Differences, Business Administration, Comparative Analysis
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