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WICHE Workplan FY 2016
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Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2015
The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and its 16 member states and territories work collaboratively to expand educational access and excellence for their citizens. By promoting innovation, cooperation, resource sharing, and sound public policy, WICHE strengthens higher education's contributions to social, economic, and…
Descriptors: Interstate Programs, Educational Finance, Access to Education, Higher Education
WICHE: Six Decades of Collaboration in the West
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Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2015
The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and its 16 members work collaboratively to expand educational access and excellence for all citizens of the West. By promoting innovation, cooperation, resource sharing, and sound public policy among its members and their institutions, WICHE strengthens higher education's contributions…
Descriptors: Interstate Programs, Organizations (Groups), Higher Education, Student Exchange Programs
Building a Common Research Agenda across Jurisdictions
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Riordan, Julie; Dynarski, Mark; Kochanek, Julie; Best, Jane; Dawson, Matt – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2012
In an effort to bring more knowledge about "what works" to educational practitioners, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) has made significant investments in developing and disseminating focused, rigorous research projects in order to increase the supply of and demand for this research in educational decision making. These efforts…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Research Projects, Information Dissemination, Research Utilization
A Partnership in Flux: The Demise of a Program
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Reed, Gay Garland; Cooper, Joanne E.; Young, Llewellyn – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2007
This chapter explores issues surrounding the demise of the Interdisciplinary Master's in Education (IMED) program, which was delivered on the neighbor islands in the state of Hawai'i. The innovative program brought educational opportunities to remote areas of the state and was a partnership between the main campus in Honolulu and several community…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Cooperative Planning, Program Evaluation, Program Termination
Voice, Collaboration and School Culture: Creating a Community for School Improvement. Evaluation of the Pioneer SCBM Schools, Hawaii's School/Community-Based Management Initiative. Executive Summary.
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Izu, Jo Ann; And Others – 1996
Site-based management is designed to bring decision making to the school level and involve all stakeholders in a process that will result ultimately in improved student outcomes. Enacted into law in June 1989, Hawaii's School/Community-Based Management Initiative (SCBM) is part of a national trend toward decentralizing decision making and…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Educational Assessment, Educational Cooperation, Educational Improvement
University of Hawai'i Community Colleges: E-Learn
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Walsh, Marilyn – Educational Perspectives, 2002
The E-Learn program is a collaboration of all seven University of Hawai'i (UH) community colleges to offer a distance-delivered Associate in Arts degree. The core mission of the UH Community Colleges is to put postsecondary education within the reach of every resident of the state. To provide that access, community colleges must be affordable,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Online Courses, Educational Cooperation, Associate Degrees