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Direct linkMcFarlane, Donovan A. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2011
This paper examines the leadership roles of distance learning administrators (DLAs) in light of the demand and need for value and quality in educational distance learning programs and schools. The author explores the development of distance learning using available and emerging technologies in relation to increased demand for education, training,…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Labor Market, Competition, Leadership Effectiveness
Korolov, Maria – T.H.E. Journal, 2011
Unhappy with conditions in Second Life, educators are migrating to a developing virtual world that offers them greater autonomy and a safer platform for their students at far less a cost. OpenSimulator is an open source virtual world platform that schools can run for free on their own servers or can get cheaply and quickly--the space can be up and…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Computer Simulation, Social Systems, Internet
Waters, John K. – T.H.E. Journal, 2011
Most K-12 school districts know that they are losing children who are going to other programs to get their needs met, and they know that they are going to have to offer some kind of online program to meet those needs if they are going to survive. K-12 districts have not exactly been sitting on the online-learning sidelines. In fact, by pioneering…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Blended Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Online Courses
Whitehurst, Grover J. – Brookings Institution, 2011
Exploring the critical role of school choice in the future of education reform, Grover (Russ) Whitehurst introduces the Education Choice and Competition Index (ECCI), an interactive web application that scores large school districts based on thirteen categories of policy and practice. The intent of the ECCI is to create public awareness of the…
Descriptors: School Choice, Competition, School Districts, Educational Change
Peer reviewedDavies, John L. – Higher Education in Europe, 2001
Assesses the factors that universities need to consider when developing a strategic response to "borderless education," discusses certain instruments which may be used in strategic analysis, and considers some options in the areas of organizational structures, support infrastructure, personnel policy, and quality assurance. (EV)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Competition, Distance Education
Zimmer, Ron; Gill, Brian; Booker, Kevin; Lavertu, Stephane; Sass, Tim R.; Witte, John – RAND Corporation, 2009
The first U.S. charter school opened in 1992, and the scale of the charter movement has since grown to 4,000 schools and more than a million students in 40 states plus the District of Columbia. With this growth has also come a contentious debate about the effects of the schools on their own students and on students in nearby traditional public…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Research Methodology, Probability, Student Characteristics
Lancaster, S.; Yen, D. C.; Wang, J-C. – Industry and Higher Education, 2003
Online education has become a highly debated topic. While some educators see it as a commercialized and prepackaged form of education, one that limits the verbal skills of students, others see it as breaking down the geographical and financial barriers that many students face. Online delivery has changed education in a number of ways, increasing…
Descriptors: Virtual Universities, Internet, Distance Education, Online Courses
