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Acting to Protect the Cultural and Legal Foundations of the Family in an Increasingly Alien Intellectual and Legal Environment.
Flinders, Neil J.; Hilton, Matthew M. F. – Family Perspective, 1986
Western intellectual heritage is characterized by a gradual but significant shift from a supernatural to a naturalistic worldview between 1880 and 1920. With the ascendancy of naturalistic worldview, various conflicting ideas emerge about the place and proper function of the family and the educational institutions. The social and legal…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Educational Philosophy, Higher Education, Public Education
A Revolution in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: The Challenges and Implications for the Relatively Traditional University.
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Davies, 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
Virtual and Classical Universities between Complementarity and Contrast.
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Vlasceanu, Lazar; Davies, John L. – Higher Education in Europe, 2001
Reflects on seminar presentations within four major themes: (1) the acceleration of change in higher education owing mostly to information and communication technologies; (2) complementarity and contrast between virtual and classical universities; (3) institutional responses to change; and (4) quality issues. Proposes various agendas for further…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Change, Educational Quality, Educational Trends