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Sporn, Barbara – 1999
This study examined the adaptation of institutions of higher education in the United States and Europe to changing socioeconomic factors and proposed a theory of adaptation in higher education which stresses the need for new forms of governance, management, and leadership structures. The study analyzed six university structures, each with a…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, Colleges, Comparative Education
Peer reviewedDimmock, Clive; Walker, Allan – Comparative Education, 1997
Interviews with nine principals of Hong Kong schools found that faced with uncertainties arising from Hong Kong's political transition, principals were somewhat confident about coping with changes in curricula and school management but felt less control over broader changes in access and opportunity following the expected influx of teachers and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Civics, Coping, Educational Change
Download full textMoore, Gary T.; Lackney, Jeffery A. – 1993
This paper explores the often elusive yet very important relationship between architectural design and educational reform. A review of the major findings from the educational and architectural research literatures on the impacts of school design on educational program effectiveness is presented. Commonalities among the disciplines were identified…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Design
Shimahara, Nobuo – 1988
A discussion is presented on the education of Japanese teachers, their roles in the schools, and proposed reforms in their education. In describing the pre-World War II background of teacher education in Japan, three ideological forces are discussed: Western thought that impacted upon early Meiji reforms, Confucianism, and nationalism. Western…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, Cultural Influences, Educational Change
Peer reviewedMarkert, Axel – College and University, 1998
Examines German university system prior to and after reunification of East and West. Reports few former Eastern students attending university in the West, primarily for economic reasons; many vacated East German faculty positions filled by West German academics. Looking ahead, the report sees major changes, including baccalaureate programs in…
Descriptors: Change Agents, College Faculty, Economic Factors, Educational Change
HAVELOCK, RONALD G. – 1967
LINKING ROLES IN THE DISSEMINATION AND UTILIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE ARE INVESTIGATED. THE VARIOUS TYPES OF AGENTS LINKING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE INCLUDE--(1) THE CONVEYOR, (2) THE CONSULTANT, (3) THE LEADER, (4) KNOWLEDGE BUILDERS, (5) THE DEFENDER, (6) THE INNOVATOR, (7) PRACTITIONERS, AND (8) THE USER. THREE ISSUES CONCERNING THE INSTITUTIONAL…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Communication Problems, Consultants, Diffusion
Manning, Brad A. – 1973
The Trouble Shooting Checklist-B (TSC-B) is a predictive instrument to aid the educational change agent in defining variables within institutions or organizations which are concerned with adopting a psychological assessment battery with some form of personal counseling orientation in deciding whether or not an institution is suited for a…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adoption (Ideas), Change Agents, Change Strategies
Urdan, Tim, Ed.; Pajares, Frank, Ed. – 2001
Noting that the period of adolescence, and the expectations of society for adolescents, have grown and changed dramatically over the last century, this book compiles chapters from leading scholars in a variety of fields related to education to provide a broad overview of several of the most pressing concerns regarding the education of adolescent…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Dropouts, Early Parenthood, Educational Change
Boys, Chris J.; And Others – 1988
This book discusses, from a British perspective, the ways in which higher education, and particularly the teaching of undergraduates, responds to the influences of the environment of which the labor market is a major element. It is based on studies made between 1984 and 1987 of 49 departments in nine higher education institutions: four…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Business Education, Economics Education, Educational Change
Williamsen, Marvin, Ed.; Morehouse, Cynthia T., Ed. – 1977
The results of a June 1973 seminar and subsequent workshops on the diffusion of educational change are reported. Papers are presented in three sections. The first section, Institutional Development, introduced by Theophilis E. McKinney, Jr. and Bonnie B. Larson, contains three papers: "Integrating the Intercultural Dimensions in a New Liberal…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Faculty, College Role, Community Colleges
Stephens, E. Robert – 1998
This book examines the role of the educational service agency (ESA) in the process of enabling and facilitating rural school improvement. The introductory chapter discusses the continuing significance of rural education, service to rural districts as an explicit reason for establishing ESAs, and the characteristics of several types of ESAs.…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Planning, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Manning, Brad A. – 1973
The Trouble Shooting Checklist-A (TSC-A) is a predictive instrument to aid the educational change agent in defining variables within institutions or organizations which are concerned with adopting modules in deciding whether or not an institution is suited for a particular innovation. These five dimensions comprise the major scales: Organization…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrators, Adoption (Ideas), Change Agents
Hurtado, Sylvia; Milem, Jeffrey; Clayton-Pedersen, Alma; Allen, Walter – 1999
This digest examines ways in which learning and educational objectives can be maximized to achieve diversity while improving social and learning environments for students from different racial/ethnic backgrounds. The digest examines the literature on campus climate for racial/ethnic diversity, looks at the impact on student diversity of the campus…
Descriptors: Diversity (Student), Educational Change, Educational Discrimination, Educational Environment
Adams, J. Q., Ed.; Welsch, Janice R., Ed. – 1993
This book provides pragmatic ideas and analyses from contributors with multicultural backgrounds and educational experiences, on how to implement multicultural education in college and university courses of study; and presents strategies for transforming both the curricula and the training of effective multicultural educators. Section 1 offer…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Counseling, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development
Arnold, Michael L. – 2003
Mathematics education is different in rural schools than in non-rural schools. An explanation for this can be found in an open social systems model of schools, in which schools are comprised of interdependent subsystems that function together to transform inputs into outcomes. These are open systems in that external forces in the environment…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Context Effect, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
