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Burston, Mary A. – Critical Studies in Education, 2020
Universities represent institutions of learning, research and knowledge but are also "not-for-profit" charitable organisations delegated the charitable purpose of advancing education and public benefit. Charity law differentiates the obligations, values and philosophies of "not-for-profit" and for profit organisations. Policy…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Public Colleges, Nonprofit Organizations
Smith, Cindra J. – Community College League of California, 2018
The California Community College system is the largest system of higher education in the world, with 114 colleges organized into 72 districts, serving over 2 million students. The colleges are publicly supported and locally oriented institutions that offer associate degrees, transfer education, and workforce development programs. They are part of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Public Colleges, Postsecondary Education, Governance
Wegner, Gregory R.; Thacker, Lloyd; Lucido, Jerome A.; Schulz, Scott Andrew – Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice, 2011
In January 2011, the University of Southern California Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice in conjunction with the Education Conservancy convened a national workshop--a unique experiment meant to consider "The Case for Change in College Admissions." Its 180 participants included university and college admissions officers…
Descriptors: College Admission, Leadership, Selective Admission, Equal Education
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Osipian, Ararat L. – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2009
Higher education in Russia is currently being reformed. A standardized computer-graded test and educational vouchers were introduced to make higher education more accessible, fund it more effectively, and reduce corruption in admissions to public colleges. The voucher project failed and the test faces furious opposition. This paper considers…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Privatization, Public Colleges, Standardized Tests
Toutsi, Cristin – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2009
This sixth edition of the State Governance Report summarizes the most relevant issues, legislative proposals, and proposed policies facing public higher education and its governance and oversight. The majority of coverage is devoted to the current or just recently completed 2009 legislative sessions. Other issues covered in this report include…
Descriptors: State Government, State Legislation, Public Colleges, Higher Education
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Janashia, Natia – Academe, 2004
In the Republic of Georgia, about 240 institutions of higher education serve a population of 5 million. On the surface, these numbers suggest a prosperous, highly educated society. Behind this facade, however, lies a reality of degraded standards, crumbling infrastructure, rampant academic fraud, and deteriorating educational quality. At the…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Governance