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Council of Ontario Universities, Toronto. Research Div. – 1983
Fiscal year 1982 data on the total revenue and expenses and changes in fund balances of the 21 provincially-assisted universities of Ontario are presented. The presentation of information using consistent categories and definitions for all universities and colleges in Ontario is explained. In addition to financial data for each institution,…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Educational Finance, Expenditures, Financial Support
Peer reviewedSuwanwela, Charas – Higher Education Policy, 1996
In Thailand, university autonomy has varied over time and by institution type. Because of their history, universities and faculty are respected and accorded much freedom, and also depended upon as sources of information and opinion aimed at achieving balance and social justice. In a May 1992 national crisis, universities combined voices…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Administrative Organization, College Administration, College Role
Peer reviewedKelly, Barry – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 1996
To help assess Australian universities' compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act, a study examined implementation in the United States of the Americans with Disabilities Act in five state universities seen as leaders in innovation for students and staff with disabilities. Implications of the American experience for the Australian context…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, College Administration, College Planning, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedRodrigues, Anthony J.; Wandiga, Shem O. – Higher Education Policy, 1997
Presents an analysis of government policy on higher education finance in Kenya, outlines parameters of an appropriate tuition policy (cost recovery, equity, equal access, affordability, student loan program objectives), and provides a model for simulating loan program outcomes. Suggests several proposed policy and administrative reforms concerning…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Costs
Peer reviewedTomusk, Voldemar – Higher Education Management, 1995
Policy concerning faculty training and development in Estonian universities is examined, looking at current practices in comparison with those of the former Soviet Union. It is argued that since democratization there is little effort and some resistance to faculty renewal, despite new labels given to academic qualifications. University…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Educational Change
Peer reviewedJohnson, Genevieve Marie – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 1996
A study of 185 undergraduate students withdrawing from a publicly-funded Canadian university compared student characteristics and experiences (demography, academic performance, employment, financial support, social integration, personal circumstances, and perception of university learning experience) for three discipline areas (arts, education,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Administration, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Characteristics
Brennan, John, Ed.; de Vries, Peter, Ed.; Williams, Ruth, Ed. – 1997
The papers in this book reflect current debates on academic standards and quality assurance, and speak from the perspective of institutional leaders and national quality bodies and higher education researchers. Included are reports on the progress of several international quality initiatives and studies on the impact of external quality assurance…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Change Strategies
Peer reviewedPechar, Hans – Higher Education Management, 1996
The current situation and anticipated changes for Austrian university faculty are discussed. An overview is given of legal regulations for academic levels and functions, qualifying procedures, career patterns, and employment patterns. Then aspects of Austrian higher education are examined in relation to faculty, including institutional governance,…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Career Ladders, Careers, Change Strategies
