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Collaborating for Change: Transforming Cultures to End Gender-Based Violence in Higher Education. Interpersonal Violence
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Marine, Susan, Ed.; Lewis, Ruth, Ed. – Oxford University Press, 2020
In the midst of unprecedented attention to gender based violence (GBV), prompted in part by the #MeToo movement, "Collaborating for Change: Transforming Cultures to End Gender-Based Violence in Higher Education" provides a groundbreaking analysis of higher education culture and how it can be transformed to eradicate GBV. This book builds…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Gender Bias, School Culture, College Environment
Changes in University Governance in France and in Italy
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Boffo, Stefano; Dubois, Pierre; Moscati, Roberto – Tertiary Education and Management, 2008
The transformation of higher education systems under the pressure of new needs required by the "society of knowledge" in France and Italy has had a deep effect on the relationship between state and university, and therefore a direct impact on university governance. This article sums up the main results of a research carried out on…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Governance, Foreign Countries, Resistance to Change
Studying in the French University: A Guide for U.S. Advisors and Students.
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Grant, Mary Anne – College and University, 1991
The guide, designed for students enrolling directly in a French university in study to be credited toward a U.S. degree, provides general information about the French educational system, types of higher education institution, and university life. Practical information on course selection, registration, examinations, and grading is also included.…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Environment, Foreign Countries, Grading
Higher Education in Nine Countries: A Comparative Study of Colleges and Universities Abroad.
Burn, Barbara B. – 1971
In each of the countries studied in this report, colleges and universities have been adapted to national conditions, customs, social structures, and political systems; but familiar trends are visible. Among the most important trends are rapid enrollment growth and a movement toward universal access; rising expenditures; increasing public support;…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Role, Comparative Education, Educational Finance
The 1970s in France: A Period of Student Retreat.
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Boudon, Raymond – Higher Education, 1979
The relative calm among students in France in the 1970s is explained in terms of the institutionalization of politics within the university, increased diversity on campus, and the relatively increasing returns of higher education. Conflicts of the 1970s are characterized as corporalistic-particularistic-materialistic. (JMF)
Descriptors: Activism, College Environment, College Students, Educational History
Studying in the French University: A Guide for U.S. Advisors and Students. Working Paper #16.
Grant, Mary Anne – 1990
This guide is designed for student advisors in the United States who are counseling students preparing for a period of study in a fully integrated higher education program in France. The guide covers aspects of the French educational system including the French higher education system, university and academic life, course selection and credit…
Descriptors: Academic Records, College Environment, College Students, Course Selection (Students)
Reform and Development of Higher Education: A European Symposium.
Council for Cultural Cooperation, Strasbourg (France). – 1978
Higher education in Southern Europe was the topic of a symposium sponsored by the Council for Cultural Co-operation of the Council of Europe. The following speeches were presented: "Problems of Expansion and Change in Higher Education: An English View," by Lord James of Rusholme, United Kingdom; "The German Advisory Council for…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, College Admission, College Curriculum, College Environment