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A Quality Approach to Masters Education Using an Australian Case Study--A Reflection
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Richardson, Lauren P.; McGowan, Carol G.; Styger, Lee E. J. – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2018
By the start of 2015 all University courses in Australia were required to be compliant with the new the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). Quality in higher education seeks to achieve three goals - quality of design, quality of conformance and quality of performance. This paper brings together a number of higher education principles such…
Descriptors: Masters Programs, Business Administration Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality
Students' Persistence in a Distributed Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership in Higher Education: A Mixed Methods Study
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Ivankova, Nataliya V.; Stick, Sheldon L. – Research in Higher Education, 2007
The purpose of this mixed methods sequential explanatory study was to identify factors contributing to students' persistence in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Distributed Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership in Higher Education by obtaining quantitative results from surveying 278 current and former students and then following up with…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Environment, Online Courses, Doctoral Programs
Regional University Access: A Case Study from the South West.
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Eversole, Robyn – Education in Rural Australia, 2002
A study examining university service delivery in isolated rural southwestern Australia interviewed 25 active and inactive distance students. Issues identified include isolation, lack of peer interaction/support, limited access to academic resources, and the need for motivation. Respondents indicated that methodology, face to face contact, and an…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Brain Drain, Case Studies
A Grounded Research Perspective for Motivating College Students' Self-Regulated Learning Behaviors: Preparing and Gaining the Cooperation, Commitment of Teachers.
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Talbot, Gilles L. – 1997
This paper suggests that the processes one would have college teachers use to motivate students closely parallel those that should be used to gain the cooperation, commitment, and preparation of teachers for this task. It discusses the "learning orientation" versus "grading orientation" of students, along with "class-side manners" that college…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Faculty, College Instruction, Foreign Countries
Moral and Instructional Influences of Teachers in Professional Development Schools.
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Campoy, Renee W.; Hoewisch, Allison – Professional Educator, 1998
Used case studies to examine teachers' motivation and instructional style in relationship to their progress in Professional Development School staff development. Field observations of teachers examined the effectiveness of the Teacher Instructional Orientation and Motivation model in predicting teachers' responses to staff development. Data…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development
Teaching for Learning at University: Theory and Practice. Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Series.
Chalmers, Denise; Fuller, Richard – 1996
This book, written from a British perspective, offers several sets of teaching strategies at the university level strategies for acquiring information, for working with information to enhance understanding, for confirming learning, and for student self-management. In the first part, "Learning and Teaching at University," chapters cover various…
Descriptors: Accounting, Case Studies, Cognitive Processes, College Instruction