This study estimated the direct and indirect contributions of mentorship and institutional support (IS) to academic staff's research productivity (RP) at a public university in Cross River State. Two mediator variables--collaboration and institutional culture (IC), were introduced to determine their roles in the nexus between the predictors and…

The question of whether neutrality is possible in academic development invites us to explore the particular place of academic development in our institutions and how academic development is positioned in our particular national and institutional environments. This paper, which reports on a small pilot study of how Canadian academic development is…

What are quality vocational teachers? This article analyzes the different factors exerting an influence on the professional knowledge, practices and performance of teaching staff involved in technical and vocational education and training (TVET). The international variety of vocational teacher education patterns, profiles and recruitment practices…

The purpose of this article is to provide continuing higher education leaders with a comprehensive overview of the major considerations for doing business in the global market. Included is an analysis of the driving forces in global higher education and current trends in cross-border programs and a brief review of activities that may be part of a…

Recognizing that a necessary and significant role change is underway in faculty development, this book calls for centers to merge their traditional responsibilities and services with a leadership role as organizational developers. Failing to define and outline the dimensions and expertise of this new role puts centers at risk of not only…

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is committed to bringing together museums and libraries across the country for conversations dedicated to developing a better understanding of the roles of libraries and museums as providers of public service to communities. The Future of Libraries and Museums in the 21st Century Planning…

Student death is an inevitable event in the long life of university communities. Although student death is uncommon, universities need to be able respond in a timely and appropriate way to bring the relationship with a deceased student to a dignified close. This article presents a review of factors previously identified in higher education and…

Mental institutions and public schools appear to have many similarities, and they often operate in ways that would seem contradictory to their philosophy. This article explores certain atrocities to the self" that result from programs that are intended to be beneficial but, in reality, often result in dehumanization. (Author)

The major purposes of this study were to identify the effects of personal characteristics of teachers and institutional characteristics of schools on teacher mobility. The methodology involved multiple regression analyses of mobility measures on personal characteristic variables and on institutional characteristics with control for personal…

In the main body of this study, detailed attention is given to patient management practices and organizational factors that encourage dependent behavior that can be characterized as senile. (Author)

The success of an institution in recruiting students is directly related to how well it projects its own uniqueness. (GB)

The old discrete functions of college, hospital, and clinic have evaporated, thus the thought-action problem for educators today revolves about the issue of what students mean by relevance. (Author/MF)

There are several pervasive flaws in the institution for teacher education which impede change in the field. These problems result from: (a) conflicts among the various organizations participating in teacher education with regard to function, authority, and responsibility; (b) the organizational placement of teacher education in the college or…

Data gathered in the development of the Institutional Functioning Inventory indicates that though administrators view the academic environment more favorably than faculty and students all three groups are responding to the same generally perceived environment, independent of subgroups to which they belong. (Author/JH)

Based on a paper presented at a convention of the National Association for Retarded Children (Detroit, 1968). (RJ)