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den Heijer, Alexandra – CELE Exchange, 2012
Managing contemporary campuses and taking decisions that will impact on those of tomorrow is a complex task for universities worldwide. It involves strategic, financial, functional and physical aspects as well as multiple stakeholders. This article summarises the conclusions of a comprehensive PhD research project which was enriched with lessons…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Models, Universities, Campuses
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Smit, Brigitte; Williamson, Charmaine; Padayachee, Anshumali – Studies in Higher Education, 2013
The article illustrates how the South Africa-Netherlands Research Programme on Alternatives in Development (SANPAD), a doctoral research preparation programme for candidates on the African continent, evolved from an aid programme to an exemplary model of innovation, namely SANTRUST, an ownership-driven partnership within the framework of…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, Doctoral Programs, Partnerships in Education, Program Development
Deacon, Roger; Parker, Ben – Online Submission, 2009
As part of the Teacher Education Research and Development Programme (TEP), a project focusing on "Stimulation of practice-based teacher education research", was undertaken by Dr. Roger Deacon and Dr. Ben Parker, in conjunction with the Centre for Education Policy Development (CEPD). As part of the project, a set of research guidelines…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Research and Development, Distance Education, Educational Change
Buter, E. M. – Educ Technol, 1969
Discusses the impact of programed instruction on the didactic tradition in education Holland and reviews the thinking on educational technology currently being done at the Teachers' Training Institute of the University of Amsterdam. (LS)
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Models, Programed Instruction, Research Projects
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Beishuizen, Jos; Van Boxel, Patris; Banyard, Philip; Twiner, Alison; Vermeij, Helle; Underwood, Jean – European Journal of Education, 2006
This article describes a comparative study of the introduction of student portfolios in two departments of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands and Nottingham Trent University in the UK. Portfolios are designed to facilitate effective management of lifelong learning, to provide a record of achievements and to encourage…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Portfolios (Background Materials), Higher Education
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Klemperer, Anne; Theisens, Henno; Kaiser, Frans – Comparative Education Review, 2001
Examines three international comparative research projects in higher education, commissioned by the Center for Higher Education Policy Studies (Netherlands). Develops a model of the influence of research on various stages of the educational policy process, focusing on three uses of research: enlightenment, political decision making, and problem…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
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Van de Kaa, Dirk J. – Higher Education, 1994
It is suggested that, in the Netherlands' system of resource allocation for research, there is subtle and powerful pressure for consensus. Changes in science policy orientation since the 1960s are traced, and the current framework for policy formation, planning, and decision making is sketched. Three peer review models are examined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Conformity, Decision Making, Democratic Values