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School-Parent Relations in Finland
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Risku, Mika; Bjork, Lars G.; Browne-Ferrigno, Tricia – Journal of School Public Relations, 2012
This article provides insight into the nature and scope of home-school cooperation in Finland. Situating the study is a brief overview of the Finnish education system and a discussion of the Programme for International Student Assessment reports that place Finnish student outcomes at the top of rankings among industrialized nations for the past…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Practices, Reputation, Instructional Effectiveness
The Implications of Structural Reorganization in an Emerging Research Institution.
Bjork, Lars G. – 1984
Structural reorganization was investigated as one factor associated with the development of the University of New Mexico from an undergraduate teaching institution toward becoming of a nationally-ranked graduate research university. A longitudinal, ethnohistorical study was undertaken for the 1967-1978 period. The qualitative research methodology…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Role, Higher Education
The Function of Cognitive Imaging in a Developing Research University.
Bjork, Lars G. – 1984
Cognitive imaging was investigated as one factor associated with the development of the University of New Mexico from an undergraduate teaching institution toward becoming a nationally-ranked graduate research university. A longitudinal, ethnohistorical study was undertaken for the 1967-1978 period. The qualitative research methodology involved an…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Role, Educational Change
The Entrepreneurial University: A Case Study of the University of New Mexico in a Competitive Research Environment, 1972-1978.
Bjork, Lars G. – 1985
Factors affecting the emergence of the University of New Mexico as a research institution in a period of increased competition for research support are discussed. The case study covers the period of 1972-1978 and focuses on the development of the Office of the Vice President for Research and its entrepreneurial activities, including its increased…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Faculty, Competition
Environmental Uncertainty and External Resource Acquisition: Implications for a Developing Research University.
Bjork, Lars G. – 1984
External resource acquisition was investigated as one factor associated with the development of the University of New Mexico from an undergraduate teaching institution toward becoming a nationally-ranked graduate research university. A longitudinal, ethnohistorical study was undertaken for the 1967-1978 period. The qualitative research methodology…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Role
Inter-Organizational Cooperation in a Competitive Research Environment.
Bjork, Lars G. – 1984
Inter-organizational cooperation was investigated as one factor associated with the development of the University of New Mexico from an undergraduate teaching institution toward becoming a nationally-ranked graduate research university. A longitudinal, ethnohistorical study was undertaken for the 1967-1978 period. The qualitative research…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Role, Competition