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Demirkan, Haluk; Goul, Michael; Gros, Mary – Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2010
Many e-learning service systems fail. This is particularly true for those sponsored by joint industry/university consortia where substantial economic investments are required up-front. This article provides an industry/university consortia reference model validated through experiences with the 8-year-old Teradata University Network. The reference…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Electronic Learning, School Business Relationship, Consortia
Stiemsma, Craig L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The head coaches at smaller colleges usually have other job responsibilities that include teaching, along with the responsibilities of coaching, recruiting, scheduling, and other coaching-related jobs. There is often a dual role involved for these coaches who try to juggle two different jobs that sometimes require different skill sets and involve…
Descriptors: College Athletics, Job Satisfaction, Role Conflict, Athletic Coaches
Association of Canadian Community Colleges, 2010
Established in 1972, the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC) is the national and international voice of Canada's colleges, institutes, cegeps, university colleges, and polytechnics. This report outlines highlights of the Association's activities over the 2009-2010 year. The auditors' report is also included. [For "Association of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Job Training, Foreign Countries, Annual Reports
Gewertz, Catherine; Robelen, Erik W. – Education Week, 2010
In a move that could reshape academic assessment in nearly every corner of the country, the U.S. Department of Education has awarded $330 million in grants to collaboratives of states to design better ways of measuring student learning. The grants, awarded Sept. 2, went to two groups of states that sought the money under the federal Race to the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Evaluation, Partnerships in Education, Consortia
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Voltz, Deborah L.; Collins, Loucrecia – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2010
Special education administrators must be prepared for their leadership roles in inclusive, culturally diverse, standards-based school settings. These challenges create the need for new skills, required for effective special education leaders in the 21st century. In this article, the authors examine the standards used to prepare special education…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Leadership, Special Education, Teachers
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Sumsion, Jennifer; Barnes, Sally; Cheeseman, Sandra; Harrison, Linda; Kennedy, Anne; Stonehouse, Anne – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2009
In July 2009, the Council of Australian Governments approved for immediate implementation, "Belonging, Being & Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia" (EYLF), Australia's first national framework for guiding curriculum and pedagogy in all early childhood settings. In this article, several core members of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Curriculum Development, Consortia
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Davies, Molly; Kennedy, Karen – Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 2009
This article describes the University of Consortium for Catholic Education (UCCE) as an example of collaboration between Catholic colleges, universities, schools, and other stakeholders. The UCCE supports a collaborative cadre of primarily Catholic colleges and universities as they design and implement graduate-level teaching service programs for…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Church Related Colleges, Catholic Schools, Consortia
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Cardinal, Bradley J.; Powell, Felicity M.; Lee, Miyoung – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2009
The extent of international research on the Research Consortium's program between 1965 and 2008 was documented. A total of 9,132 abstracts were reviewed, and 657 (7.19%) had an international component. Inclusion of international research ranged from a low of 1.97% in 1983 to a high of 14.24% in 2007. There was a decrease in the amount of…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Health, Recreation, Dance
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Stewart, Jim; Lee, Monica; Poell, Rob – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2009
This article features the University Forum for Human Resource Development (UFHRD), a voluntary network or an informal association stemming from two separate initiatives in the UK in the late 1980s. The first of these was at national government level and was the introduction of national competence based vocational qualifications (NVQs) following…
Descriptors: Qualifications, Labor Force Development, Human Resources, Consortia
Canadian Association of University Teachers, 2013
The distinctive role of the university in society is always fragile and always in jeopardy. At its core, that role is primarily extending and deepening human understanding through research, scholarship, and teaching. This report presents an analysis of the following 12 collaborations between Canadian Universities and corporations, donors, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Business Relationship, Universities, Corporations
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Handley, Sharon – Language Learning Journal, 2011
The COLT (Community and Lesser Taught Languages) project is a consortium of five UK universities, working with various other regional organisations to set up replicable projects and structures to promote languages in North West England. It received funding under the UK's national "Routes into Languages" initiative. One objective was to…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Foreign Countries, Native Speakers, Language Enrichment
Ammann, Charles – ProQuest LLC, 2010
For twenty-nine years, Red Clay Consolidated School District has managed data processing in a unique manner. Red Clay participates in the Data Service Center consortium to provide data management and processing services. This consortium is more independent than a department in the district but not as autonomous as an outsourced arrangement. While…
Descriptors: Position Papers, Consortia, Shared Resources and Services, Data Processing
Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention, 2010
According to the White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), there are 36 federally recognized TCUs in the United States. Located mainly in the Midwest and Southwest, TCUs enroll approximately 30,000 full- and part-time students. They offer two-year associate degrees in more than 200 disciplines, with some providing a…
Descriptors: Tribally Controlled Education, Two Year Colleges, American Indians, Alaska Natives
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Wolyniak, Michael J.; Alvarez, Consuelo J.; Chandrasekaran, Vidya; Grana, Theresa M.; Holgado, Andrea; Jones, Christopher J.; Morris, Robert W.; Pereira, Anil L.; Stamm, Joyce; Washington, Talitha M.; Yang, Yixin – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2010
Synthetic biology is the application of engineering and mathematical principles to develop novel biological devices and circuits. What separates synthetic biology from traditional molecular biology is the development of standardized interchangeable DNA "parts," just as advances in engineering in the nineteenth century brought about standardized…
Descriptors: Genetics, Biology, Workshops, Consortia
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Wilson, Judi; Ringstaff, Cathy – Journal of Staff Development, 2010
Teachers in rural settings find it difficult to access quality professional development that can improve student science achievement. These teachers are serving the 10 million students, or about 19% percent of the nation's total public school enrollment, who attend school in a rural district. Studies show that long-term, in-depth methods of…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Science Achievement, Science Teachers, Consortia
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