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Peterson, Lorna M. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2007
Both greater access within institutions of higher education and greater access to those institutions are made possible through joint efforts. The success so many consortia have had over the past decades in providing more for less can and should be employed now to help provide more to more. Consortia have proven their ability to offer…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Consortia, School Registration, Institutional Cooperation
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Borrego, Angel; Anglada, Lluis; Barrios, Maite; Comellas, Nuria – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2007
We present the results of a survey on the use of electronic journals by the academic staff of the universities belonging to the Consortium of Academic Libraries of Catalonia (CBUC). The results show that a high proportion of teaching and research staff are aware of the collection of electronic journals and that there is an increasing preference…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Journals, Consortia, Users (Information)
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Bacharach, Nancy; Heck, Teresa Washut – Educational Renaissance, 2012
The goal of this project is to reform teacher preparation through the implementation of a research-based model of co-teaching in student teaching at teacher preparation institutions across the country. Four years of research conducted on a co-teaching model of student teaching has demonstrated a statistically significant increase in academic…
Descriptors: Team Teaching, Student Teaching, Models, Teacher Education Programs
Montgomery County Public Schools, 2012
In November 1996, the voters of Montgomery County (Maryland) approved by referendum an amendment to the County Charter that changed the County Council's review and approval cycle of the six-year Capital Improvements Program (CIP) from an annual to biennial cycle. The referendum specified that in odd-numbered fiscal years (on years) the County…
Descriptors: Counties, Superintendents, Budgets, Enrollment Trends
Dunkle, Cheryl A. – Corwin, 2012
Many educators agree that we already know how to foster student success, so what is keeping common sense from becoming common practice? The author provides step-by-step guidance for overcoming the barriers to adopting the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and achieving equity and excellence for all students. As an experienced teacher and…
Descriptors: State Standards, Total Quality Management, Academic Standards, Educational Policy
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Vinson, Christopher G.; Boyd, Kate Foster – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2008
This article explores the historical foundations of the South Carolina Digital Library, a collaborative statewide program that ties together academic special collections and archives, public libraries, state government archives, and other cultural resource institutions in an effort to provide the state with a comprehensive database of online…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Consortia, Library Associations, State Federal Aid
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Theobald, Rebecca B. – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2008
This paper focuses on the internationalization of curricula, faculty and campus activities in a case study of colleges and universities in Colorado. '"Internationalization" is a recent trend in US higher education and is sometimes given as a reason for hiring foreign-born faculty. A survey was used to explore how the definition and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Mission, Global Approach, Case Studies
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Russell, Roxanne – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2010
In this case study, we are able to take a close look at a situation not often encountered in the literature on ICTs in emerging economies: a private company from an emerging economy provided much-needed funding for a US NASA higher learning consortium through a contract for training and research and development in 3D visualization. This study…
Descriptors: Cultural Capital, Teacher Student Relationship, Visualization, Case Studies
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Bunch, Michael B. – Language Testing, 2011
Title III of Public Law 107-110 (No Child Left Behind; NCLB) provided for creation of assessments of English language learners (ELLs) and established, through the Enhanced Assessment Grant program, a platform from which four consortia of states developed ELL tests aligned to rigorous statewide content standards. Those four tests (ACCESS for ELLs,…
Descriptors: Test Items, Student Evaluation, Federal Legislation, Formative Evaluation
Washburn, Dava Michelle – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of satisfaction of dislocated workers served by WIN Job Centers in the Mississippi Corridor Consortium. Four WIN Job Centers participated in this study: Northeast Mississippi Community College WIN Job Center in Corinth, Northwest Mississippi Community College WIN Job Center in Oxford,…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Community Colleges, Doctoral Dissertations, Statistical Analysis
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Coughlin, Mary Ann; Hoey, Joseph; Hirano-Nakanishi, Marsha – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2009
The intent of the authors in preparing this paper is to compare and contrast the roles of Institutional Research in informing decision making and governance in higher education. Using a case study format the authors will provide an example of a research project conducted within each of the following sectors of United States higher education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Private Sector, Institutional Research, Focus Groups
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Abi-Ghanem, Rita; Carpenter-Boggs, Lynne; Koenig, Richard; Pannkuk, Chris; Pan, William; Parker, Robert – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 2009
Iraq, formerly known as Mesopotamia, is the birthplace of agriculture. The recent war and instability have significantly impacted the country's agricultural production and knowledge support systems. To support revitalization of the Iraqi agricultural system, the USDA funded a consortium of five U.S. universities (Washington State University,…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Rural Extension, Extension Agents, Agricultural Production
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Kanchanaraksa, Sukon; Gooding, Ira; Klaas, Brian; Yager, James D. – Open Learning, 2009
The need for public health knowledge is ever increasing, but the educational options have been limited to coursework delivered by academics to individuals who can afford the cost of tuition at public health institutions. To overcome this disparity, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) has joined the Massachusetts Institute of…
Descriptors: Health Education, Health Promotion, Public Health, Graduate Study
Lewin, Keith M. – Online Submission, 2007
The Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity (CREATE), was established with DFID [the UK Department for International Development] support in 2006. It is a partnership between research institutions in the UK, Bangladesh, India, Ghana and South Africa. This paper is the first in a series of CREATE publications which…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Consortia, Research Universities, Partnerships in Education
Briggs, Linda L. – Campus Technology, 2007
Today, as difficult as it is for large institutions to keep software and hardware up-to-date, the challenge and expense of keeping up is only amplified for smaller colleges and universities. In the area of data-driven decision-making (DDD), the challenge can be even greater. Because smaller schools are pressed for time and resources on nearly all…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Private Colleges, Online Courses, Purchasing
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