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Promoting Cross-Border Education – Provider Mobility, Sarah Richardson, Ali Radloff
Promoting Cross-Border Education – Provider Mobility, Sarah Richardson, Ali Radloff
Ali Radloff
In this four-part series, Sarah Richardson and Ali Radloff highlight the key considerations for strengthening collaboration around cross-border education. Here they address the establishment of international university campuses and joint-degree programs.
Promoting Cross-Border Education – Researcher Mobility, Sarah Richardson, Ali Radloff
Promoting Cross-Border Education – Researcher Mobility, Sarah Richardson, Ali Radloff
Ali Radloff
In this four-part series, Sarah Richardson and Ali Radloff highlight the key considerations for strengthening collaboration around cross-border education. Here they address both the physical mobility of researchers and collaborative research work.
Promoting Cross-Border Education – Student Mobility, Sarah Richardson, Ali Radloff
Promoting Cross-Border Education – Student Mobility, Sarah Richardson, Ali Radloff
Ali Radloff
In this four-part series, Sarah Richardson and Ali Radloff highlight the key considerations for strengthening collaboration around cross-border education. Here they address the movement of students from one country to another.
Where Is The Evidence? Realising The Value Of Grey Literature For Public Policy & Practice: A Discussion Paper, Amanda Lawrence, John Houghton, Julian Thomas, Paul R. Weldon
Where Is The Evidence? Realising The Value Of Grey Literature For Public Policy & Practice: A Discussion Paper, Amanda Lawrence, John Houghton, Julian Thomas, Paul R. Weldon
Dr Paul Weldon
The internet has profoundly changed how we produce, use and collect research and information for public policy and practice, with grey literature playing an increasingly important role. The authors argue that grey literature (i.e. material produced and published by organisations without recourse to the commercial or scholarly publishing industry) is a key part of the evidence produced and used for public policy and practice. Through surveys of users, producing organisations and collecting services a detailed picture is provided of the importance and economic value of grey literature. However, finding and accessing policy information is a time-consuming task made harder by …
“Used-Book Sales” Report : Key Factors Determining The Publisher’S Success, Lissa Coffey
“Used-Book Sales” Report : Key Factors Determining The Publisher’S Success, Lissa Coffey
LissaCoffey
In March, 2006, the Book Industry Study Group published the first study of the used book market. Somewhat miraculously, BISG got data from the major players in the used book marketplace. Because the study is so detailed and broad, The Idea Logical Company prepared a precis of the high points. That summary follows; it is, of course, much more useful reading if you have the study in hand, which is available from www.Bisg.org. The material below refers to tables which are contained in the original report. report on “Used-Book Sales” contains a huge amount of information. How helpful it will …
Large Research Center Education And Outreach: Lessons From 5 Years Of Distributed Collaborative Design, Development And Implementation, Sean Brophy, Thalia Anagnos
Large Research Center Education And Outreach: Lessons From 5 Years Of Distributed Collaborative Design, Development And Implementation, Sean Brophy, Thalia Anagnos
Faculty Publications
Paper from the 121st ASEE Annual Conference, Indianapolis. The George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Summation (NEES) completes its tenth year of operation in September 2014. The NEES Center consists of a network of 14 large-scale experimental laboratories that collaborate and share resources in support of research to inform civil engineering practice and reduce losses from future earthquakes. Since the development of the center in 2003, the education, outreach and training (EOT) program has grown from a federation of local outreach activities to an integrated network of “specialists” working together to obtain significant impact towards defined education goals. …
The Returns On Investing In Lln In The Workplace, Phil Mckenzie, Justin Brown, Michael Taylor
The Returns On Investing In Lln In The Workplace, Phil Mckenzie, Justin Brown, Michael Taylor
Dr Phillip McKenzie
No abstract provided.
The Returns On Investing In Lln In The Workplace, Justin Brown, Phil Mckenzie, Michael Taylor
The Returns On Investing In Lln In The Workplace, Justin Brown, Phil Mckenzie, Michael Taylor
Dr Justin Brown
No abstract provided.
Does It Matter Where College Students Live? Differences In Satisfaction And Outcomes As A Function Of Students’ Living Arrangement And Gender, Larry D. Long
Larry D. Long
The purpose of this study was to compare the experiences of students residing in on-campus housing with those of students residing in fraternity/sorority housing, specifically to explore the differences in academic success, alcohol use, and perceptions of the living environment as a function of students’ living arrangement and gender. The researcher sampled 772 respondents from the aggregate results of five institutions that administered the ACUHO-I/EBI Resident Assessment and the AFA/EBI Fraternity/Sorority Assessment during the 2009—10 academic year. Differences by living arrangement and gender were tested using a rank-based factorial analysis of variance. The results revealed several significant differences. Implications for …
The Disconnect Between College And Reality, Janice Bell Underwood, Elizabeth Burns
The Disconnect Between College And Reality, Janice Bell Underwood, Elizabeth Burns
STEMPS Faculty Publications
With formative assessments, teachers can more accurately determine student interests and aptitudes and drive achievement.
Ensuring Quality In Ahelo Item Development And Scoring Processes, Jacob Pearce
Ensuring Quality In Ahelo Item Development And Scoring Processes, Jacob Pearce
Dr Jacob Pearce
This chapter summarises the work undertaken in the Engineering Strand of the OECD's Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes (AHELO) Feasibility Study. The iterative processes of design, review and revision that were followed to ensure that the assessment instrument and scoring processes were of high quality are outlined in detail. There are several lessons which can be drawn out of these experiences for future practice. The chapter offers an example of the amount of thinking and effort that is required in the development of an assessment instrument and the scoring processes related to it, if high quality data and directions …