Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
- Publication
- Publication Type
Articles 1 - 4 of 4
Full-Text Articles in Education
Higher Education In Israel: An Overview, Ami Rokach
Higher Education In Israel: An Overview, Ami Rokach
International Journal of Leadership and Change
The Global Village is changing and, with it, the higher education landscape. In the present article, the changes that have happened globally are reviewed, and particularly in Israel. In general, due to privatization and global competition, higher education is becoming more accessible; thus, there is a concern that quantity may come at the price of quality education. The article ends with an attempt to foresee what lies ahead for higher education in Israel.
What Leadership Development Institutes Can Never Teach College Presidents About Leadership, Livingston Alexander
What Leadership Development Institutes Can Never Teach College Presidents About Leadership, Livingston Alexander
International Journal of Leadership and Change
While most new presidents of colleges and universities advance to the presidency through a traditional academic pathway, an increasing number of new presidents are now coming from positions outside of higher education. Yet, regardless of how they come to the position, many new presidents are unprepared for the complex challenges they will encounter when they take on their new assignments. A large number assume that participation in professional development seminars, often promoted as institutes for new presidents, will provide the essential algorithm for a successful presidency. Operating on such an assumption may well turn out to be a fatal mistake. …
Values Education And The Future Of Our Colleges And Universities, Eric Bain-Selbo
Values Education And The Future Of Our Colleges And Universities, Eric Bain-Selbo
Philosophy & Religion Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Perceived Role Of The University Residence Hall Director, Jan Akers
The Perceived Role Of The University Residence Hall Director, Jan Akers
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
This study was concerned with locating areas of differences in residents' perceptions of the role of the director --either a young professional or a "dorm mother" type--in their own residence halls on the 'estern Kentucky University campus. The perceptions were obtained through the use of a twenty-one item instrument (developed by the researcher) to which 1,111 students responded. The data were tabulated by sex, by residence nails, by halls with young professional directors, by halls with older "dorm mother" directors, and by a total overall. Slight differences were found between male and female students and between the various groups. However, …