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Today's Threats Prove To Be Tomorrow's Promise: Higher Education In 2027, Theodore J. Kowalski
Today's Threats Prove To Be Tomorrow's Promise: Higher Education In 2027, Theodore J. Kowalski
Educational Leadership Faculty Publications
The effects of technology on the instructional mission of this nation's colleges and universities have been both positive and negative. While an estimated two million students, many of whom would not have had access to higher education a few decades ago, are already engaged in distance learning, this gain has been paralleled by a proliferation of inferior, profit-driven institutions and degree programs. Some observers already have predicted the demise of the modem university, claiming that a small number of independent, entrepreneurial scholars and an army of low-paid adjunct instructors using the Web and cable television will replace regular faculties in …
American Private Foundations In Russia: Locating Priorities, Natalia Kovalyova
American Private Foundations In Russia: Locating Priorities, Natalia Kovalyova
Master's Capstone Projects
The study describes the increasing international assistance in the field of education in Russia and focuses on programs implemented by the US private foundations, tracing, translation of the foundations goals into actual programs in the region. Using data from a variety of sources, foundations program portfolios are analyzed in relation to thematic diversity and geographic spread; types of support and major recipients of aid. Then, a comparative documentation analysis is applied to the programs' descriptions. A case study of two recent initiatives in Russian higher education is presented.
Planning And Managing School Facilities, Theodore J. Kowalski
Planning And Managing School Facilities, Theodore J. Kowalski
Educational Leadership Faculty Publications
Nearly half of the nation's school buildings need to be renovated or replaced. This book provides a knowledge base for administrators to plan and manage construction projects, and addresses specific planning tasks including public opinion polling, enrollment projections, financial planning, selecting architects and other professionals, and managing facilities once they are operational.
Theodore Kowalski addresses the administrative procedures associated with planning and managing school facilities. As noted at the outset, practitioner interest in school facilities has been growing rapidly in recent years because decades of neglect, poor planning, and cost cutting have created a situation in which large numbers of …