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Legtimacy Of Cross-Border Higher Education Policy : A Comparative Case Study Of Dubai And Ras Al Khaimah, Christine Farrugia
Legtimacy Of Cross-Border Higher Education Policy : A Comparative Case Study Of Dubai And Ras Al Khaimah, Christine Farrugia
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
This study investigates the legitimacy of policies to import cross-border higher education (CBHE) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This study compares two of the UAE’s higher education subsystems – Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah – to understand how higher education stakeholders in the UAE interpret foreign involvement in higher education and investigate how those interpretations contribute to stakeholders’ assessments of the legitimacy of the country’s CBHE policies. The legitimacy of cross-border higher education policies is a potentially contentious issue because the higher education resources that are imported into host countries under CBHE policies are usually intended to supplement existing …
The Academic Life Of Part-Time Professors In Chile, Paulina Berrios
The Academic Life Of Part-Time Professors In Chile, Paulina Berrios
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
This dissertation examines the academic life of part-time professors at the five biggest universities in Chile. By examining part-timers' academic life, including both who the part-time professors are and what their academic work is, this study sheds light on the complexity and diversity of the part-time world.
Exploring The Influence Of The Japanese Accreditation System Through Managerial And Institutional Lenses, Hirosuke Honda
Exploring The Influence Of The Japanese Accreditation System Through Managerial And Institutional Lenses, Hirosuke Honda
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
In response to the declining quality of Japanese undergraduate education, the Ministry of Education implemented the accreditation system in 2004. As the first cycle of accreditation reviews ended in 2010, the effectiveness of these reviews has been discussed in the policy arena.