The Japanese higher education system can be distinguished as an example of diversified mass higher education in a highly industrialized country. Higher education system consists of various categories and types of institutions that are different in their missions, functions, academic standards, prestige, status, and financing methods. After World War II, especially from the 1960s to the 1980s, t...

Barry Munitz, President and Chief Executive Officer, J. Paul Getty Trust: Information technology will profoundly influence both the content and the delivery system for traditional colleges and universities. The challenge to translate the content—that mountain of data arriving so rapidly—into accurate and useful information and then into knowledge and wisdom will test everyone’s talent and energ...

Whilst the evaluation of higher education in different countries shares many features, it is subject to a range of interpretations and operational procedures. This variation is evident in the use made of external experts, the role played by various stake-holders and the scope and level of evaluation, including the extent to which education, and teaching, is assessed. Pilot projects at the Europ...

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HIED 60093 VARIABLE TOPIC WORKSHOP IN HIGHER EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION 1-6 Credit Hours (Slashed with HIED 70093) Variable topics; designed to respond to specialized needs of various groups with the contexts of trends, issues and problems in the various higher education disciplines. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Schedule Type: Workshop Contact Hours: 1-6 other Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatis...

Higher education now finds itself in a new era and environment in which it is confronted with an array of challenges and forces for change. This paper identifies the key forces for change in higher education, assesses these forces using an established change model (the action research model), and illustrates how change literature from management, human resource development, and economics have t...

HIED 60093 VARIABLE TOPIC WORKSHOP IN HIGHER EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION 1-6 Credit Hours (Slashed with HIED 70093) Variable topics; designed to respond to specialized needs of various groups with the contexts of trends, issues and problems in the various higher education disciplines. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Schedule Type: Workshop Contact Hours: 1-6 other Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatis...

This article analyzes the current trend towards online education. It examines some of the reasons for the trend and the ramifications it may have on students, faculty and institutions of higher learning. The success and profitability of online programs and institutions such as the University of Phoenix has helped to make the move towards online education more appealing to other institutions, as...