The Freedom of Information (FOI) Acts passed in 2000 in England and Wales and in 2002 in Scotland require organisations, including UK Higher Education Institutions (HEI), to provide requested information within certain conditions. The JISC Information Governance Gateway (JIGG) project aims to provide a single online gateway into information and resources related to HEIs’ compliance with informa...

Regional development has been playing an increasingly important role in the activities of higher education institutions (HEIs). The planning of regional strategies is notably different from that of other strategies, because there is no single institution or organisational unit who owns the strategy. This study presents techniques for networked and virtual organisations to gain commitment to a c...

As managers of Brazilian HEI's can use the BSC to improve the decision-making process? The answer to this question guided this study that found the efficiency of this business strategy in the educational context of Brazilian higher education expansion.

Currently, public and private institutions seeking to keep close to technological advances in terms of information and communication technologies. This perspective that the institutions are faced with the "Social Web", an era where the relationship and communication over the Internet is one of the main goals. Assuming the mission of creating a bridge between the technological relations Social M...

Higher education institutions (HEIs) are often curious whether students will be successful or not during their study. Before or during their courses the academic institutions try to estimate the percentage of successful students. But is it possible to predict the success rate of students enrolled in their courses? Are there any specific student characteristics, which can be associated with the ...

Recent debate in Higher Education (HE) has attempted to identify the legitimate components at the core of academic scholarship. Teaching and research, are recognized activities of modern academia; although their nexus is at times questioned. This paper seeks to understand the role of a rising academic activity, academic consultancy, and to portray its impact onto HE. A two-stage research design...

Higher education institutions (HEIs) are largely built on the assumption that learning is an individual process best encouraged by explicit teaching that is, on the whole, separated from social engagement with those outside the university community. This perspective has been theoretically challenged by those who argue for a social constructivist learning theory and a more collaborative approach...

In an era of global economic recession, Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are experiencing severe pressure from budget reduction. As a result, they have been forced to develop more competitive ways in order to tap on resources and capabilities stemming from contemporary rapid technological and organisational changes. Thus, quality management issues have drawn the interest of academics and pr...

The pursuit of excellence in education is a noble endeavor. Such has been the object of education and the goal of educators for eons. Neurosurgery education is no different from other domains in this regard. As with any discipline, this pursuit is complex and obligatorily multifaceted. It involves the use of what is often a broad and deep foundation of experience and knowledge. On this foundati...

Two studies varying in design (cross-sectional and longitudinal) and methods (questionnaires, diaries, and objective information) support the notion that personal goals are among the phenomena that show positive development throughout adulthood: Older adults (M = 64 years) reported more mutual facilitation among their personal goals and were more engaged in goal pursuit than were younger adults...