The purpose of this case study explores the impact of an immersion experience to a least developed country on the vocation of lay teacher leaders in American Jesuit High Schools. Nine lay teacher leaders engaged in a four stage process of immersion from November 2009 to August 2…
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Research indicates that a significant amount of time and resources are spent on teacher training programs, but few studies have demonstrated whether these programs significantly improve instruction, especially in the area of foreign language teaching where a majority of teachers…
Kazakhstan's higher education system is based on the Soviet governance structure, limited academic freedom and no autonomy from the state. In such a system faculties are contract employees delivering predesigned courses with no incentive to bring new ideas and methods. But emplo…
This study explored factors that influenced persistence in expatriate academic assignments in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Specifically, the problem that was addressed was an investigation of the reasons why some expatriate academics declared their intent to leave an academic…
Libyan society has known only totalitarian governments throughout its existence. Historically, academic leadership had little or no impact on curriculum and research. But amidst current political and social upheaval, Libyan society is shifting. The problem addressed in this qual…
The purpose of this study was to describe and analyze how the characteristics of age, major and type of disabilities for students who received services through Disability Support Services at Montana State University-Billings have changed from 1999 to 2011. Furthermore, this anal…
As a major world figure at the time of his selection as Columbia University's president in 1947, Dwight Eisenhower had already demonstrated his considerable capacity as a leader during World War II. Given he was not an academic and had no prior experience in college administrati…
This thesis analyses the effects of the Bologna Process on the implementation of Quality Assurance standards in Turkish higher education. Using a qualitative case study approach, this thesis explores the changes and policies that have been adopted to promote quality assurance at…
The purpose of this research study was to identify gaps in understanding of the specialized educational needs of active-duty military service members enrolled in higher education and to develop new insights that may be helpful to colleges and universities in designing initiative…
Purpose, Scope, and Method of Study: The purpose of this research was to examine the perceived cross-cultural relevance of transnational higher education (TNE). It specifically explored TNE students' assessment of the relevance of a selected United States based higher education …
This paper explored the impact of adverse conditions imposed on Palestine's higher education system under Israeli Military Occupation with respect to the role of Palestinian university leadership and its management strategies. Toward this end, the research included a review of P…
Learning a Different Language: Rural Students’ Comprehension of College Knowledge and University Jargon is a descriptive, collective qualitative case study of how rural students obtain and comprehend college knowledge and decode university jargon. Research sites included two hig…
The purpose of this descriptive and comparative study was to identify Information and Technology Communication (ICT) tools used by Saudi faculty and United States faculty, and to investigate relationships between their perceptions of ICT applications and ICT use. A questionnaire…
Research has shown that women managers in the United States were considered more effective when they were rated higher than men in factors related to transformational leadership. Given that culture and a woman's position within a culture are different in the Middle East, this st…
Purpose. The purpose of the study was to determine the strategic planning processes in Saudi Arabian public universities and the level of compliance with best practices in strategic planning in Saudi public universities. Theoretical Foundations. The theoretical foundations of th…
The purpose of this study was to examine the predictive validity of the General Aptitude Test (GAT) on first-semester academic performance of students in science and non-science majors as measured by the grade point average of undergraduate male students in Saudi Arabia. The sam…
The purpose of this study was to document the experiences of African-born women faculty and administrators at colleges and universities in the United States. The study explored the factors that motivated African-born women to immigrate to and extend their stay in the United Stat…
Researchers have suggested that faculty motivation influences profitability of academic programs. The problem researched in this mixed method study was the motivational factors that reduce faculty member effectiveness in improving the profitability of their universities' academi…