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This study explores the research productivity of Addis Ababa University (AAU) faculty. AAU was established in 1950 and … research conducted by the institution's faculty. Academic institutions measure research productivity primarily based on … published work. The purpose of this study was to analyze the research productivity of AAU faculty, and to examine the …
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potential employers, including such issues as the emphasis on "face time," homogeneous versus heterogeneous treatment of faculty … and those of experienced, successful colleagues. While my comments are primarily for Ph.D. students and junior faculty, I … hope that faculty at all ranks will find useful insights. …
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In recent years, college and universities have relied increasingly upon the charitable contributions of its previous graduates; as the costs of tuition rise substantially, development offices are facing the challenge of creating annual fund campaigns that are minimally expensive while providing...
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The presence of a college or university in a community can be a source of great pride and economic vitality. An institution's presence, however, may also generate unintended off-site impacts, such as traffic congestion, inadequate parking, heightened crime, insufficient taxable property, and...
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with interviews of presidents, provosts, senior administrators and senior faculty. Interviews are coded using key areas …
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There is much that continues to be written about the growing crises within higher education, both from those directly involved in its institutions and those viewing these institutions from outside of the academy. The changing environment and the need for higher education to adapt and change are...
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I develop and structurally estimate an equilibrium model of the college market. Students, who are heterogeneous in both abilities and preferences, make college application decisions, subject to uncertainty and application costs. Colleges observe only noisy measures of student ability and set up...
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-sighted leader; (2) institutional vision; (3) an adequate information system; (4) an effective faculty governance system; and (5 …
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Over the past ten years, integrating technology into the previous labor-intensive model of moving people and paper through physical processes has transformed service delivery in higher education. Colleges and universities have implemented software to streamline activities supported on and off...
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One innovative, higher-education response to globalization and changing fiscal realities is the curricular joint venture (CJV), a formal collaboration between academic institutions that leverages missions through new joint degrees and research not previously offered by collaborating institutions...
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