The business of higher education
Lederman, D. (2009) The business of higher education Inside Higher Education, December 2
An interview with the authors of a new book:
Knapp, J. and Siegel,...
Comparing Canadian and US post-secondary education systems
Lederman, D. (2009) Catching Up to Canada Inside Higher Education, November 6
An interesting article discussing the different participation and graduation rates between Canada and...
So: is e-learning really failing in higher education? An answer
Background
This is the last in a series of ten blogs on the topic: 'Is e-learning failing in higher education?' My blogs on this topic...
The problem with comparing higher education systems
Adelman, C. (2009) The Spaces Between Numbers: Getting International Data on Higher Education Straight Washington DC: The Institute for Higher Education Policy
A report that...
Barriers to change: Using technology to improve the cost-effectiveness of the academy: Part 3
The story so far
In an earlier post (Using technology to improve the cost-effectiveness of the academy: Part 1), I argued that higher education institutions...
An sociologist’s view of the contemporary university
Tuchman, G. (2009) Wannabe U: Inside the Corporate University Chicago: University of Chicago Press
'Based on years of observation at a state school, Wannabe U...
Aggressive Plan for State Data Systems
Lederman, D. (2009) Aggressive Plan for State Data Systems Inside Higher Education, September 28
This article discusses moves by the U.S. Congress and Senate to...
Using business intelligence software to improve the management of e-learning
Finnie, R. and Usher, A. (2009) Making university education a quality product Globe and Mail, September 9
Briggs, L. (2009) Dashboards deliver data visually at...
A test of leadership: Charting the Future of U.S. Higher Education
Spellings, M. (2006) A Test of Leadership: Charting the Future of U.S. Higher Education Washington DC: US Department of Education
I'm a little late referencing...
Reforming the higher education system in the USA
Zemsky, R. (2009) Making Reform Work: The Case for Transforming American Higher Education Chapel Hill NC: Rutgers University Press
Zemsky says that this is the...