...Gabriel Asare Okyere; Richard Tawiah; Richard Bruce Lamptey; William Oduro; Michael Thompson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the differences pertaining to the resources presently accessible for problem-based learning (PBL) among six colleges of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science...

...Sara Katz; Yehiel Frish Purpose Aspects of intellectual competence would not be sufficient for quality teaching that requires a mix of intellectual and personal qualities. The purpose of this paper was to elicit personal attributes of teachers’ college applicants. Design/methodology/approach...

... predictors of academic success in college courses involving Web-based modes of instruction. Design/methodology/approach Mixed models regression evaluated predictors of grade in terms of age, gender, instruction mode, graduate vs undergraduate status and full-time vs part-time load across 2,174 students...

...David William Stoten Purpose This paper aims to focus on the changing nature of quality assurance systems within the sixth form college sector. Design/methodology/approach Ten sixth form colleges were surveyed across England and staff from varying levels within college hierarchies questioned...

.... be valued by a customer who is willing to pay for it; 2. change the product or service; and 3. be done right the first time. Lean production Higher education Universities Colleges Process improvement Continuous improvement Kaizen United States of America 1. How...

...Rodney McAdam; William Welsh In April 1998, the legal status of further education colleges in Northern Ireland changed (Further Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997). Their new legal status offers colleges the opportunity to develop a greater business focus while preserving a robust...

...Kate Ashcroft; Lorraine Foreman‐Peck Discusses various definitions of quality and standards used within the college and university sector and highlights their advantages and disadvantages. Looks particularly at their implications for reflective practice. Argues that the various definitions...

...Alaine K. Sommerville Presents a case study of quality management approaches in a specialist higher education college. Provides the background to this situation and discusses how and why changes have been implemented. In particular, gives details of the new college philosophy and how it was derived...

... students who would have benefited by undertaking higher education are excluded from the system. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Colleges Higher education Resources Students Universities For the first time in the UK, there appears to be a firm commitment to mass higher education; mass higher...

... in‐service training courses (p. 28). © MCB UP Limited 1995 Colleges Higher education New universities Universities In any discussion of higher education throughout the world, two broad characteristics tend to dominate. The first is rather positive: higher education is still very much...

... with an acceptable conceptual underpinning which can be implemented, tested and developed. The framework worked well in the series of workshops held at the college. The framework is based on the following guiding principles: 1 Academic standards may be best protected and enhanced through giving...

... the existence of common strategic drivers within the international and European arena and points to the need for quality assessment systems which overlay professional practice and serve to provide relevant information in a comparative international context. Colleges European Union Higher education...