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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"institutional mission"”.
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Real estate development opportunities in the context of an institutional mission : Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
… assists the colleges in fulfilling their missions through prudent capital improvement programs, long-range campus planning, and more recently, entrepreneurial real estate ventures. The Massachusetts College of Art (MassArt), the sole Boston-based campus of the state colleges, is the only …
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Influence of Mission Statements on Teacher Education Programs at Two Church-Related Undergraduate Institutions
… was to investigate the ways in which stated institutional missions influenced the operation of teacher education programs, and the way that teacher education programs used the institutional mission statement in evaluating their programs as it applied to two private, liberal arts colleges in …
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Voices From On High: Rhetorical Education in a Jewish Women's Writing Center
… ethnographic dissertation looks at how the mission statement at one institution of higher education--Yeshiva University (YU)--establishes rhetorical education for its undergraduate students. The research site for this study of rhetorical education and institutional mission is the college …
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Faculty Perceptions of Institutional Commitment to the Scholarship of Engagement
… position in relation to fulfillment of their institutional mission. Boyer (1996) introduced to the higher education community an alternative approach to scholarship to address this shift from original mission. While Boyer (1990) examined institutions of higher education as a whole, the …
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Democracy bestowed : the Boston Public Library and the evolution of the ideal of civic education
A critical examination of the architectural and institutional history of the Boston Public Library, this thesis blends primary sources and contemporary architectural theory to develop a thematic argument about the linkages between architecture, urban design, and the institutional mission of the …
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Perceptions of Board Effectiveness in Selected Institutions of Higher Education in Zimbabwe
… on the seven factors of university functioning: institutional mission, institutional planning, physical plant, financial management, board membership, board organization and performance, and board/vice chancellor relations.</p> <p>Method</p> <p>The survey method was used to collect data. …
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Presidents As Transformational Leaders in the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education Technical Colleges
… quest to meet the challenges of fulfilling the institutional mission propelling the institution toward the fruition of its vision. This is especially true in professionalized organizations. The Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education technical colleges have evolved into true …
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The Role of Mission in Strategic Planning Development and Execution at a Lasallian Catholic University
… Catholic university remain committed to institutional mission in its undergraduate education program at a time when external pressures require the institution to consider operational strategies that may run counter to its institutional ideals. To effectively investigate how key …
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The development and use of a polytechnic mission statement
My interest in institutional mission arose from the decision at Lancashire Polytechnic in 1986 to formulate a Mission Statement. The Polytechnic was believed to be the first higher education institution in Britain to state its purpose and alms in this way. A case study of this process - in which I …
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The intentional design and assessment strategies for character development of students in Christian coalition colleges
… of coherence and pervasive integration-of the institutional mission and ideals into curricular and cocurricular programs has contributed to the diminishing distinctiveness of Christian higher education.2) Moral reasoning is considered to be the most effective approach in promoting character …
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Pre-tenured Faculty Job Satisfaction: An Examination of Personal Fit, Institutional Fit and Faculty Work-life
… among pre-tenured faculty in different institutional types. The sample for the study included all pre-tenured faculty members who completed the COACHE 2009- 2010 job satisfaction survey. The COACHE survey was administered to pre-tenured faculty at 149 four-year colleges and universities …
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Factors influencing fundraising success at church-related colleges and universities
… that have not secularized their Christian mission, governance, and denominational relationships. This study posed research questions concerning both the specific strategies and leadership behaviors used by individual leaders at successful institutions in the church-related niche of higher …
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Exploring The Relationship Between Academic Dishonesty And Moral Development In Law School Students
… forward if moral development is vital to its institutional mission. Qualitatively, the case study provided useful guidance when dealing with academic dishonesty and the formation of an honor code from a law student's perspective. More dialogue is needed between an institution's honor council …
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Beyond the ivory tower : in search of a new form for campus-community relationships
… learning, is a physical manifestation of the institutional mission and purpose. Therefore, as institutions look beyond their campus edges to consciously engage with their larger community, a shift in the physical representation should follow. In this thesis, I examine the evolution of a new …
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World Mission and Higher Education Internationalization: A Comparative Study of Christian Universities in South Korea and Canada
… the evangelical Christian faith stated in their mission and vision statement. A conceptual framework was created using Jane Knight’s (2004) framework for internationalization and the concept of Holistic Christian world mission found in the Lausanne Covenant. This enables understanding of how the …
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Exploring the Relationship Between Perceived Chief Advancement Officer Leadership Style and Job Satisfaction of Higher Education Major Gift Officers
… secures financial resources necessary for institutional mission fulfillment as state appropriations dwindle. Philanthropic support sustains growth of colleges and universities. Despite its importance, leadership of chief advancement officers (CAOs) and dynamics of advancement teams remain …
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Building a Model to Test the Relationship Between Higher Education Spending and Student Debt
… is a dearth of research that focuses on the institutional factors that relate to student debt consumption (Craig and Raisanen, 2014; Macy and Terry, 2007). Prior studies have shown that the amount of expenditures and the area in which an institution spends their money can impact salient …
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The socialization of African American women as faculty members in religiously-affiliated universities
… group is a complex process because of different institutional types (e.g., 2-year, 4-year, and seminary); divergent missions; church affiliations (e.g., Lutheran, Baptist, and Roman Catholic) and Carnegie classifications (Smith & Jackson, 2004). This study’s purpose was to understand how African …
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