Post-Secondary Education

Louisiana Academic Library Statistics 1994: Selected Statistics from the 1994 IPEDS Survey of Academic Libraries.

by Penny Beile

This report is the unofficial, pre-publication summary of Louisiana 1994 IPEDS (Integrated Post-secondary Education... more This report is the unofficial, pre-publication summary of Louisiana 1994 IPEDS (Integrated Post-secondary Education Data System) academic library statistics forms. The primary impetus for this publication is to provide Louisiana academic library directors a timely and more user-friendly presentation of IPEDS statistics. Libraries are grouped according to criteria based on the Carnegie Classification for their institution. Carnegie classes include: Research; Doctoral; Medical; Comprehensive; Liberal Arts; Two Year; and Religion and Theology. For simplicity, the libraries in the "Research" group combine different Carnegie categories: Research I, Doctoral II and Medical School. A list of definitions for selected column heading precedes the statistical information. Statistics are provided for the following: staffing levels, by Carnegie category; expenditures, by Carnegie category; collections, by Carnegie category; service to patrons, by Carnegie category; staffing--FTE (Full-time Equivalent) and expenditures 1994 fiscal year (FY), by individual college; expenditures--FY 1994, by college; collections--FY 1994, by college; and services--FY 1994, by college. A copy of the 1994 IPEDS Academic Libraries Survey and general instructions is included.

Social Networking the Edu-Factory

by Max Haiven

Published in the 'readers' forum' of the journal English Studies in Canada, 36:4, Winter 2012, pp.21-26.

A consideration of the challenges and implications of social networking for academic labour in a moment of cognitive... more A consideration of the challenges and implications of social networking for academic labour in a moment of cognitive capitalism.

Perceptions of the effectiveness of system dynamics-based interactive learning environments: An empirical study.

by Hassan Qudrat-Ullah

Qudrat-Ullah, H. (2010). Perceptions of the effectiveness of system dynamics-based interactive learning environments: An empirical study. Computers & Education, 55: 1277–1286.

The Brains Behind Brain-Based Research: The Tale of Two Postsecondary Online Learners

by Dawn McGuckin

‘How appropriate is this task for my class?’ Exploring teachers’ classroom decision-making processes as they waver between ‘practical’ and ‘ideal’ positions.

by Michael A. Buhagiar

Author: Michael A. Buhagiar
Published in: Mediterranean Journal of Educational Studies, 2004, Volume 9(2), pp. 83-108.

This paper is based on a qualitative study that explored the classroom assessment practices of twelve mathematics... more This paper is based on a qualitative study that explored the classroom assessment practices of twelve mathematics teachers in a Maltese sixth form college. As part of the data gathering process, these teachers were presented with four tasks (which varied along a continuum from the traditional examination-type to the non-traditional type) and were asked to comment about the appropriateness of using them inside their classroom. The analysis revealed that teachers’ task selection largely reflects what they consider ‘to work within their context’ rather than what they consider as ‘ideal’. Three levels of context that influence, both on their own and interactively, the way in which teachers make their classroom decisions were identified. These are the national, school and personal contexts.