Being Distinctive in a Traditional Higher Education System: A New Zealand Experience.

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Title: Being Distinctive in a Traditional Higher Education System: A New Zealand Experience.
Language: English
Authors: Yielder, Jill, Codling, Andrew
Source: Planning for Higher Education. Sep-Nov 2003 32(1):34-43.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 10
Publication Date: 2003
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Institutional Mission, Organizational Development, Technical Institutes
ISSN: 0736-0983
Abstract: Presents the outcomes of research conducted at UNITEC Institute of Technology, New Zealand, that support the development of a new and distinctive "university of technology" within a relatively traditional national higher education system. The first involved a survey of staff opinion on the organizational development aspects of this new kind of institution. The second related to curriculum development and the nature of professional education central to a university of technology. (EV)
Entry Date: 2004
Accession Number: EJ678862
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Presents the outcomes of research conducted at UNITEC Institute of Technology, New Zealand, that support the development of a new and distinctive "university of technology" within a relatively traditional national higher education system. The first involved a survey of staff opinion on the organizational development aspects of this new kind of institution. The second related to curriculum development and the nature of professional education central to a university of technology. (EV)
ISSN:0736-0983