{"title":"Self-Directed Learning","authors":"KranzowJeannine, BledsoeT. Scott","doi":"10.4135/9781529714395.n499","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529714395.n499","url":null,"abstract":"Self-directed learning SDL, while essential to graduate student success and continued professional development beyond the degree, is rarely addressed intentionally in the college curriculum. In thi...","PeriodicalId":376217,"journal":{"name":"The SAGE Encyclopedia of Higher Education","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122657887","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Economic Impact of Higher Education","authors":"Sergio S. Urzúa","doi":"10.1596/978-1-4648-1014-5_CH3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1014-5_CH3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":376217,"journal":{"name":"The SAGE Encyclopedia of Higher Education","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116399892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Value for Money","authors":"Wendy","doi":"10.4135/9781529714395.n620","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529714395.n620","url":null,"abstract":"The term Value for Money (VfM) describes general principles governing good planning, procurement and management. A key concept is that in order to judge whether an intervention was worthwhile, the money spent needs to be assessed alongside what has been delivered or achieved. VfM analysis can be conducted in many ways. It can be used during planning and design, or for monitoring and evaluation (M&E).","PeriodicalId":376217,"journal":{"name":"The SAGE Encyclopedia of Higher Education","volume":"82 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126169341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Teaching Excellence Framework","authors":"楊瑩","doi":"10.4135/9781529714395.n568","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529714395.n568","url":null,"abstract":"The TEF appeared as a pledge in the Conservative Party manifesto for the 2015 general election and since then Minister for Universities and Science, Jo Johnson, has stressed that he views the TEF as something which will ensure universities ‘devote as much attention to the quality of teaching as fee-paying students and prospective employers have a right to expect’, and spoke of creating incentives for universities to do so. Johnson has then positioned the TEF as a way of ensuring that students’ expectations about university are met and that the skills the economy needs are being developed.","PeriodicalId":376217,"journal":{"name":"The SAGE Encyclopedia of Higher Education","volume":"72 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130877082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}