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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53920#.VNsR5CzQrzE Author(s)    Abdulrahman Hariri 1 , Paul Roberts 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Quality Management, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia . 2 Warwick Manufacturing Group, The University of Warwick, Coventry, UK . ABSTRACT This study discusses the need for improvement and innovation in universities so they can effectively serve students and stay ahead in competition. Many technologies and innovations are already being used in universities. However, in order to diffuse or spread technologies or innovations effectively, it is important to understand the reasons leading to the adoption of technologies and innovations in universities. Based on a number of established theories and models on innovation and technology adoption and acceptance, this study proposes a theoretical model that helps explain the factors responsible for innovatio...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53178#.VLcX0cnQrzE Author(s)   Joakim Caspersen Affiliation(s) NIFU—Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education, Oslo, Norway . ABSTRACT The ability of teachers to learn and develop at work is important for the quality of their performance and their well-being. However, research has been ambiguous about what factors can improve it. Two reasons for this ambiguity are discussed in this paper: The links between workplace learning and professional education have often not been included in research studies, and teaching may have special characteristics that make workplace learning difficult. The paper examines new empirical connections between teachers’ learning activities at work and the outcome of teacher education, using longitudinal Norwegian survey data. The results show that an active and independent study strategy increases the li...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52677#.VKC5bcCAM4 Author(s)    Erol Šehu , Dana Dobrić Affiliation(s) Faculty of Law, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Republic of Croatia . ABSTRACT University-employer cooperation is one of the most important forms of cooperation in the economy, needed for economic development and sustainable growth and has become a key emphasis in higher education policy in recent years. The main goal is to achieve an equal partnership between universities and employers aimed at strengthening of economic development at the national, regional and local level. This goal can be achieved through active support (in information and knowledge)...