Education research on the Internet - Areas of study

Higher Education

American Council on Education
      http://www.acenet.edu/
The American Council on Education, the major coordinating body for all the nation's higher education institutions, seeks to provide leadership and a unifying voice on key higher education issues and to influence public policy through advocacy, research, and program initiatives.

Center for Higher Education Policy Studies
      http://www.utwente.nl/cheps/
CHEPS is an interdisciplinary research-institute located at the faculty of Public Administration and Public Policy of the Universiteit Twente, the Netherlands. Since 1984, CHEPS has undertaken and published a considerable amount of research on higher education. CHEPS seeks to increase understanding of institutional, national and international issues that bear upon Higher Education.

Higher Education Academy
      http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/
The Higher Education Academy works with the UK higher education community to enhance the student experience. It provides discipline based support for learning and teaching through its Subject Network - available from a drop down menu on the home page of the site.

Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA)
      http://www.herdsa.org.au/
HERDSA is a scholarly society for people committed to the improvement of teaching and learning in higher and tertiary education. It aims to advance education in the higher and tertiary sector, facilitate the improvement of teaching and learning, encourage and disseminate research on teaching, learning, development, leadership and policy, and recognise and reward outstanding contributions to higher and tertiary education. A number of their publications are available via the site.

Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
      http://www.upei.ca/stlhe/
The Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education is a Canadian association of academics interested in the improvement of teaching and learning in higher education. The Society sponsors an annual conference, a series of workshops, an electronic bulletin board, the 3M Teaching Fellowships, and a bi-annual newsletter, Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.

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