Purpose: This thesis proposes a first conceptual model using data gathered in 2012, to
delineate the assessed alignment between the Maltese government's policy for the further …

This paper delineates the assessed alignment between the Maltese government's policy for
the further education sector (FE) and FE organizations' missions. Since alignment is …

This paper is concerned with long term strategic planning in higher education and focuses
on Ontario's strategic mandate agreement (SMA) sector planning framework. In 2012, the …

This paper examines how institutional positioning has emerged in the meaning-making
activities between Finnish higher education institutions and the Ministry of Education and …

Leadership plays a pivotal role in shaping the direction and culture of academic institutions,
particularly in articulating and embodying elements such as mission, vision, values, and …

Change is a constant challenge in the higher education sector. Higher education institutions
(HEIs) are expected to respond adequately to developing circumstances. This paper focuses …

A study on the missions of postsecondary education providers in England identified a range
of practice in establishing an institutional mission and presented proposals for the effective …

Roles in further education colleges, at various levels of the management structure, are in
flux. For the people involved in this process of transformation, the situation can appear …

This article explores the factors affecting the content of universities' mission statements. We
conceptualize missions as identity narratives, a type of symbolic representation of an …

This study seeks to compare the mission statements of higher education institutions in Wales
as well as to compare these with regional level policy statements and demands from the …