Transportation Academy at the University of Massachusetts: A Case Study
This paper presents a case study of the Transportation Academy at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. The academy has been established to assist in meeting the lifelong learning needs of transportation professionals in Massachusetts and the greater New England region. The paper briefly presents the academy’s overall mission, accomplishments to date, and current work plan and reviews the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats associated with the implementation of such an academy in a university setting. The paper is intended to provide guidance to other colleges and universities interested in implementing similar comprehensive professional capacity–building efforts.
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Authors:
- Collura, John
- DiPasquale, Michael
- Publication Date: 2007
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: pp 40-50
- Monograph Title: Strategic Management and Productivity 2007 Including 2007 Thomas B. Deen Distinguished Lecture
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
- Issue Number: 2036
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Case studies; Education and training; Implementation; Professional personnel; Transportation careers; Transportation departments; Transportation planning; Universities and colleges
- Identifier Terms: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Geographic Terms: Massachusetts
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Highways; Research; I10: Economics and Administration;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01045035
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 9780309113007
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Mar 30 2007 7:00AM