Improving Higher Education Models Through International Comparative Analysis

|Valerie Storey - Editor| retired from the University of Central Florida in the School of Teaching, Learning, and Leadership /Educational Leadership Programs as Associate Professor Emerita. She is currently an adjunct professor in the Professional Practice Doctorate at Franklin University, Ohio. She earned her doctoral degree in Educational Leadership and Policy from Peabody College, Vanderbilt University, master’s from Manchester University (UK) and her Bachelor’s from Leeds University (UK). In the public schools she has served as an administrator at the school and district level. Dr. Storey’s primary research interests include: leadership preparation, innovative andragogy, EdD program design, and dissertation models. She is Chair of the American Education Research Association (AERA), Division A: Educational Leadership Outstanding Dissertation Award, and President of the Florida Association of Professors of Educational Leadership. Dr. Storey has over 45 scholarly works in refereed and/or peer-reviewed dissemination outlets. |Thomas Beeman - Editor| , PhD, USN (ret), is Professor of Practice in Healthcare Administration at Saint Joseph University. He served in the US Navy for 33 years and completed his service as Assistant Deputy Surgeon General. In addition he had a long career in Healthcare and ended his career as CEO of Lancaster General Health and COO of Regional Services at Penn Medicine. Dr Beeman holds a PhD from Vanderbilt University, an MBA from Widener University, and a BS and MA from Saint Joseph University. He has served and still serves on numerous boards including in higher education, his research interests include Leadership and Policy. He is co-author of several books and a number of articles.