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National Forum on Education Statistics, 2022
"Using Education Indicators: A Forum Guide for State and Local Education Agencies" was developed to provide timely and useful information on education indicators, how their collection and use have changed over time, and how agencies use them strategically. Since the publication of the 2005 document "Forum Guide to Education…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, State Departments of Education, School Districts, Data Use
Lynch, David M.; Bowker, Lee H. – 1985
Resources available to department chairs from the following sources are described: the department's discipline; the national higher education community; the local institution; and the chair's own skills, background, roles, and structural placement within the organization. The use of these resources to deal with common problems faced by chairs is…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Consultation Programs, Department Heads, Departments
Ehrle, Elwood B.; Bennett, John B. – 1988
The leadership, management, and academic concerns of deans and provosts are addressed in this casebook based on 25 original case studies on issues related to finance, personnel, organizational structure, curriculum, and academic freedom and standards. Two or more practical options for action accompany each presentation of a challenging problem.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrator Role, Case Studies, Change Strategies
Higgerson, Mary Lou – 1996
Communication strategies needed for the specific responsibilities of college and university department heads are presented. Each chapter first describes communication strategies useful in handling an administrative task, and then uses real-life case studies to demonstrate their applications in typical situations. Readers are guided through a…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Communication Skills
Bathurst, Effie G.; Hill, Wilhelmina – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1957
This bulletin for teachers and supervisors tells how children of the United States are learning to conserve the Nation's reserves of soil, water, forests, fish, wildlife, minerals, and other natural resources. The purpose of this bulletin is to serve as a source of good practices to be dipped into as needed for ideas, not necessarily to be read…
Descriptors: Natural Resources, Conservation (Environment), Forestry, Wildlife
Bates, John E.; And Others – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1992
At McGill University (Canada), rather than implement a costly, high-tech contingency and disaster recovery plan for information services, planners focused on risk assessment and avoidance for central and departmental information systems. Actions included better backups, less dependence on key individuals, and an institutional awareness campaign.…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Centralization, College Planning
Farrugia, Charles J.; Attard, Paul A. – 1989
Of the 48 members of the Commonwealth, 28 have a population of under 2 million. This handbook is intended for senior personnel in ministries of education in small states, including those with responsibility for the management of personnel, finance, and physical resources. Major themes related to educational administration in small states are…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Case Studies, Curriculum Development