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Doidge, John; Hardwick, Bob; Wilkinson, Jenny – 1998
This book presents 13 papers which address theoretical and practical issues concerning support staff at British institutions of higher education. The papers are: (1) "Induction and Appraisal: Vital or Simply a Burden?" (Bob Hardwick); (2) "Quality Assurance and Service Delivery" (Celia Whitchurch); (3) "Teams, Team Working…
Descriptors: College Administration, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Management Systems
Finlayson, Jean, Ed. – Coombe Lodge Report, 1989
This collection of papers addresses key questions facing college managers and others choosing, introducing, and living with big, complex computer-based systems. "What Use the User Requirement?" (Tony Coles) stresses the importance of an information strategy driven by corporate objectives, not technology. "Process of Selecting a…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer System Design, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries
Facing Up to Radical Changes in Universities and Colleges. Staff and Educational Development Series.
Armstrong, Steve, Ed.; And Others – 1997
This collection of 18 essays focuses on efforts to manage change in higher education, primarily at universities in the United Kingdom. It includes: (1) "Changing Universities: From Evolution to Revolution" (Gail Thompson); (2) "Assessing Attitudes to Electronic Lectures" (Philip Barker); (3) "Teaching and Learning…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, College Faculty, College Instruction
Rhodes, Dent, Ed.; Hounsell, Dai, Ed. – 1980
Staff development in higher education is discussed in these papers in terms of its definitions, scope, and future activities. Most of the papers were originally prepared for the working party on staff development at the Fourth International Conference on Higher Education, University of Lancaster (August 29-September 1, 1978). The first three…
Descriptors: Career Development, College Administration, College Faculty, Data Collection
Download full textBarnes, Jennifer; And Others – 1994
This collection of 13 papers offers an international perspective on future directions of staff development at colleges and universities, focusing on academic staff development, higher education teaching networks, and managerial and human resource development. Papers are: (1) "Higher Education Staff Development for the 21st Century: Directions…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Administration, College Instruction, Colleges
London, Manuel – 1995
This book uses the experiences of a large state research university over the past 5 years to illustrate principles to improve administrative efficiency and manage change. In 12 chapters the book examines, provides lists, and gives examples of plans and strategies for dealing with matters such as: (1) change strategies; (2) leadership roles,…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Policy, Administrative Problems, Change Agents
