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Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University, 2013
In contrast with that basic understanding of university autonomy, in most continental European countries, such as France, and also in Japan, the government has tightly controlled universities, in terms of both their organization and activities. In these countries, the concept of "governance" is often lacking, as institutions were not…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Governance, Universities
Parden, Robert J. – 1976
This paper examines the proposition that management information systems (MIS) for colleges and universities are not achieving their original objectives of supporting better management decisions by providing more and better information in a more timely manner. As a consequence, the MIS activity should be reduced in scope, and standardized to…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
Kenepp, Paul L. – 1976
With increasingly large quantities of management-oriented information being produced for decision-making, administrators are finding that they have insufficient time to adequately review and digest its meaning. This paper discusses the development of a computerized graphics system that will permit nearly all types of management information to be…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Graphics, Data, Decision Making
North East Association for Institutional Research. – 1983
Proceedings of the 1983 conference of the North East Association for Institutional Research are presented. The contribution of institutional research to university decision making and the topics of student outcomes assessment, retention/attrition studies, marketing/market research, departmental studies, computer and technological applications, and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Administration, College Bound Students, College Planning
Morishima, James K., Ed.; And Others – 1976
This document contains three conference papers concerning institutional research at the community college level. Ann Bromley discusses the practical implications of institutional research. The president, administrative staff, and faculty must be involved in identification of research issues, formulation of design, and application of findings.…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Administration, Community Colleges, Conference Reports
American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC. – 1982
The theme of the 21st annual meeting of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) was consideration of the missions of member institutions and the leadership required to execute them. Through institutional visions, the creative process of education takes place, and the hard decisions of higher education leaders help…
Descriptors: Administrators, Awards, College Administration, College Presidents
Premfors, Rune – 1981
The evolving patterns of authority in the higher education systems of countries that are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are reviewed. Attention is directed to the major characteristics of the traditional patterns of authority, pressures for changed experiences during the transformation from elite to…
Descriptors: College Administration, Comparative Education, Coordination, Decision Making
Naginey, Charles H., Ed.; Thomas, Charles R., Ed. – 1979
The development, use, and management of information systems in higher education are examined in these proceedings of the 1979 College and University Systems Exchange (CAUSE) National Conference. General sessions deal with computer management to data resource management and institutional perspective for the 1980's. The remaining sessions are…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Programs, Computers, Data Analysis
American Association for Higher Education, Washington, DC. – 1978
Changes in federal law regarding mandatory retirement policy, while not directly covering higher education until 1982, will have much earlier educational and financial impacts on colleges and universities. Educational decision-makers will modify their behavior in such areas as hiring and tenure decisions, retirement decisions, and faculty pay…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, College Faculty, Decision Making
Staskey, Paul J., Ed. – 1980
Proceedings of the 1980 annual forum of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) on the topics of meeting the challenges of the eighties by redirecting resources for renewal are presented. Contents include the following addresses: "Planning: An Adaptive Process," by Barbara S. Uehling; "Catastrophe Models in…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Administration, College Planning, Decision Making
Sivage, Carol, Ed.; And Others – 1980
An overview is presented of a conference of deans and department chairpersons of schools of education in small private colleges. The conference addressed the topic of the direction that small college education programs must take in order to meet the requirements for effective instruction while remaining financially solvent. An address given from…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Deans, Decision Making
Skarulis, Patricia C., Ed.; Thomas, Charles R., Ed. – 1980
The 1980 CAUSE conference focused on how the management information systems area can add to the efficiency and effectiveness of the higher education institution. After acknowledgements and brief notes on general session topics, the papers are presented in six groups: (1) issues in higher education (futures planning, strategic decision-making, and…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Data Processing
American Association for Higher Education, Washington, DC. – 1980
Strategies regarding retrenchment in higher education are examined in three papers and commentaries. In "Basing Public Policy on Student Achievement: A New Agenda Item," Francis Keppel recommends that the federal government undertake a program of acquiring data on student achievement in certain areas of the college curriculum to provide…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions)
Association for Institutional Research. – 1983
Proceedings of the 1982 forum of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) and the 1982-1983 AIR Directory are presented. Titles and authors of general session addresses contained in section 1 are as follows: "On Quality: The Federal Connection" (David Pierpont Gardner); "New Initiatives of State Policy in Higher…
Descriptors: Abstracts, College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making
Stich, Judith, Ed. – 1980
Proceedings of the 1980 Financial Measures Conference are presented. Papers and authors are as follows: "Ratio Analysis in Higher Education" (John Minter); "Computerized Application of Financial Assessment Technology" (Daniel Updegrove and Stephen D. Campbell); "The Uses and Utility of HEGIS Financial Data" (Loyd…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, College Administration, College Choice
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