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Agnes Wittrich – International Journal of Learning and Change, 2024
The article is a call for project professionals to recognise the potential of emerging megatrends for the further development of project management. It inspires project leaders to educate their ethical beliefs and organisations to provide the appropriate environment to enable formation of ethical sensitivity. The systematic literature review is…
Descriptors: Program Administration, Ethics, Trend Analysis, Futures (of Society)
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Miller, Catherine A.; Thomas, Jay C. – Behavior Modification, 2012
From 1997 until his retirement in 2011, Michel Hersen served as the dean of the School of Professional Psychology (SPP) at Pacific University in Oregon. Through teaching, supervision, and modeling, Michel promoted his vision of a professional school that could compete on the national stage. He grew the program from a regional focus to one with a…
Descriptors: Trend Analysis, Psychology, Administrators, Program Administration
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Fashola, Olatokunbo S. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2013
This article presents the results of the 2nd-year evaluation of an after-school program designed for an extended school day program serving African American middle school students in the city of Baltimore, Maryland (ACCESS-West). This study describes the effects of schoolwide reform especially as it relates to single-gender schools, educating…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, After School Programs, Middle School Students, Males
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Egbert, Robert I.; Stone, Lorene H.; Adams, David L. – American Journal of Engineering Education, 2011
Four-year cooperative engineering programs are becoming more common in the United States. Cooperative engineering programs typically involve a "parent" institution with an established engineering program and one or more "satellite" institutions which typically have few or no engineering programs and are located in an area where…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Institutional Characteristics, Administrator Attitudes, Program Administration
Schreiber, William – Currents, 1994
This article discusses reasons why a number of colleges and universities are privatizing (having outside sources take over) some administrative and support functions such as publications as well as reasons why other institutions have rejected this growing trend. In each case, true costs of the change are a central consideration. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Administration, Costs, Higher Education
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Berman, Russell A.; Bernhardt, Elizabeth; Castro-Klaren, Sara; Chaput, Patricia R.; DeJean, Joan; Harper, Jane; Henning, Sylvie Debevec; Hunter, Paul; Kaplan, Edward K.; Kirkpatrick, Susan; Lindenberger, Herbert; Ozzello, Yvonne; Marks, Elaine; Patrikis, Peter C.; Peck, Jeffrey; Schor, Naomi; Trommler, Frank; Valis, Noel; Wood, Richard J.; Ziolkowski, Theodore – ADFL Bulletin, 1998
Nineteen responses to an article on the leadership crisis in the field of foreign languages and literatures are presented. Most agree with the article, expanding on its scope or extending its argument; some offer new directions to resolve the problem. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Departments, Educational Trends, Higher Education
Portner, Matthew D. – Campus Activities Programming, 1995
Resource conservation and recycling on college campuses is a growing trend and should be considered a campus service, with adequate tools for success. Students should be involved both in implementing the program and in raising awareness within the campus community. The effort can be linked to academic disciplines, including political science,…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Conservation (Environment), Extracurricular Activities, Higher Education
Kettinger, William J. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1990
The trend toward decentralization of academic computing is described. Causes for the trend are examined and the best approaches to management and support of computing activities in this environment are explored. The future roles of the central computing center, departments or discipline areas, and individual users are outlined. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, Decentralization, Departments
Cosgrove, Tom – Campus Activities Programming, 1986
A recent survey of cocurricular transcript programs revealed that transcript programs come under a variety of titles and are more common in smaller institutions. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Records, College Administration, College Students, Data Analysis
Taylor, Ronald A. – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1996
A discussion of college endowment fund management looks at a trend toward successful investments in the last year and focuses on the increasing financial sophistication of historically black institutions. Trends include less conservative investing, more trustee involvement in investment decision making, and use of investment counselors. (MSE)
Descriptors: Black Colleges, College Administration, Endowment Funds, Financial Policy
Ryan, Ellen – Currents, 1994
Four major trends in corporate funding that may be seen as problems for higher education are outlined. Trends include corporate downsizing, decreased corporate giving, fewer one-time gifts, and increased emphasis on elementary secondary education. Specific examples are given of institutions turning these potentially negative trends into…
Descriptors: College Administration, Economic Climate, Fund Raising, Higher Education
Eaton, Judith S. – AGB Reports, 1991
College trustees evaluating transfer policies and practices should consider allocation of staff and resources for support services and articulation; institutional expectations and planning goals; transfer population trends in the institution; transfer management within the institution; transfer student characteristics; and self-evaluation of…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Enrollment Trends, Expectation, Governance
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Hall, James W. – Change, 1990
A discussion of distance education as the fastest-growing instructional pattern in the world looks at enrollment trends and the immediate concerns of the institutions, including student attrition, the need to maintain strong communication links with students, and administrative and logistical problems. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Distance Education, Educational Trends, Enrollment Trends
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Manock, John J.; Crater, K. Lynne – Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1985
Current issues in selecting, structuring, and implementing microcomputer database management systems in research administration offices are discussed, and their capabilities are illustrated with the system used by the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Trends in microcomputer technology and their likely impact on research administration…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Computers, Databases
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Johnson, Richard M. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1995
Changes in information technology threaten the traditional role of the college library on campus. Library administrators must position the library politically as well as technologically to play a central role in services, technology, and organization, and to enable the library to retain an integral place in the university's intellectual life. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Libraries, Educational Trends, Higher Education
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