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Bernstein, Alison R. – Thought & Action, 2011
Nonprofit leaders have long been told to behave "more like a business" and the corporatization of higher education, where the author now labors, has gotten critical attention. But these issues are still not widely discussed in philanthropy, where the author once toiled, except by a few intrepid souls who study and critique the field. In the 1960s,…
Descriptors: Philanthropic Foundations, Commercialization, Institutional Administration, Accountability
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Trevitt, Chris; Perera, Chandima – Teaching in Higher Education, 2009
Even as the notion of continuing professional learning or development (CPL) in academic practice has become more established, the concept of curriculum and the nature of the learning involved remains problematic. We argue for a focus on transformation of self, and posit this as an expanded version of one established curriculum model. Through a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Institutional Administration, Models, Epistemology
Lafon, Valerie, Ed. – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2004
IMHE-Info is the newsletter published by the Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE) programme. This issue includes: Communication: A Key Aspect of the Strategy and Governance of Higher Education Institutions. IMHE News, publications of interest and upcoming events are included.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Administration, Foreign Countries, Governance
Smith, Harry E. – 1977
Since 1970, in response to a variety of external and internal pressures, many postsecondary institutions have undertaken projects to improve the quality of undergraduate education by rethinking what is involved in a liberal education and revising the process as well as the content of the education they offer. Innovative programs, instructional…
Descriptors: Accountability, Change Strategies, Colleges, Educational Demand
Cedar, T.; Salasin, J. – 1980
A plan for studying management procedures that structure the relationships between federal agencies and federally-created research and development (R&D) organizations is discussed. The objective is to identify the types of federal management approaches, examine these approaches from the perspective of their relative emphasis on accountability…
Descriptors: Accountability, Agency Role, Educational Development, Educational Research
Davis, Forest K. – 1996
This study examines the ideas and actions of Royce Pitkin, progressive educator, and president of Goddard College (Vermont) from the college's founding in 1938 to 1969, with emphasis on the period 1950 to 1967 when the author was also at Goddard. Part 1 presents analysis and interpretation in eight chapters which address: (1) the major problems…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Role, Change Agents, College Environment