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Professions in Organizations, Professional Work in Education
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Vanderstraeten, Raf – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2007
Professions are occupational arrangements for dealing with human problems. Professional "people work" requires a certain interactive closeness; face-to-face communication is prominent in professional-client relations. This also seems the case in the educational system. But in education, organization provides the "raison d'etre" of this profession.…
Descriptors: College Administration, Professional Training, Professional Services, Professional Occupations
Life at Mission Creep U
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Dubrow, Greg; Moseley, Bryan; Dustin, Daniel – Academe, 2006
The term "mission creep" was originally coined nearly a hundred years ago to describe the gradual process by which a military mission's stated methods and goals change, and recently the term has been applied to incremental organizational changes. In this article, the term is used to describe what happens when a teaching-oriented college or…
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Professional Development, Faculty College Relationship, College Administration
Some Reflections Based upon the Survey of the State-of-the-Art and Likely Future Trends of University Management in Europe.
Schuster, Hermann J. – International Journal of Institutional Management in Higher Education, 1981
Recommendations are made based on a survey of trends in European university administration. Recommendations focus on increased professional development through professional associations, better interinstitutional communication, and better communication among administrators. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Assessing the Leadership Culture at Virginia Tech.
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Leffel, Linda G.; And Others – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1991
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University undertook a comprehensive organizational development analysis to identify the cultural facilitators and barriers to change and the professional development needs of managers. The results suggested a comprehensive leadership development plan to create a climate for implementation of Total Quality…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Case Studies, College Administration, College Planning
Team Building for Quality: Transitions in the American Community College.
Baker, George A., III; And Others – 1995
Organized around the themes of quality and team building, this book contains essays by community college practitioners who address various structural or thematic aspects of the community college. The book contains these articles: (1) "A Team Approach to Institutional Quality: Toward a Model," by George A. Baker, III, and Vaughn Mamlin Upshaw; (2)…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Presidents, Community Colleges, Educational Quality
The Well-Read Administrator: An Introduction to Public Administration Literature for Collegiate Middle Managers.
Emmert, Mark A. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1981
An introduction to the literature of public administration with the goal of assisting in the development of administrative abilities for practitioners in mid-level higher education administration is provided. The bibliography is divided by areas within this discipline and is prefaced by a brief description of each area. (MLW)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Bibliographies, Budgeting, College Administration
Looking Ahead: Board Chair Mernoy Harrison Emphasizes Planning.
Klinger, Donna – Business Officer, 1994
In an interview, Mernoy Harrison, the chairman of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) board of directors, discusses the issues he will address, the association's role in professional development, association image, the need to achieve more efficiency and productivity in college administration, and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Attitudes, Change Strategies, College Administration
The Role of the Quality Manager.
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Howard, Nancy Lee – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1993
Oregon State University has created a permanent administrative position responsible for providing universitywide administrative and technical support for implementation of Total Quality Management. Introductory, strategic, team, and special-topic training are provided. Communication with the university community is a primary responsibility. The…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Case Studies
Mission: Ubiquity.
Detweiler, Richard A. – Trusteeship, 1996
The strategic planning process developed at Hartwick College (New York) begun in 1992 is described, and the college's resulting commitment to information technology is discussed. Issues arising during the process included choice of operating system(s), winning over skeptics, software selection, development of technical support, establishment of a…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Change Strategies, College Administration, College Planning
Case Study: How a Commitment to Technology Advanced Our Strategic Plan. AGB Occasional Paper No. 32.
Detweiler, Richard A. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1997
Hartwick College (New York) developed a strategic vision for its future and invested significantly in information technology to transform that vision into reality. Guided by its president and trustees, Hartwick, a small, independent liberal arts college, formed a strategic plan in phases. At a formal board retreat in 1993, with faculty, students,…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Administration