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St. John, Edward P. – 1977
This pilot study proposed and tested an institutional development model for use under the provisions of Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965. The model could be used to improve the funding process and as a basis for future studies of the effects of the program. The study used a broad concept of management that incorporates all aspects of…
Descriptors: Administration, College Administration, Developing Institutions, Developmental Stages
St. John, Edward P.; Weathersby, George B. – International Journal of Institutional Management in Higher Education, 1980
Three intervention schemes for diagnosing management development needs are examined: one for formal management systems, one for management training to accompany such systems, and the third examining different institutional change strategies. The general management development model is derived from research on developing institutions. (MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, Developing Institutions, Higher Education
Toppe, Christopher; Brubaker, Paul – 1978
The summative evaluation of the Small College Consortium (SCC) for the school year 1977-78 examined the project to assess: its perceived impact; the effectiveness of the project staff; the adequacy of the budget available to each college; the degree to which comprehensive, integrated, ongoing development has taken hold; perceived needs for future…
Descriptors: College Administration, Consortia, Developing Institutions, Federal Programs
St. John, Edward P. – 1977
This case study of Xavier University is part of a study of selected developing colleges and universities funded in the Advanced Program of Title III of the Higher Education Act. Xavier's unique role as the only historically Black Catholic college in the U.S. is noted and its recent financial crisis and resulting need for a sounder management…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Black Colleges, Case Studies, College Administration
St. John, Edward P. – 1977
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University at Greensboro is described in this case report, one of a series in a study of developing colleges and universities funded in the Advance Program of Title III. Historically a black institution, A & T now provides diverse academic programs to an increasingly diverse student population.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Agricultural Colleges, Black Colleges, Case Studies
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Jackson, Gregory A. – 1977
Data in this appendix were used in the Office of Education-supported research study of the development of higher education institutions. Machine-readable quantitative data were gathered from the National Center for Education Statistics, the Office of Civil Rights, the Council on Financial Aid to Education, the National Education Data Library, and…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Planning, Developing Institutions, Educational Finance
Weathersby, George B.; Trueheart, William E. – 1977
Many colleges and universities have claimed some degree of financial distress, have sought increased federal, state, and philanthropic assistance, and have agonized over predicted declines in youth demand for higher education. In response to these concerns, numerous cost studies have been conducted but little is known of the relative efficiency of…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Black Colleges, College Planning, Cost Effectiveness
St. John, Edward P. – 1977
As part of a study of selected developing colleges and universities funded in the Advanced Program of Title III of the Higher Education Act, a case study of Doane College is reported. Doane is a small liberal arts college that has experienced changes in demography and in mission. Doane's state-of-development is reviewed. Its historical development…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Career Education, Case Studies, College Administration
St. John, Edward P.; Weathersby, George B. – 1977
During the past decade, public and private funding agencies have invested large sums in programs designed to strengthen struggling colleges and universities. However, there is an absence of a conceptual framework for assessing the impact of these programs on funded institutions. Such a framework is described in this paper. To illustrate the need…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Bibliographies, Change Strategies, College Planning
Jacobs, Frederic; Tingley, Tyler – 1977
Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 has become the largest direct institutional-aid program for colleges and universities in the federal budget. Its legislative history is traced in this report along with the evolution of criteria for eligibility and award of these funds. Cited are the debates about the program, which was originally…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Administrative Policy, Bibliographies, Black Colleges
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1979
The Strengthening Developing Institutions of Higher Education Program--under Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965--is evaluated. The program is intended to assist institutions struggling for survival and isolated from the main currents of academic life. More than 800 institutions had participated in this Office of Education (OE) program…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Change Strategies, Developing Institutions, Educational Improvement
Weathersby, George B.; And Others – 1977
Four areas of college and university characteristics relevant to the broad policy concerns of the Title III "Developing Institutions" program are identified in this research study. They are: (1) the structural development of colleges and universities; (2) the levels of various collegiate activities, such as the number of students,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy, College Choice