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Download full textSmith, Dan – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2017
This article accepts a definition of reconciliation that includes a need for fundamental change in society. The article argues that "knowledge" is critical to the business of the academic enterprise and that the relationship the academy has with knowledge is fundamental; for the academy to truly reconcile, then, changing that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Definitions, Scholarship, Information Management
Direct linkClapham, Andrew; Vickers, Rob – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2017
This paper examines "innovative" governance in the English further education and skills (FE) sector. Drawing on the work of Lyotard, Foucault and Ball, the paper explores how practitioners enacted innovative governance in a sector facing increasingly performative conditions. Analysis identified the key category of opportunity and risk…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Governance, Innovation, Educational Practices
Fuller, Carol – National Postsecondary Education Cooperative, 2012
This paper reviews the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) "system" definition to determine if it accurately reflects the general understanding of a "system" in the higher education community. In addition, this paper examines systems that have been reported to IPEDS to determine if each fits the definition.…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Institutional Characteristics, Definitions, Data Collection
Birnbaum, Robert – AGB Reports, 1991
Calculating the productivity of a college or university is more complex than determining a machine's productivity. Sixteen rational, cultural, political, and cognitive constraints that influence institutional productivity are outlined and their mediation by institutional culture and history is noted. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Cost Effectiveness, Cultural Influences, Definitions
Cleveland, Harlan – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1985
The impact of sunshine laws on college governance is discussed based on field and legal research, a Wingspread symposium (Racine, Wisconsin, September 4-5, 1984), and a follow-up meeting (Washington, D.C., October 1, 1984). In addition to open meeting laws, the way that the democratic process currently operates, and should work, is examined. A…
Descriptors: College Administration, Court Litigation, Definitions, Disclosure
Peer reviewedJones, Larry R. – Planning for Higher Education, 1979
The development of academic planning is traced from its origins in medieval Europe to its role in today's university. Several styles of academic planning in the United States are described, the role of the executive is discussed, and a definition of contemporary academic planning is offered. (BH)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, College Administration, College Faculty
Satterlee, Brian – 1996
This paper reviews the literature pertaining to Total Quality Management (TQM) and its application in educational settings, especially at institutions of higher education. The review is organized into the following topical areas: the concept of "quality" (usually involving customer satisfaction, executive-level leadership, and employee…
Descriptors: College Administration, Curriculum Development, Definitions, Educational Change
Learning and Skills Development Agency, London (England). – 2002
These two documents are designed to assist governing bodies of England's further education (FE) and land-based colleges self-assess their performance and identify ways of improving their performance. Each document contains a "healthcheck" that requires approximately 30 minutes to complete and that was developed in response to informative…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Check Lists
White, Jane N., Ed.; Burnett, Collins W., Ed. – 1981
An annotated bibliography on higher education is presented that is limited to programs and phenomena in two- and four-year accredited degree-granting colleges and universities. The following sections and topics are covered: (1) Historical Background and Nature and Scope of American Higher Education (ancient, medieval, and U.S. education,…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Annotated Bibliographies, College Administration
