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Aparicio, Juan; Rodríguez, Dorys Yaneth; Zabala-Iturriagagoitia, Jon Mikel – Research Evaluation, 2021
This article aims to provide a systemic instrument to evaluate the functioning of higher education systems. Despite systemic instruments have had a strong impact on the management of public policy systems in fields such as health and innovation, higher education has not been widely discussed in applying this type of instrument. Herein lies the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Educational Practices
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Aseeri, Maher; Kang, Kyeong – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
Considering the rise of implementation of big data analytics (BDA) in Saudi Arabian higher education institutions but with relatively lesser optimal performance, the study investigated the causality of organisational culture (OC) and BDA's social and technical subsystems, following the Socio-Technical Systems theory, with the strategic…
Descriptors: Organizational Culture, Learning Analytics, Higher Education, Systems Approach
Morris, Alfred – Higher Education Bulletin, 1974
Noting limitations of applying corporation techniques to universities, the author develops a model of decision-making which utilizes marketing techniques within a structure designed to encourage, sensitively record, and facilitate the efficient implementation of policy politically determined by the collision of various interests in continuing and…
Descriptors: Business, College Administration, Decision Making, Educational Planning
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Cleary, Robert E. – Planning for Higher Education, 1976
An account of planning's evolution at American University emphasizes the importance of building flexible working relationships among the various representatives of the university community and the planning staff, in support of the faculty-student relationship at the core of the learning process. (Editor/LBH)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Role, Educational Planning, Higher Education
Nelson, Conny E. – 1974
In 1972 each campus of the University of Wisconsin system was directed to develop a 10-year academic plan by the end of 1973. The response of UW-Green Bay to this mandate is presented, with special reference to the preplanning activities at the system level, and to the organization and implementation of comprehensive planning procedures at the…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Case Studies, Educational Planning, Higher Education
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Kyler, David Clinton – Journal of Environmental Education, 1984
Discusses conceptual models of thought that have recently emerged to confront the conventional approaches to analysis and solution to complex environmental problems. In addition to a critical attack on the tradition of specialization and reductionism, several models are summarized that originated from ecology, cybernetics, and system theory. (BC)
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Cybernetics, Decision Making, Ecology
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Crosson, Patricia H. – The Review of Higher Education, 1984
Prototypes and policy models suitable for adaptation to specific states and policy issues are presented. Examples of adapted models are also provided: the systems model adapted to Pennsylvania and the policy model adapted to the issue of state support for independent institutions in Pennsylvania. (Author/LB)
Descriptors: College Planning, Educational Policy, Higher Education, Models
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Bergquist, William H.; Shoemaker, William A. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1976
The rationale and procedures are described for moving academic planning from "disjointed incrementalism" to a continuing, systematic, cyclical process involving six phases. They include: institutional assessment, goal clarification, data analysis and modeling, designing and testing change efforts, implementing the strategy, and program monitoring…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Educational Administration, Educational Development, Educational Planning
Morris, Alfred C. – 1973
Based on personal experience of a non-university executive, suggestions are offered for management planning within the university. They include the premise that planning is essentially concerned with controlling and influencing the direction of change and that frustration often derives from difficulty in obtaining or influencing the direction of…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Administration, Conference Reports, Data Analysis
Ehler, Charles N. – 1972
This bibliography surveys the literature in the developing field of forecasting, which incorporates policy-formation, planning, decision-making, and the policy sciences in general. Entries are organized into five separate sections. The first section, Alternative Futures, surveys the general literature on the future, including many historical…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Decision Making, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
Malle, Thelma; Martin, Edward G. – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 1996
Meaningful links in transfer policies are those allowing a seamless transition between sending and receiving institutions. Transfer policies between Kingsborough Community College and the City University of New York are based on a six-part articulation cycle: ongoing needs assessment; contacting the receiving institution; developing or revisiting…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Administration, Community Colleges, Higher Education
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Malouin, Jean-Louis; Landry, Maurie – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1983
Two cases illustrate an approach that considers characteristics and needs of each situation separately. One case involved the establishment of a new baccalaureate program; the second involved the remodeling of a master's program, undertaken from outside the program, by committee. (MSE)
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Administration
Richardson, Richard C., Jr.; Bracco, Kathy Reeves; Callan, Patrick M.; Finney, Joni E. – 1998
This book examines the influence of policy environments, system design, and leadership on the performance of state higher education systems, using case studies of seven large and diverse state higher education systems: California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New York, and Texas. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the evolution of state…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Policy, Futures (of Society), Governance
Nelson, James H. – 1979
Policy-making is viewed as a complex and unorganized process. Several aspects are examined: political, rational, collegial, and eclectic. The political model is chosen as that closest to the educational policy-making process. Theories of that process in higher education institutions are examined. Recommendations for programs to prepare educational…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Education, College Administration, Conflict Resolution
Sheehan, Bernard S. – 1982
Ideas that have been developed in the decision support systems (DSS) literature that seem particularly relevant to institutional research, planning, and analysis (IRPA) are reviewed. In addition, a survey of practitioners in Canadian universities that provides new information on the rapidly changing current state of information technology,…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making
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