Legislative professionalism is central to the politico-institutional context of postsecondary policy adoption in state governments. The core argument in existing research is that as legislative professionalism increases, structural capacity for decision-making increases. Evidence for this argument is mixed, exclusively quantitative, and assumes a…

What is institutional research (IR)? One of the most widely definition of the institutional research is by Joe Saupe, who emphasized institutional research as a set of activities that support institutional planning, policy formation, and decision making. Institutional researchers and IR functions are embedded in the offices of strategic planning,…

Reviews the role of institutional policy, cites frequent abuses of institutional policy, and delineates several principles of policy management (development, communication, execution and evaluation). (Author/PG)

The author strongly suggests that the Board of Regents of the University of California is corrupt and, to a great extent, unfit to serve. (HS)

By selecting vantage points on thebasis of the issues involved and the circumstances that surround them, and viewing the process of governance from more than one perspective, the author presents a viable approach to governance of higher education institutions. (Author/PG)

Compared law school mission statements with questionnaire responses about the school's program, overall direction, and values. Found that while many law schools are addressing issues effectively, they are not doing so through the use of a mission statement. In some areas, top-ranked schools have a significantly different focus, and there are major…

All university professionals must make greater effort to mobilize local, state and national public opinion to support the creation and funding of non-academic public service institutions to meet social needs of the community. Delivered at the 80th Annual Meeting of AAMC, Nov. 1, 1969. (IR)

The study sought to design a strategic planning model to be utilized in the Student Development Department at Winnipeg Bible College in Otterbourne, Manitoba. The objective of the project was to assimilate all processes of departmental planning into one comprehensive, systematic construct. Procedures involved: the collection and categorization of…

The course is for independent study by jail officers who must learn that, in addition to their rountine tasks, they must be prepared to be well-trained, responsible professionals, making important decisions and avoiding the mistakes and disproven beliefs of the past. The jail administrator must continually wrestle with the problems of conflicting…

Teacher education is influenced by the university governance structure, and by a group of influences outside the university--foundations which make money available, the legislature and its appropriations, the state board of education, professional teacher educators, learned societies, various federal agencies, and the local districts which hire…

This document presents seven articles concerned with governance. Topics include: governance and institutional values; roles and structures for participation in higher education governance; changing governance patterns and the faculty; governance in higher education: authority and conflict in the seventies; collective bargaining; implications for…

This report presents, in lay language, the essential provisions of the legislative acts or constitutional statements regarding the single central management, advisory, or coordinating boards in the 50 states. Specifically included are (1) the membership of the boards, and (2) the powers and duties of the boards. (HS)