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Volkwein, J. Fredericks – New Directions for Higher Education, 2008
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,…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Schools of Education, Policy Formation, Institutional Research
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Benet, James – Change, 1972
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)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Governance, Governing Boards, Higher Education
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Palola, Ernest G.; And Others – Journal of Higher Education, 1971
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Objectives, Faculty, Higher Education
Losak, John; Scigliano, John – 1994
This paper provides a framework for an institutional self study integrating total quality management (TQM) and institutional effectiveness (IE) models within the context of standards of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. It highlights the common dimensions in general management principles between TQM and IE and the strategies for…
Descriptors: College Administration, Decision Making, Higher Education, Institutional Administration
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Hastings, Douglas A.; Crispell, Kenneth R. – Journal of Medical Education, 1980
With a view of academic health centers (AHC) as unique organizations meriting investigation, key changes that have shaped AHCs, various modes of AHC organization and governance, and factors that make AHC policymaking so complex are discussed. Also examined are models and methods for analyzing AHC decision making. (Author/JMD)
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Decision Making, Governance, Higher Education
American Council of Life Insurance, New York, NY. – 1979
New and cheaper means of acquisition and distribution are giving individuals easier access to information. This has contributed to dissatisfaction with corporate governance and business management and is encouraging the growth of new types of interest groups that are seeking a voice in the private sector. This may lead to a reversal of the trend…
Descriptors: Administration, Adult Education, Business, Decision Making
Smith, Joan K. – 1978
The National Education Association (NEA) was significantly influenced by Margaret Haley's early 20th century probe into its power structure. As a reformer committed to the democratic process, Miss Haley became an active member of the NEA in 1900. At this time, the organization was dominated by a group of male educators (college presidents,…
Descriptors: Administration, Biographies, Decision Making, Democracy
Krotseng, Marsha V. – 1997
This study sought to determine which sources of information were most often used by the West Virginia public higher education governing board, and to assess the sources' usefulness in examining major higher education policy issues. Data were based on a mailed survey that asked members of the Board of Directors of the West Virginia state college…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Administration, Decision Making, Governing Boards