Includes annotations for 19 government publications from 17 countries: Bolivia, Botswana, Burundi, Chile, Costa Rica, Mali, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Niue, Peru, Rwanda, and the Soviet Union. Topics covered include pornography, poverty, food, and hunger. The effect of library budget pressures on…

Presents an overview of those documents from the ERIC Clearinghouse for Junior Colleges dealing with community college financing in a period of declining resources and student enrollments. (CM)

A selected annotated bibliography, prepared from the ERIC indexes, covers areas in educational retrenchment in both higher education and elementary and secondary education. (JN)

An annotated bibliography from the ERIC index, "Resources in Education," presents 27 resources covering the governmental impact on education in such areas as accountability, the relationship of government and higher education, and the impact of federal legislation on education. (JN)

A nontechnical essay explores the dimensions of the 1970's decline in the market for educated manpower, examines the likely causes of the sharp turnaround from previous boom conditions, and considers the possible period over which the market will remain depressed and the broad societal impacts of the decline in the economic value of college…

The protections usually afforded by the courts and institutional custom when a tenured faculty member is dismissed for cause are not available when dismissal is the result of a determination of financial exigency. The courts have not ascertained what constitutes financial exigency, preferring to leave the definition to the governing authority and…

A bibliography on strategic management is presented to assist both practitioners and researchers. Criteria for inclusion were as follows: (1) general in scope, providing introductory information on a variety of subtopics within strategic management; (2) indications that the work is becoming a classic (i.e., frequent citations by other authors);…

The components of a complete and effective marketing plan for higher education institutions are summarized. It is suggested that a marketing plan embrace all elements of the total marketing concept, and include curriculum evaluation, a retention program, and a scheme for evaluating the strategy's effectiveness. A bibliography is included.…

Evaluates the effect of budget cuts on undergraduate library services to secondary users. Topics discussed include the reasons for the public's increased use of academic libraries; how academic libraries are responding to such demands; and strategies for implementing new service and access policies. A brief bibliography and a sample library policy…

This annotated bibliography reflects an attempt to indicate the range and quality of published responses to the complex phenomenon of declining enrollments in elementary and secondary schools. It is intended to suggest sources of practical information and advice and to provide a larger context for administrators coping with the effects of decline…

Provides an annotated bibliography of ERIC materials dealing with the community college mission, educational quality, maintaining an effective faculty, effects and management of retrenchment, and the state role in community college education. (LAL)

Lessons and strategies for the institutional researcher dealing with faculty reduction are reviewed: developing a database; defining circumstances necessary for retrenchment; developing policies regarding participation and program discontinuance; examining alternatives; reviewing role and mission statements, legal standards and procedures;…

Planning issues for colleges seeking to maintain quality in institutional programs in the face of retrenchment are analyzed, based on a literature review. An extensive bibliography on the following topics is provided: quality (ratings, rankings, reform, institutional goals, and educational outcomes); retrenchment (enrollment decline, faculty,…

This review of retrenchment in higher education covers background information, basic concerns, suggestions for making cuts, and lessons learned from experience. Contents concern financial pressures, enrollments, faculty relations during retrenchment, services and programs during retrenchment, administration during retrenchment, and case histories…

Presents a review of ERIC documents regarding management of resources for the community colleges with the goal of meeting new educational objectives. (RC)