The impact on nine British universities' of substantial financial reductions in 1980-81 and the policy implications for national funding agencies are examined. Implementation of institutional retrenchment plans and the role of high-level administrators are discussed. (MSE)

A sequel to an earlier article about the first round of Dutch retrenchment in higher education looks at the response to the second round, with the introduction of the concept of selective retrenchment and growth, a new approach to resource allocation. (Author/MSE)

The situation of "collective aging" of the academic staff in universities and research institutes caused by the skew age distribution and the zero-growth budgets in nearly all European countries is discussed. Possible policies to palliate the negative effects are considered along with support for junior staff with temporary contracts or…

The traditional "test and measurement" approach to educational evaluation is contrasted with the "use of information for decision-making" developed in the industrial sector. Evaluation strategy should be determined by an analysis of the problem and the decisions to be made. (Author/LBH)

It is proposed that educators may learn more about the experiences of other countries in responding to retrenchment by making direct comparisons between governments, institutions, or departments rather than between broad national situations. This approach is illustrated by a government-level comparative analysis. (MSE)

The Technical University of Denmark has tried to free resources in a stagnant or declining budget for development of new subject areas by planned contraction of ordinary activities, with only moderate success due to low mobility and strong specialization of the scientific staff. A more realistic planning system has been introduced, using…

The West German and British experiences in higher education planning and governance during a period of retrenchment are compared. Changes are interpreted in terms of the underlying characteristics of the two systems and their governance. (Author/MSE)

Factors promoting excellence in a technical university and requirements for obtaining or maintaining it are examined, and the problems encountered by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in achieving excellence in a decade of retrenchment are discussed. (MSE)

The discussions of participants of a workshop concerning the effects of retrenchment on teaching and research, institutional policies, and institutional operations in European higher educational institutions are summarized. (MSE)

Some recent Swedish training activities in college administration for both faculty and administrators are described, focusing on problem areas such as retrenchment and how they affect the work of management and administration. The design of training programs to provide support in such situations is discussed. (MSE)

The University of Montpelier I's 1969 statutes permitting maximum autonomy for the faculties of law and economics, medicine, and pharmacology resulted in a well-established division between the university's constituent parts and an unwillingness to pool resources to effect savings. (MSE)

North East London Polytechnic's recent review of institutional aims and long-term academic strategy is chronicled, and related changes in its internal structure as a result of externally imposed financial constraints are outlined. (MSE)

The changing nature of evaluation of higher education during periods of financial stringency, possible contraction, and changing social and educational needs is examined. A case is made for hiring high-quality managers who can build consensus in institutions and overcome behavioral problems surrounding self-evaluation. (Author/MSE)

England's 1984-85 national planning and policy initiative in response to declining resources for public higher education institutions is outlined, and the results of a study of institutional responses to those changes are presented. (MSE)

The procedures and effects of the reallocation of vacant teaching posts as a response to economic constraints in Finland's higher education system and as a method of carrying out national educational resource policy are examined. Two institutions are described. (MSE)