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Peer reviewedDolan-Greene, Colleen – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1981
Diplomacy and political sophistication are as important as sound data and thorough review in the faculty layoff process. Distinguishing characteristics of institutions and departments affected by retrenchment and reasons for retrenchment are discussed, along with institutional research policies needed regarding release of data. (Author/LB)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Confidentiality, Data Analysis, Departments
Peer reviewedRose, Homer C., Jr.; Hample, Stephen R. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1981
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;…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Faculty, College Planning, College Role
Peer reviewedDougherty, Edward A. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1981
Most administrators approach program reduction as a budget issue; in reality, it is a governance and planning issue of major importance for the 1980s. Steps in a planning process for program discontinuance (including pitfalls) are described, based on a national study supported by the Exxon Foundation. (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Faculty, College Planning, College Programs
Melchiori, Gerlinda S. – 1981
Results of a 1979 survey of 46 states on patterns of program reduction are presented, and the institutional shrinkage process currently being implemented at the University of Michigan is examined. Additionally, several hierarchical and sequential reduction strategies, including Balderston's budgetary strategies, are reviewed. At the University of…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Role, College Administration, College Faculty
Download full textMelchiori, Gerlinda S. – 1981
The involvement of state agencies in program discontinuance in higher education was studied, based on the responses of 46 agencies. It was found that 32 state agencies were actively involved in recommending, initiating, or enforcing actual discontinuances. The following eight categories of obstacles to program discontinuance were identified: legal…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, Conflict Resolution, Economic Factors
Zimmer, Bruce – 1995
How institutional research can improve the quality of institutional performance of colleges and universities in the face of funding constraints is discussed. An example of the use of instructional research to assist in documenting institutional quality in Australia is noted. Institutional research uses data collection, analysis, and interpretation…
Descriptors: Accountability, Cooperative Programs, Decision Making, Educational Quality
