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A Model for the Allocation of Teaching Loads in Academic Departments.
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Philp, Norman E. – Higher Education Management, 1993
A model for allocation of college faculty teaching load is proposed. It requires that the department's overall teaching function be identified and broken into components and the components weighted. The model also permits the opportunity cost of decisions made on other criteria to be assessed. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, College Instruction, Decision Making
An Organizational Framework for Staffing Policies in Universities.
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Tavernier, Karel – Higher Education Management, 1993
A human resources approach to academic staffing is proposed which is based on an organizational framework intended to be coherent, effective, and efficient. The approach requires that the institution build a broad recruitment reserve of young scientists, develop profiles of desired faculty characteristics, and use a staff allocation system as a…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Administration, College Faculty, Faculty Promotion
Faculty Portfolio Analysis.
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Borna, Shaheen; Arndt, Terry – Higher Education Management, 1993
A portfolio model, using student evaluations and faculty publishing records, designed for classifying faculty at Ball State University (Indiana) is described, policy alternatives arising from the new method are examined, and a more general portfolio model using a variety of measures of teaching effectiveness and research activities is suggested.…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Administration, College Faculty, Faculty Evaluation
Rigidity and Change in Staffing Structures in Higher Education in Northern Europe.
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Absalom, Roger; Sutton, Clive – Higher Education Management, 1990
Many European universities face common staffing problems, with a large number of staff appointed during the 1960s and early 1970s, with a consequent block on promotion prospects for junior staff, and occasional overstaffing. The most common response in northwestern Europe has been to tackle the symptoms without resolving the problem. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Age, Change, College Administration, College Faculty
New Financial Models.
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Taylor, Michael G. – Higher Education Management, 1991
This report synthesizes experiences in a number of countries (United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Australia, Japan) on the market economy in higher education. Considered are market forces, various financial structures (institutional budgets, student funding, research infrastructure, other income, staffing), and implications for the future. (MSE)
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Administration, Economic Climate, Educational Demand
Management Issues in the Interactions between the Medical Faculty and the Training Hospitals at Lund University, Sweden.
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Swahn, Urban; Belfrage, Per – Higher Education Management, 1991
Important management issues occurring between Lund University (Sweden) and its two affiliated teaching hospitals are discussed, including personnel policy and planning; distribution of faculty workload; and allocation of research resources. Present policies are assessed and future developments based on a new national approach in Sweden are…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Administration, Faculty Workload, Foreign Countries
The New Majority: Impact of Older Students upon the University Today.
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Stern, Milton R. – Higher Education Management, 1992
A discussion of the impact of an older college student population on European higher education looks at the organization of continuing education, part-time education, professional continuing education, distance learning, retirement programs for older adults, continuing education funding, staffing for no-credit education, centralized vs.…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Administration, College Faculty, College Students