The major purpose of this convention is to examine how community resources and the modeling of correctional programs after realistic community patterns can be used as the vital element in restoring the offender to productive citizenship. This report includes the major presentations of guest speakers. Also included are sections dealing with the…

This report was prepared to improve trustee understanding of duties and discharge of responsibilities. The manual deals with their (1) role in facets of higher education, such as business management, finance, long-range planning, fund-raising, public relations, public service, establishment of educational objectives; (2) general, financial and…

This paper discusses three major statements on shared authority and points out that there appear to be three types: joint participation in decisionmaking, separate jurisdictions, and collective bargaining. Academic senates and campus councils are the major manifestations of the first two types and a brief discussion of the state and their…

The author describes the operations of the Manchester Teachers' Centre which serves a city-wide clientele of all types of educators. He discusses the advantages of this larger type of center. (SJL)

Residential institutions for the mentally retarded have historically had problems attracting and retaining reliable unskilled personnel to fill technician-level positions. (Author)

Surveyed were 575 institutions of higher education to test the common public conception that disproportionately large administrations are more likely government controlled organizations than in privately controlled organizations. The findings contradicted this common assumption. (NQ)

This case study of academic deans was undertaken to investigate the organizational socialization process of deans and draw practical implications for institutions and academic leaders. Four researchers conducted in-depth interviews of 24 deans at different stages ("seasons") of the deanship using an open-ended interview guide developed…

This book reports on a study that examined the reasons colleges are making commitments to distance learning, reasons that range from the philosophical to the purely commercial. The chapters are: (1) "Review of Surveys on Technology and Distance Learning in Higher Education"; (2) "Review of Literature on Administration of Distance Learning in…

The success of an institution in recruiting students is directly related to how well it projects its own uniqueness. (GB)

Examines some trends and problems of governance in relation to collegial, bureaucratic, corporate and political models. (Author)

The 1972 report of the Commission on Institutional Affairs of the Association of American Colleges covers college teaching, academic tenure, collective bargaining, salaries, status of women, accreditation, status of 18 year-olds, and intercollegiate athletics. (PG)

Clearly defined goals are essential to the health and effectiveness of organizations. (JD)

Examines social event risk reduction practices currently in place at sample colleges. Results indicate that the majority of colleges studied do have some sort of social event risk management practices in place. Results are described and recommendations for development of a campus social event policy are provided. (Contains 17 references and 2…

Study examines the relationship between job satisfaction and locus of control among student affairs administrators and academic administrators in higher education. Also examines demographic variables of ethnicity, gender, age, educational level, and type of educational institution to determine how they affected the relationships between the main…