The ninth part of a 10-part series, this report was compiled by the Educational Development Center at Wilkes College. The series deals with various aspects of the treatment of delinquents and is intended as a summary of research findings in each of the areas treated. Each report was prepared by a scholar-practitioner and is presented in a way that…

Data collected during a recent study of statewide planning at 81 institutions indicate (1) that institutional planning has been accomplished largely through committee structures which separate planning efforts of faculty from those of administrators, (2) that active faculty involvement is more evident when they receive administrative…

The methods of management science have been increasingly helpful to colleges and universities in evaluating alternatives, both instructional and administrative, and in determining the most efficient allocation of their resources. This article discusses ways in which systems techniques can be used to support the humanistic efforts so highly valued…

Three problems currently facing education are: reduced public confidence and reduced willingness to support budgets for all government agencies; unnecessarily expensive public education; and no recognized way to determine if an educational program is cost effective. A realistic system of management by objectives may be the best defense against all…

Iowa has four state institutions organized so that each one handles differing categories of neglected and delinquent youth. This booklet is the annual evaluation report which covers all four of the institutions. The first part of the booklet covers the state operation and services in general, and the major problem areas. Part Two covers each…

The Detroit Institute of Technology (DIT) consists of 3 colleges, 1 each of liberal arts and sciences, business administration, and engineering. The report recommends a year-by-year plan for the Institute's development, based on the assumptions that a war will be avoided in the years ahead, that the national economy and several segments of the…

The first part of this paper is a summary of Peterson's research done on the student protest movement. In 1965, questionnaires were sent to deans of students at all 1,000 accredited four year colleges in the country. The 1968 survey was conducted in the same manner with new issues substituted in the questionnaire. Results of both surveys included…

This document presents seven articles concerned with governance. Topics include: governance and institutional values; roles and structures for participation in higher education governance; changing governance patterns and the faculty; governance in higher education: authority and conflict in the seventies; collective bargaining; implications for…

Current problems in institutional organization are often those directly associated with the degree of autonomy allowed local administrators, the amount of centralization or decentralization of authority and the lack of communication. This review focuses on the development and presentation of a pattern for decentralizing the decision making process…

The Center for Educational Technology (Bildungstechnologisches Zentrum -- BTZ) is a research, development, and implementation (R and D) organization set up by the State of Hesse, West Germany. It has the novel (for Germany) function of being a middleman between politics, research, and educational practice in developing curriculum for German pre-,…

This report presents, in lay language, the essential provisions of the legislative acts or constitutional statements regarding the single central management, advisory, or coordinating boards in the 50 states. Specifically included are (1) the membership of the boards, and (2) the powers and duties of the boards. (HS)

The readings, related case histories, and exercises are written in conversational style and intended to serve all levels of personnel working in institutions for the mentally retarded. The text presents information on institutional residents, personnel, and operations useful in personnel training and development. Orientation is toward creativity…

Designed primarily for administrators of both public and private institutions for the mentally retarded, the volume offers guidelines for coping with three areas of modification of institutional image, daily operational problems concerning manpower and equipment, and future demands upon institutions. Brief exercises following some of the readings…

The nature, causes, and values of the methods of governing higher educational institutions in Great Britain and the United States are discussed. Types of governing bodies are considered in terms of hierarchical rank and membership, along with the external institutions, groups, and individuals influencing the decisions made by academic governors.…

The Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges, in compliance with the State Legislature's requirements, issues a yearly report detailing executive compensation in the community colleges. There are three major organizational configurations in the state: (1) 20 multi-college districts administered by chancellors; (2) 56 colleges in…