The style of management in higher education has changed significantly in recent decades. The groups that have demanded, and in most cases been given, a share in the governance of the institution are the administration, the faculty, the students, and the non-faculty staff. The problem arises in implementing the claims for a share of authority. Some…

Intended to provide a systematic aid for planning and managing academic units (schools, colleges, departments, or divisions) within an institution, the Academic Unit Planning and Management (AUPM) manual consists of a multifaceted set of techniques and procedures that can be used by academic unit administrators. Data regarding academic unit…

Reported are the proceedings of a three-week conference for special education administrators working with educational programs for the institutionalized mentally handicapped. Conference papers included are: The Role of a Residential Facility in Modern Society, by Robert Dentler; The Present Nature of Residential Populations, by Harvey Dingman;…

The course is for independent study by jail officers who must learn that, in addition to their routine tasks, they must be prepared to be well-trained, responsible professionals, making important decisions and avoiding the mistakes and disproven beliefs of the past. The jail administrator must continually wrestle with the problems of conflicting…

The course is for independent study by jail officers who must learn that, in addition to their rountine tasks, they must be prepared to be well-trained, responsible professionals, making important decisions and avoiding the mistakes and disproven beliefs of the past. The jail administrator must continually wrestle with the problems of conflicting…

This paper deals with the existing inter- and intra-departmental phenomena. Current practices of forming departments and aggregating departments into colleges are investigated and are shown to have inherent difficulties which inhibit the performance of a university. These difficulties are illustrated with empirical data from a representative set…

This report contains a brief description of the institutions and agencies concerned with higher education in Massachusetts. The first section covers the institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth, both public and private, and both nonprofit and proprietary. The second section describes briefly the various agencies involved in higher…

This study investigates and analyzes the organizational structures, institutional ties, and operational practices of selected extramurally-supported centers, laboratories, and institutes. The primary goal is to provide one type of data, some experiences, and judgments on the basis of which an assessment might be made of the conditions of the…

Accreditation by contract, a plan proposed by the National Association of Schools and Colleges, is based on the institution's commitment to comprehensive, continuous, and long-range planning and evaluation; its key is the development of an action plan for assessing and better meeting the needs of students and for evaluating the quality and…

Discusses political, economic, and cultural interactions between the United States and Western Europe since World War II and identifies strengths and weaknesses of the Atlantic Alliance. (DB)

Criticizes institutions of higher learning for their excessive concern with techniques, systems, and structures as opposed to people. Maintains that leadership that believes in its people plus people who are committed to the institution equal students who are satisfied. The prescription for institutional wellness is centered around leadership.…

The relationship of the law to ethics committees is examined, including the legal context and impetus for such committees, categories and roles of members, member appointment and removal, member power, timing of committee action, responsibility and liability, and issues about records of committee action. (Author/MSE)

The adoption of collective bargaining techniques in higher education raises difficulties in the areas of faculty independence, academic rule, collegiality, autonomy from extra-institutional influences, and involvement of students in university governance matters. (MB)

This Strategic Plan for Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC), New Jersey, identifies 13 strategic goals divided into the following categories: Quality and Excellence, Community Partnerships, Civic Engagement and Service, and Student Success. RVCC serves Somerset and Hunterdon Counties in Central New Jersey. The combined 2000 population of both…

The document contains the strategic plan for Pellissippi State Technical Community College (Tennessee). The previous five-year strategic plan, "The Pathfinder Project," was prepared in 1994 but was out of date before the end of the five-year planning cycle. To secure information for projecting new five-year strategic directions and goals…