The authors describe a recent strategic planning process at Kent State University which sought broad participation at every step. The strategic relationships developed as a result of this process resulted in a unified vision of the institution. This translates into a better educational product for Kent State, which enhances student recruitment and…

This chapter analyzes various ways of conceptualizing the missions of the community college, describes how those missions have varied over time and across geographical regions, and examines how missions complement and conflict with one another.

Reports on a study conducted to distinguish practices in collective bargaining between the faculty and the institution from practices at institutions operating without collective bargaining. (Editor)

Inquires into the causes of failure of accountability, reviews demands currently being made on systems of higher education, and makes concluding remarks about the faults in the structure of higher education, such as loss of community. (Author/PG)

Since the complete understanding of an institution is impossible, an administrator must base his decisions on models of institutional structure. State and federal trends towards accountability and detailed cost accounting restrict the administrator's ability to cope with the problems of the institution. Similarly, efforts to make each component of…

This paper discusses the development and design of an analysis model for governance of teacher centers organized in consortium form. A consortium is descirbed as "an organization of autonomous bodies or individuals which bond together by some relatively formal agreement to secure some benefit." The consortium generally functions in a collaborative…

Public higher education in Kentucky has expanded in the last decade from 1 doctoral level university and 5 colleges serving 28,224 students into a system of 2 doctoral level universities, 4 regional universities, 2 4-year colleges and 14 community college campuses serving 80,000 students. This document provides data related to institutional growth…

Attempts to determine, through a survey of the literature, whether behavioral factors of the individuals involved in the educative process might be a way to identify (1) relevant goals for higher education; and (2) approaches that can be implemented to reach such identified goals. (Author)

Reviews the role of institutional policy, cites frequent abuses of institutional policy, and delineates several principles of policy management (development, communication, execution and evaluation). (Author/PG)

Analyzes and evaluates the institutional processes of higher education. (PG)