Examines the role of the National Endowment for the Arts in determining art education policy, stating that the organization has become increasingly political and has failed to realize its early promise. Argues that the arts should be regarded and taught as a humanity. Advocates an "excellence curriculum" for secondary art education. (GEA)

A study of 56 small- to medium-sized colleges examines the relationship of faculty and administrator agreement on institutional mission and severity of institutional decline in predicting the type of response to decline and found that organizations with a high internal agreement on mission more selectively pursue responses to decline. (MSE)

Discusses the four major elements in participative management: an information system that provides timely feedback on organizational performance, systematic representation of employees at all levels, alignment around a vision that is shared by all, and the organizational leaders' belief in the creativity and responsibility of employees. (CT)

Administrators relate their experiences in development and governance of library networks--AMIGOS (an OCLC local system); network developed by University of Minnesota Libraries; the California Library Authority for Systems and Services (CLASS); OCLC--and note past accomplishments and future prospects of the National Commission on Libraries and…

Examines five themes related to establishing a successful development program; i.e., articulating institutional aims or mission and the educational program supporting the mission; forming the development program and financial support phases; professionalizing the staff; recruiting, training, and serving volunteers; and identifying, cultivating,…

Three approaches to external evaluation to help align an institution's general and specific goals with its administration are suggested, including evaluation by accreditation agencies and evaluation research, governance audit, and optimization review. (MSE)

Describes a model for identifying and meeting needs of entire organizations and the society which the organization serves, and suggests ways to integrate these into planning, development, and organizational success. It is suggested that training success can be improved by decreasing focus on means and getting more precise about results. (MBR)

Reviews issues and problems in conceptualizations of the academic profession, particularly division of labor into teaching and research, and describes the emergence of the modern American professoriate. (Author/JDH)

Presents the remarks of fourteen distinguished sociologists as they react to the papers of Eugene Rice (SO515235) and Shirley Clark (SO515236).

Examines the professor's role and the current institutional context of teaching in U. S. colleges and universities. Maintains that as teaching becomes increasingly judged by output and efficiency, the professor moves from an academic status to an employee status. (Author/JDH)

Contrasts the culture and social structure of research and teaching; demonstrating significant differences in these two spheres of academic work. Explores the question of how scholarship related to teaching can be fostered in a fashion similar to research and identifies six strategies for making gains in this endeavor. (JDH)

Presents the reactions of 14 distinguished sociologists as they react to the papers of Han Mauksch (SO 515 238) and Paul Baker (SO 515 239). (JDH)

Describes a survey of 323 full-time faculty members in the Virginia Community College System (VCCS), asking for a rank ordering of preferences for four possible directions for the VCCS and specific faculty characteristics. Shows that most faculty preferred more traditional directions. (AYC)

Discussion of the need for library adult education as a component of public library reference services highlights trends (increase in adult population, technological changes) and their implications (continuing education for librarians), goals of library adult education, importance of instructional objectives, and evaluation. References and a…

Argues that the crisis of identity in English studies today is the result of continued failure to come to terms with radical changes in the concept of literacy occurring between the founding of the Modern Language Association and the formation of the National Council of Teachers of English. (EL)