Describes a four-stage working model for implementing cooperative learning and changing patterns of teachers' behavior based on a model developed over 6 years in 14 secondary schools in Israel. The stages involve learning what to do, learning how to do it, expanding the change process in the school, and institutionalizing the change. (SM)

Depicts several aspects of organizational change in the community college, emphasizing its ability to define the identity of the institution. Describes how the actions and change processes in response to external stimuli reflects the college's nature and its adaptability and dynamism. (YKH)

Considers issues regarding the place of information professionals in organizations where change processes are technologically driven or aided by information technology. Presents a case study of the International Service for National Agricultural Research in the Netherlands that showed library managers must facilitate change while ensuring that…

Discusses the dramatic changes in funding of Russian higher education and the resulting challenges for university governance within a globally competitive context. Describes the strategic management approach involving change management taken by Kazan State University. (EV)

Presents an organizational model for providing digital reference services to all users who access the library remotely that was developed for distance learners at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities library. Describes the planning and implementation process, and discusses organizational change issues and the value of digital reference services…

Argues that the Botswana National Literacy Program curriculum does not support linguistic, cultural, or socioeconomic diversity. Suggests that the program should be decentralized to accommodate cultural and ethnic diversity, that language policy should be reformed to permit the use of other languages, and that curriculum developers should network…

Argues that secondary and post secondary academic department chairs are both managers and leaders whose real work is to manage conversational inquiry that engages others in creating possibilities, breakthroughs, and a sustainable future for their common enterprise. Describes leadership capabilities demanded by this work; well-honed communication…

Describes campus-based strategies to facilitate collaboration by examining the process of restructuring a division of student affairs as an educational partner with academic affairs. Describes three collaborative efforts at the University of Massachusetts Boston: the Beacon Leadership Project, the Diversity Research Initiative, and the Beacon…

Examines the religious educator's role as catalyst in transforming local church culture. Proposes model of congregational education aiming to change the corporate life of a religious community through members' work to reshape concrete behaviors, structures, and roles in carrying out the church's mission. Notes the range of skills required of…

Business school deans (n=311) rated the present and future importance of organizational change factors. Highly rated were student recruitment, multimedia classrooms, and instructional use of the Internet. Public institutions' deans expected distance learning to be significantly more important. Private school deans considered recruiting more…

Uses metaphors of the preparation necessary for painting and for Columbus's journey into the unknown to suggest a model for planning and promoting school reform. Steps include definition of preexisting conditions, assessment of the situation, immersion (communication and trust building among stakeholders), and coordinated strategic and tactical…

This study extends the literature on governing boards and organizational change by examining how governing board configurations have influenced profound organizational change in U.S. hospitals, and the conditions under which such change occurs. Hospitals governed by boards that more closely resembled a corporate governance model were more likely…

Stung by a negative accreditation review, Los Angeles City College established an administrative position and a planning process that is successfully creating a culture of continuous improvement. At the core of this success is a "plan-act-check" reinforcing systems loop that links planning, budgeting, and institutional research. (Contains 2…

This chapter provides an overview of the literature on proprietary schools; the diverse students they serve, their distinctive educational characteristics, and an agenda for institutional researchers. (Contains 1 table.)

Over the last few years there has been increasing interest in process-based approaches in higher education administration, including "business process modelling" for development of information systems, "process redesign" to remove duplication and bottlenecks, and "process management" to improve operational…