A strategic planning model for organizational effectiveness is built around the following elements: mission, key results, critical issues, goals, objectives, and strategies. Keeping the planning model simple and expectations reasonable increases chances for success. (JOW)

Examines the concept of organizational leadership and its connection to inspiration, renewal, continuous improvement, and excellence. Leadership in relation to embracing and adapting to change is also discussed, followed by how the Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers used leadership to renew its association through revitalization…

Interviews Robert Smith, executive director of the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC), a division of the American Counseling Association. He has been involved with the IAMFC from its beginning and is in a position to provide both a historical perspective and a vision of the division's future. (Author/MKA)

Discusses how organizational issues and system standardization can be important factors that determine an institution's ability to fully exploit contemporary building automation systems (BAS). Further presented is management strategy for maximizing BAS investments. (GR)

Discusses the balanced scorecard concept, a customer-based planning and process improvement system for measuring the success of campus business enterprises and helping to better achieve organizational goals. Scorecard design and implementation are described as are selected success stories. (GR)

The opportunity that evaluators have to be educators is well known. Patton emphatically states, "Every interaction with an evaluation client, participant, stakeholder, and user is a teaching opportunity." This article discusses two ways in which evaluators can help educate the staff of nonformal programs: helping them articulate the theory that…

In this article, the author discusses collection development. Collection development is the one professional activity that allows librarians to define the coin of their realms: the content and kinds of materials they can offer the patrons they serve. Collection development begins with a collection development plan that underscores the mission of…

Maximizing shareholder value is the dominant goal that influences management decision making in business practice. This goal--with rapid improvements in technology, changes in capital markets, and global competition--has altered employment relations between workers and top executives. The authors' purpose in this article was to share thoughts and…

Plowden's 40th anniversary coincides with the launch of a new enquiry--the 2006-08 Primary Review--into the condition and future of primary education in England. This article outlines the scope, character and aspirations of the Primary Review, points up similarities and differences with Plowden, and draws some important lessons from the Plowden…

During the spring of 2004, the State of Colorado enacted legislation that fundamentally changed the mechanisms through which it financed its public higher education system, beginning with the 2005-06 academic year. Rather than appropriating funds directly to institutions, the legislation created the College Opportunity Fund (COF), the principal…

This article presents responses from Thomas C. Hunt, James L. Heft, S.M., and Ronald J. Nuzzi to the report of the Notre Dame Task Force on Catholic Education's (2006), "Making God Known, Loved and Served: The Future of Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in the United States." Hunt analyzes the 12 recommendations offered by Notre…

In this article, the authors describe a group of committed people called the Our Kids Network in the Regional Municipality of Halton, in Ontario, Canada, which was given the opportunity to create a positive, future-oriented vision for the children in their community, and detail how it is making its vision for children a reality. The Halton Our…

This article describes the activities of the National Intramural Sports Council, formed to provide leadership in the initiation and improvement of intramural programs at all educational levels. (MJB)

The article outlines the procedures and problems involved in establishing a society for the promotion of education of gifted children. Lessons learned from the experience of the Gifted Child Society in the United States over the past 26 years were recounted for the benefit of groups in other countries. (Author/DB)

Addresses the American Psychological Association (APA) reorganization plans developed by the Task Force on the Structure of APA, and their impact on Division 17, the Division of Counseling Psychology. Discusses accreditation, specialization, model guidelines for state licensure and graduate education. Expresses concern regarding the Assemblies'…