New approaches to planning and management will be required in the 1980s if community colleges are to deal with the challenges posed by declining enrollments and funds and changing public attitudes toward financing higher education. In the past two decades, management development and college planning have emphasized the creation and expansion of…

Four types of interinstitutional arrangements in higher education are described, and research results on one type (merger) are presented. A continuum of cooperative endeavors are considered: voluntary cooperative agreements, formalized consortiums, federations, mergers, and closings. The objective of the research was to determine conditions…

The matrix structure as an alternative to the departmental structure for colleges and universities is discussed, and the matrix system at Middlesex Polytechnic in England is used as illustration. The major impact of the introduction of a matrix structure is its effect on teaching activities within the institution. The matrix structure formally…

An individualized English composition laboratory at a community college maintained a student completion rate of only 45% to 55% over a period of several semesters as a result of the following factors: the week long pretest administered to determine student needs was intimidating to students; students became frustrated at being asked to work on…

A team of external consultants utilized short term intervention techniques with a community college division chairperson in order to enhance the chairperson's managerial effectiveness, reflected in terms of improved listening, group facilitation, issue or decision-making focus in group settings, and statements of his personal position on issues. A…

Policy implementation in organizations has been described in the literature as a process of adaptation. A study was performed to investigate three basic linkages specified in the traditional rational adaptation paradigm during the implementation of a new budget structure in a multicampus community college district. Loose coupling between elements…

Effective evaluation for curriculum change means that evaluation must become an integral part of instruction and decision-making. This integration begins with the first awareness of a curriculum problem and is maintained until the curriculum change is incorporated into the regular instructional sequence. Six major components of the evaluation…

The educational institution's resistance to change may be attributed to its non-profit motive, domesticated service role, bureaucratic structure, and the fact that its existence is ensured by law. The characteristics likely to contribute to the success of change agent in school settings are: (1) a high social status within the faculty of the…

This paper provides a description of the Program Manager Workshop, a skill-based management training workshop for managers of group homes. The workshop is an extension of the Teaching-Family Model of Community Based Care, a model used in residential treatment homes for persons experiencing problems such as delinquency, retardation, mental illness,…

A change strategy, known as "systematic ad hocism," is based on three assumptions: (1) A concentration on individual teacher concerns as a first step in the change process is justifiable; (2) Encouragement of dialogue among teachers who have taken individual actions leads to collaborative actions and provides bases for organizational…

The origins and early history of a system of regional colleges in Israel are analyzed in the context of an emerging postsecondary system, based on the work of John Meyer and others who look at the institutional side of organization. It is argued that the terms used to define legitimacy, as well as who defines it, are crucial issues in the…

The change in the organizational structure and goals of Mount Wachusett Community College (Massachusetts) from its inception to its current state is analyzed with respect to decision-making concerning staffing. At its infancy, the administration is seen as a rational focal structure; a central power grants resources and staff members are afforded…

This report reviews several approaches to organizational analysis and discusses problems in implementing an accountability system. Chapter 1 surveys socio-technical and technical-behavioral systems. Chapter 2 discusses the importance of psychoanalysis and organization analysis. Chapter 3 presents problems in implementing an accountability system…

This workshop package is designed to assist those persons responsible for the implementation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in elementary and secondary school settings. Objectives of this third workshop session include helping participants to: (1) examine conditions and strategies for change necessary to implement Title IX; (2)…

Changes in the organizational structure of teacher education and in the attitudes of members of the teaching profession are proposed. The concept of inservice teacher education is criticized as admitting that school of education graduates holding a bachelor's degree enter the profession not fully prepared and must continue to study while on the…