During the l980s, state leadership will be challenged and tested as it has never been before. Successful leaders will work to inspire team concepts among teachers, teacher trainers, students, legislators, parents, the agricultural industry, and the general public. (LRA)

Analyzes and compares the opinions of public library directors and ALA-accredited graduate library school directors on public library goals, probable library developments by the year 2000, and library performance measurements. The mean, median, mode, and interquartile range are indicated for each response. Included are six tables and six…

In February 1980, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Lukes Medical Center in Chicago appointed a task force to study word processing/office automation and to make recommendations for acquisition, implementation, and administration. The group's working approach, findings, and conclusions are discussed. (Author/MLW)

The author suggests to Catholic school administrators that they look beyond short-term, local fundraising and create a long-range development plan which includes carefully articulated school goals, good public relations, and attention to new funding sources. (SJL)

It is suggested that the long-term future of Britain's newly emerging colleges of higher education will be more secure if they develop a new style of higher education, involving teaching innovation and flexibility of structure and contributing to a pattern of lifelong learning. This model is presented as a practical alternative to the traditional.…

Enrollment declines during the next 15 years in the college-age group, especially in the country's northeastern quadrant, are discussed. In the northeastern region, enrollment declines are likely to be twice the national rate. A model, designed to reflect what is likely to happen, is provided. (MLW)

Whatever comes of retrenchment, it is argued, there must be an educational program that relates to the stated commitments of the institution as evidenced by its mission statement. As educational institutions are required to reexamine resource allocation, they will be required to face alternatives among the many options available. (MLW)

Assesses the common practice of allowing retiring employees to continue receiving group insurance benefits and suggests that before agreeing to this arrangement, administrators should consider the situation carefully and plan for the potential long-range consequences. (Author/WD)

Methods used at the University of Richmond to rethink its mission and develop a five-year plan with budgets are outlined, including setting up task forces, keeping to deadlines, budgeting, allowing minority views, keeping the trustees apprised and committed, and getting faculty reactions. (MSE)

Declining enrollments and a changing student population in the 1980s will require the admissions officer to achieve new and more varied skills, including those related to research orientation, information management, and financial aid understanding. New campus power may result. (MLW)

The major theme of the Carnegie Commission's report is that higher education has a good record for integrity. However, there are serious concerns: grade inflation, recruiting practices, vandalism. Governing boards can play an important role in addressing the problems. One example is the survey inspired by the University of Delaware board.…

Many small, private colleges lack the resources to develop a planning, management and evaluation (PME) system and the result is planning becomes a neglected function. An in-depth study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the Detroit Institute of Technology is described. (MLW)

Because government funding to Australia's universities is being cut, university libraries must publicize newly developed approaches to strategic planning and client-focused performance to ensure institutional investment. This article examines university library clients and the extent to which Australian universities have clients in mind when…

Discusses methods of selection for library materials being preserved, questions reliance on the collection-based approach to preserve brittle books for a nationally preserved collection, and argues for the development of a user-based strategy for the long-term preservation of circulating materials. (Author/LRW)

Data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 indicated that adolescents with learning disabilities displayed different career-choice patterns and strategies than nondisabled peers. Subjects were less likely to aspire to high-prestige occupations and were more likely to be indecisive about future occupational alternatives. Females…