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Miller, James L., Jr. – Compact, 1969
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Colleges, Coordination, Educational Cooperation
Iacono, Frank P., Ed. – 1980
This handbook for library trustees identifies the duties and responsibilities of library boards and librarians, the qualifications of an effective library and of a library board, and library policy requirements. The concept of intellectual freedom, the Library Bill of Rights, and the Freedom to Read Statement are discussed, and the role of the…
Descriptors: Governing Boards, Librarians, Library Administration, Library Associations
Hall, Robert A. – 1981
This monograph examines the roles and responsibilities of and the relationship between the community college president and the board of trustees. First the monograph considers the political context of community college governance, identifying the external forces to which the president and board must jointly respond. The monograph then discusses…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Annotated Bibliographies, Board Administrator Relationship, College Presidents
Metzler, John H. – 1979
Information in this 14-chapter monograph is presented as an aid to community college trustees who are involved in labor negotiations with professional and non-professional college staff. Chapter I reviews state and federal legislation related to public sector bargaining rights. Chapter II examines the role of trustees in determining the college's…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Communications, Community Colleges, Governing Boards
Jacobs, Karl J. – 1981
As community colleges face increasing fiscal scrutiny and constraints, board members have a responsibility to promote an understanding and acceptance of cost-efficiency measures. To do so, trustees themselves should first understand the following fiscal characteristics of community colleges: they are the least expensive of higher education…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, College Planning, Community Colleges
Lahti, Robert E. – 1979
The long-standing ideology of governance practices among higher education institutions is the collegial or shared authority model. The essence of this practice is the autonomy and self-regulation of the conditions under which the professional faculty operate, in return for which the professional accepts responsibility toward his/her client.…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, College Administration, College Faculty, Community Colleges
PDF pending restorationYarger, Sam J. – 1979
The concept of collaboration, which underlies the design and structure of the Teacher Center Policy Board, has been widely accepted as an effective mechanism, but this acceptance is to a large degree without sound basis. A number of assertions can be supported about the ineffectiveness of collaboration: (1) collaboration in teacher education is…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Educational Policy, Federal Programs, Formative Evaluation
Download full textSouthern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1980
The theme of the meeting for which these profiles were prepared is "Coordinating Higher Education: Setting State Policies in the 80s." The profiles of the 14 states covered by the Southern Regional Education Board (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Budgeting, Governance, Governing Boards
Opinion Research Corp., Princeton, NJ. – 1980
This newly updated and revised expansion of the Wisconsin Library Trustee's Manual serves as a comprehensive resource and how-to guide for board members of public libraries that range in size and scope from small to large communities in both urban and rural areas. The manual includes basic information to which every Wisconsin library trustee…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Governing Boards, Guides, Library Networks
Weis, Suzanne; Wynn, Patricia – 1980
A review of the literature on the functions and responsibilities of the board of trustees in nonprofit organizations shows the following as major areas of responsibility: (1) determinatlon of agency policy and assumption of the ongoing role of monitoring performance against established policies; (2) allocation of the organization's resources,…
Descriptors: Administration, Board Administrator Relationship, Citations (References), Governing Boards
Gale, Robert L. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1978
Suggestions are offered on establishing an effective board of trustees for colleges and universities. The first step in improving a board must be review of the mission and status of the institution. Four steps in this process are to decide what is wanted and needed on the board, establish a search-and-recruit procedure, establish an orientation…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Selection, Board Administrator Relationship, College Administration
William Rainey Harper Coll., Palatine, IL. – 1967
BEFORE THE OPENING OF CLASSES IN THE FIRST SEMESTER OF OPERATION OF WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE, THE FACULTY PARTICIPATED IN A 3-WEEK ORIENTATION PROGRAM IN WHICH ATTENTION WAS GIVEN TO SUCH MATTERS AS (1) THE HISTORY AND PROGRESS OF THE COLLEGE, (2) THE COLLEGE POLICY MANUAL, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO PERSONNEL POLICIES, (3) COMMUNITY…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Role, Community Colleges, Governance
Honey, John C.; Crowley, John C. – 1972
Beginning with an examination of how the ACE's federal relationships might be strengthened, the report evolved into a study of such broad questions as the overall role and objectives of the organizations. Attention is directed to the makeup of its membership, the composition of his board of directors and the functions of the board, relationships…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Evaluation Methods, Federal Aid, Field Interviews
Barker, L. J., Ed. – 1975
This conference, composed of senior administrators and academics, discusses the problems of governance of higher education in Australia. In light of changing demographic factors, a depression in the labor market for graduates, changing social aspirations and the emphasis on life-long education, the attitude of the colleges will have to change, and…
Descriptors: Administration, College Role, Demography, Educational Change
Schlafly, Hubert J. – 1976
Advances in communications technology could have allowed the United States to develop an integrated telecommunication distribution system, but the manipulation of regulatory precedents prevented the development and marketing of new facilities. The potential of cable television and broad band broadcasters have been thwarted by such restrictions.…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Communications, Electromechanical Technology, Federal Legislation
