Tells what has happened the last two years at the University of Louisville's English department. Presents a brief explanation of why the University of Louisville's English department decided to redefine their mission--moving all professorial faculty into first-year composition. Offers some general comments about what the author has learned as a…

To be useful for management decision making, the college or university's cost accounting system must capture and measure improvements. Activity-based costing (ABC), which determines more accurately the full costs of services and products, tracks improvements and should proceed alongside reengineering of institutional accounting. Guidelines are…

These six articles related to government information policies in New Zealand cover topics including policy reform, legislation, the office of privacy commissioner, organizing statistics, the restructuring of the National Archives of New Zealand, and the policy role of the national library. (BEW)

The merger of the University of Detroit and Mercy College (Michigan) is chronicled from early conversations through preparation and decision making. Salient issues that had to be addressed, especially persistent conflicts, and lessons learned from the experience are noted. (MSE)

The European Community's Erasmus Program seeks to enhance university student mobility across countries. In agriculture (2-3% of student population), universities face three challenges: (1) international relations; (2) pedagogical and scientific considerations of internationalized training; and (3) adaptation of internal structures. (SK)

The traditional career guidance framework--decision making, opportunity awareness, transitional skills, self-awareness--must expand to include a focus on lifelong learning and "futurability," the development of the whole person to be able to adapt to the challenges of the ever-changing environment. (SK)

In the process of restructuring its debt and taking on additional debt, Franklin Pierce College (New Hampshire) accepted the consequences of a downgrade in its investment-grade rating. This resulted in a successful bond sale, with bonds carrying an insured single-A rating. Events leading up to the restructuring and credit issues considered by the…

Describes organizational change in community colleges as interplay between internal and external forces. Portrays community colleges as unique organizations that reflect institutional identity through their changes and responses to the environment. Contains 16 references. (YKH)

Depicts the community college as a postmodern organization, suggesting alterations required for institutional survival. Discusses the need for a clear institutional mission to deal with the fragmentation and inconsistency of the postmodern condition. Contains 39 references. (YKH)

Suggests that to meet the substantial challenges of organizational change, college and university planners must first learn to reflect on their own personal and professional roles and behavior, seek information about how others assess their actions, build an action plan to sustain integrity and focus, and remedy dysfunctional habits. (MSE)

Outplacement for dislocated workers proliferates. Although the nature of organizational change and individual transition is pluralistic, many organizations resort to normative human-resource methods. Diverse, complex responses are required. (SK)

Discussion of change within the university focuses on the radical rethinking of university culture, the importance of all members of the institution being "empowered" to identify their crucial and unique roles, and the concept of "learning organizations" committed to continuous improvement and a spirit of inquiry and continual learning. (Author/DB)

Youth-adult partnerships (Y-APs) for organizational and community change represent an innovative practice in the United States. Innovations are typically a challenge to implement, so it is not surprising that youth organizations are seeking guidance on how to adopt and sustain Y-APs. This article brings contemporary scholarship to bear on the…

Creating effective learning environments plays an important role in supporting organizational learning, changing individual and social interpretation patterns of reality, developing knowledge and competencies, and changing the sociotechnical systems of organizations. This article describes gaming simulation and the design of simulation games as a…

Steering higher education through the establishment of a "contract" between the state and the individual higher education institution is becoming an increasingly popular way of regulating the relationship between the two actors in the Nordic countries. This article addresses some theoretical foundations for this approach derived from…