Describes one company's use of a skills needs assessment method designed to identify job skills and knowledge requirements for use in designing a program of education and training to support the organization's strategic objectives. The discussion covers the needs assessment model, measurement techniques, and worker reactions to the process. (3…

Since 1942, Sri Lanka has attempted seven major reforms in the governance and administrative organization of its system of higher education. These reforms, reviewed in this article, also affected the language of instruction, the extent of academic freedom, and the number of institutions in the system. (PGD)

Higher education officials in economically depressed Alaska are proceeding with a plan to merge the state's community colleges with the three-campus university system despite vigorous lobbying by community college advocates and substantial local support for the community colleges. (MSE)

Discusses the relationship between demographic/institutional variables and collective bargaining outcomes as measured by the strength of contractual clauses concerning long-range planning, retrenchment, appointment, promotion, nonrenewal, and tenure. Finds unions' ability to represent membership strongly related to region, institutional size, age…

Proposed reforms at the National Autonomous University of Mexico include raising admission standards, reducing the number of equivalency exams taken in lieu of coursework or to compensate for failing a course, enforced compliance with contractual obligations for academic staff, and increased graduate tuition. (MSE)

Describes the Hinz model for integrating the library, educational media, and instructional development functions of the learning resources program, highlighting the three stages of program development. Explains how Pensacola Junior College's instructional program could be reorganized and become more fully integrated by using the model. (CBC)

Fiscal problems facing Australian higher education, the trend toward private ownership of institutions and participation in institutional matters, and political and financial consequences are discussed. Private sector assistance and influence, policy problems in the push for foreign student enrollments, and the changes occurring within institution…

Discusses ways to reorganize private libraries in order to provide better services to users. Specific suggestions are provided for analyzing the library, its staff, and its services, to determine the extent of reorganization needed and to implement change in a manner most suited to the special environment of the private library. (Author/EM)

Teachers' personal concerns related to the tension between a bureaucratic and a professional conception of teacher evaluation are seen as a major roadblock to school reform. Suggests strategies for using the Stages of Concern Model to address the concerns of teachers as they implement an educational innovation. (16 references) (MLF)

The College of Idaho responded successfully to serious fiscal problems by renewing its commitment to excellence as a liberal arts institution with a regional service mission. (MSE)

Describes a study of the institutional adaptations and strategies employed by community colleges in minimizing the problems associated with changes in sources of revenue. Summarizes findings based on a literature review and a survey of college presidents. Recommends strategies for adjusting to funding changes. (AYC)

The past 50 years have witnessed a vast transformation of public education from tens of thousands of relatively independent, "grass roots," citizen-controlled school districts to centrally controlled, massive bureaucracies. Ten recommendations are made which would bring public education back under the control of ordinary citizens. (RM)

Responds to Shapiro's "Scholarly Concerns of a Faculty of Education." Summarizes Shapiro's argument and recommendations; analyzes and makes recommendations regarding scholarship within Faculties of Education; and concludes with observations and suggestions concerning the administrative reorganization of Faculties of Education. (DMM)

Describes a situation within an organization where a new problem-solving and decision-making program was being instituted and the development of a preparation program to acquaint program leaders with the changes. Objectives of the preparation program and elements of the guide and video that were utilized are discussed. (MBR)

Institutions must develop an attitude that will let them deal effectively with mistakes and anticipate future circumstances as present problems. The price of creativity will be greater tolerance for uncertainty and risk. (MSE)