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Breslin, Richard D.; And Others – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1991
College presidents respond to an article by Richard Nolan challenging college and university presidents and chancellors to transform their campuses for survival and competitive advantage in the information age. Respondents include Richard D. Breslin, David M. Clarke, Joseph Cronin, Thomas Ehrlich, Donald N. Langenberg, Harold McAninch, and Donald…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, College Presidents, Competition
Duderstadt, James J. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1998
The most critical challenge for higher education institutions in the near future will be to develop capacity for change, remove constraints to rapid response, remove unnecessary processes and administrative structures, question existing premises and arrangements, and challenge, excite, and empower all members of the academic community. (MSE)
Descriptors: Bureaucracy, Change Strategies, College Administration, Higher Education
Coleman, David – Campus Activities Programming, 1999
Campus-activities programs are encouraged to make special efforts to teach student volunteers basic business skills to guide their thinking and decision-making in program administration. The program, its staff, students, institution, and associate members all benefit. A model for training and empowering students is outlined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Business Administration, College Students, Experiential Learning, Extracurricular Activities
Hanover, Carol – Camping Magazine, 2000
Behaviors that constitute violence include threatening behavior, verbal or written threats, harassment, verbal abuse, vandalism, theft, arguments, and physical attacks. Describes 14 policy actions that camp management can take to prevent violence, 20 warning signs of violence, how violence impacts camps, and 5 tips for creating a safe camp. (TD)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Camping, Child Behavior, Early Identification
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Berman, Russell A.; Bernhardt, Elizabeth; Castro-Klaren, Sara; Chaput, Patricia R.; DeJean, Joan; Harper, Jane; Henning, Sylvie Debevec; Hunter, Paul; Kaplan, Edward K.; Kirkpatrick, Susan; Lindenberger, Herbert; Ozzello, Yvonne; Marks, Elaine; Patrikis, Peter C.; Peck, Jeffrey; Schor, Naomi; Trommler, Frank; Valis, Noel; Wood, Richard J.; Ziolkowski, Theodore – ADFL Bulletin, 1998
Nineteen responses to an article on the leadership crisis in the field of foreign languages and literatures are presented. Most agree with the article, expanding on its scope or extending its argument; some offer new directions to resolve the problem. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Departments, Educational Trends, Higher Education
Pollack, Rachel H. – Currents, 1998
Offers advice on developing successful partnerships between higher education institutions and corporations, including characteristics of effective relationships, determining the nature of the partnership, identifying potential partners, getting campus cooperation, and identifying benefits to both institution and corporation. Examples of programs…
Descriptors: College Administration, Cooperation, Corporate Support, Fund Raising
Attarian, Aram – Camping Magazine, 1998
Provides checklists that can be used as risk-management tools to evaluate rock-climbing programs: developing goals, policies, and procedures; inspecting the climbing environment; maintaining and inspecting equipment; protecting participants; and managing staff (hiring, training, retraining, and evaluating) and campers (experience level, needs, and…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Camping, Check Lists, Equipment Maintenance
Hanover, Carol – Camping Magazine, 2001
Training can generate long-term benefits for both camp staff and the camp, but camp administration must commit to creating a positive learning environment. Describes the benefits of training, how to identify training needs, key components of training, determining the delivery format, follow-up and retention, and seeking feedback from participants.…
Descriptors: Camping, Cognitive Style, Evaluation, Experiential Learning
McMillan, Nancy S. – Camping Magazine, 2001
Camp health center management begins with assessing the population served, camp areas impacted, and the contract of care with parents. That information is used to plan the size of the center; its location in the camp; the type of equipment; and considerations such as medication management, infectious disease control, size of in- and out-patient…
Descriptors: Camping, Facility Planning, Facility Requirements, Health Facilities
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McWilliam, R. A.; And Others – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1996
Focus groups of early intervention therapists, nontherapist professionals, administrators, and family members were interviewed to determine challenges to providing specialized therapies to young children with disabilities. Results indicated a perception that policy/administrative constraints and a shortage of pediatric therapists caused services…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Intervention
Salzman, Jeff – Camping Magazine, 2000
Discusses uses of technology appropriate for camps, which are service organizations based on building relationships. Describes relationship marketing and how it can be enhanced through use of Web sites, interactive brochures, and client databases. Outlines other technology uses at camp: automated dispensing of medications, satellite tracking of…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Camping, Databases, Interpersonal Relationship
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Long, Nicholas; Miller, Kim S.; Jackson, Leslie C.; Lindner, Gretchen K.; Hunt, Regina G.; Robinson, A. Doris; Goldsby, W. Dean; Armistead, Lisa P. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2004
We present a discussion of some of the lessons the investigators learned during the development and implementation phases of the Parents Matter! Program (PMP). Lessons were learned that are relevant to various groups involved in large scale, multi-site, community-based intervention studies: investigators, community leaders, community members,…
Descriptors: School Community Relationship, Parent Education, Formative Evaluation, Program Implementation
Colvin, A. Vonnie – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2007
In order to prepare outstanding teachers, it is essential to provide opportunities for teacher candidates to use the theory learned in the college classroom in a "real physical education class." It is difficult to accomplish this when the university has so many physical education teacher education (PETE) majors that they overwhelm a…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Preservice Teacher Education, Physical Education, Majors (Students)
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McWilliam, Erica; Sanderson, Don; Evans, Terry; Lawson, Alan; Taylor, Peter G. – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2006
Universities are under no less pressure to adopt risk management strategies than other public and private organisations. The risk management of doctoral education is a particularly important issue given that a doctorate is the highest academic qualification a university offers and stakes are high in terms of assuring its quality. However, intense…
Descriptors: Risk Management, Educational Anthropology, Educational Sociology, Educational Psychology
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Washington, DC. – 1994
This report provides an evaluation of the implementation of the Federal Direct Student Loan Program (FDSLP) and the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP), administered by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to provide educational loans to postsecondary students and their families. The report recommends that ED: (1) ensure that FDSLP…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Government School Relationship, Higher Education, Institutional Role
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