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Christensen, Per; Thrane, Mikkel; Jorgensen, Tine Herreborg; Lehmann, Martin – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2009
Purpose: This article aims to discuss the contradiction between signing an agreement to work for sustainable universities and the lack of practical commitment in one case, namely at Aalborg University (AAU). Focus is placed both on the University's core processes such as education, research and outreach; on the necessary inputs and outputs related…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Sustainable Development
Eigen, Lewis D. – 1991
This white paper describes the extent of drinking on college campuses; the health, social, academic, and economic costs thereof; means of education and intervention available to schools; and the relationship of many university policies and practices to this problem. The paper is organized into two major sections. The first describes the nature of…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Campuses, College Administration, Educational Environment
Johnston, A. P.; Hood, Kenneth – 1986
This chapter of "Principles of School Business Management" focuses on issues and organizational realities that affect the planning conducted by school business offices. The chapter deals first with theories of planning and then considers their relationship to the organizational context in which they will be implemented. Among the theories reviewed…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Government School Relationship, Institutional Environment
Whitesides, William L., Sr., Ed. – 1998
This book, written by graduate students at the Catholic University (District of Columbia) School of Library and Information Science, examines current priorities, policies, and practices of public libraries. Following an introduction, "Reinventing Libraries: Responding to the Forces of Change" (Lisa Crisman), chapters include: (1) "A…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Appropriate Technology, Change, Cultural Context