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Apps, Jerold W. – 1988
Ways that population trends, societal pressures, and changing economic conditions affect learning needs are addressed. Small and large colleges are given information to help them evaluate their missions, chart new directions, and make necessary adaptations in their curricula. The three issues addressed are the theoretical formulation of the…
Descriptors: Educational Demand, Educational Opportunities, Higher Education, Institutional Mission
Sirotnik, Kenneth A., Ed.; Goodlad, John I., Ed. – 1988
A general paradigm for ideal collaboration between schools and universities is proposed. It is based on a mutually collaborative arrangement between equal partners working together to meet self-interests while solving common problems. It is suggested that reasonable approximations to this ideal have great potential to effect significant…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, College Students, Cooperative Planning, Coordination
Bennis, Warren – 1989
An analysis of the problems facing leaders in higher education or other organizational settings as well as insights on effective leadership is presented. The 23 chapters are organized in four parts. Part 1, "The Unconscious Conspiracy and How to Confound It," suggests the presence of such a conspiracy involving the entrenched bureaucracy and…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Business Administration, Change Strategies, Educational Change
Leslie, David W.; Fretwell, E. K., Jr. – 1996
Based on data gathered on-site at 13 colleges and universities, this volume offers an in-depth analysis of how colleges and universities have been affected by hard times, how they have risen to the challenges, and what their responses mean to the public and its support for higher education. Part 1 describes the study itself in detail and reports…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, Colleges, Economic Factors
Bonvillian, Gary; Murphy, Robert – 1996
This book presents the story of small colleges in American higher education and how they can best respond to meet contemporary challenges. Chapter 1, an introduction, discusses the importance of the topic, small schools' strategic strengths, and market and institutional realities. Chapter 2 looks at the history of the small liberal arts college,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, Educational Trends, Higher Education
Download full textHowley, Craig B., Ed.; Eckman, John M., Ed. – 1997
This book aims to help parents, community members, and educators find resources, design school options, and take action together to improve small rural schools in ways that meet community and student needs. Chapter 1 discusses the virtues of smallness, outlines basic assumptions about the role and nature of good education, examines the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Involvement, Community Schools, Educational Change
