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Download full textTaylor, Barbara – AAHE Bulletin, 1984
Efforts to monitor the financial condition of colleges and universities have arisen from concerns about the effects of economic and demographic pressures. Researchers have attempted to monitor financial condition through two types of research: subjective studies and objective financial indicator studies. Subjective analyses can be useful for…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Economic Factors, Educational Finance, Evaluation Criteria
Cohen, Arthur M.; Brawer, Florence B. – 1996
Community colleges generally conduct little research. Further, there is no generally accepted national research agenda for community colleges, no consistently funded national agency charged with studying the institutions as unique entities, and few educational researchers directing their attention toward them. The research that is undertaken on…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Educational Research
Peer reviewedAlfred, Richard L., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1982
The essays in this collection examine the outcomes or benefits of community colleges with respect to specific constituencies; discuss the impact of the policies, programs, and needs of external agencies on the colleges; and consider methods by which educational outcomes can be improved and measured within the institutional setting. After…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Administration, Community Colleges, Educational Benefits
Mehallis, Mantha, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1981
This collection of essays focuses on the importance of accurate and timely information for effective decision making. First, Ivan Lach considers the proliferation of statewide planning and policy formation and discusses problems with and ways to improve statewide research. Next, Cheryl Opacinch focuses on decision making for federal postsecondary…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Planning, Community Colleges, Decision Making
Cohen, Arthur M., Ed.; Brawer, Florence B., Ed. – 1994
This collection of essays focuses on the administration of contemporary community colleges, including chapters describing the staffing and functioning of major offices and pertinent issues affecting each area of work. The 25 chapters of the book are: (1) "The Challenging Environment: Context, Concepts, and Crises," by Arthur M. Cohen and Florence…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Articulation (Education), Budgeting, College Administration
