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Download full textByrne, Joseph P. – 1997
To determine the effects of trends and social forces on community college administrative structure, a review was conducted of pertinent recent literature. Findings assert that traditionally, community colleges have had highly bureaucratic organizational structures and faculty with relatively low levels of educational achievement. However, dramatic…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role
Miller, Rodney E. – 1993
This book addresses the administration of music programs in institutions of higher education and the roles, responsibilities, and interactions of students, faculty and administrators. Chapter I looks at music departments and music education as a bureaucratic enterprise. It reviews trends in American higher education and its forms and argues for…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility
Edmundson, Phyllis J. – 1990
This booklet outlines several conclusions about teacher education, socialization, and certification taken from "Teachers for Our Nation's Schools" by John I. Goodlad. They form the basis of a call-to-action for college and university leaders. The process of changing teacher education must begin with college and university leaders giving…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Role, College Administration, College Faculty
Gross, Theodore L. – 1988
Ways are described for college deans and administrators to take the lead in bringing together colleges, local school districts, businesses, and community organizations to provide innovative educational and professional development programs. An introductory overview of the origins and goals of educational partnerships describes such projects as the…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Career Counseling, College Administration, College School Cooperation
Tucker, Allan; Bryan, Robert A. – 1988
Written for deans in colleges and universities of all sizes and types, this book examines a number of management issues and provides advice on recognizing and solving problems that face academic administrators who have several departments or divisions under their jurisdiction. The book is divided into ten chapters: (1) The Perfect Dean; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
Melchiori, Gerlinda S. – 1981
Results of a 1979 survey of 46 states on patterns of program reduction are presented, and the institutional shrinkage process currently being implemented at the University of Michigan is examined. Additionally, several hierarchical and sequential reduction strategies, including Balderston's budgetary strategies, are reviewed. At the University of…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Role, College Administration, College Faculty
Lester, Patricia; Chu, Lily – 1980
Female and male higher education administrators in Texas and New Mexico were compared in terms of their sex role orientation, motivational factors, and administrative styles. In addition to individual interviews of the 68 administrators, a questionnaire was developed that included items from the Bem Sex Role Inventory, Work and Family Orientation…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role
Michalak, Craig L., Ed. – 1977
The issues addressed in this conference report concern budgeting, the resourceful manager, extramural funding, employer-employee interaction, management information systems, and management of the university in the future. Contents include: the keynote address by F. E. Balderston; "University Budgeting in an Era of Scarce Resources," by F. M. Bowen…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Bibliographies, Budgeting
WEBER, ARNOLD R.; AND OTHERS – 1967
A NINE-MEMBER TASK FORCE STUDIED FACULTY-ADMINISTRATION RELATIONS AT 28 PUBLIC AND SIX PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WHERE MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN FACULTY GOVERNANCE WERE TAKING PLACE. MAJOR OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY WERE TO EXAMINE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO FACULTY UNREST AND TO RECOMMEND PROCEDURES FOR IMPROVING FACULTY PARTICIPATION IN CAMPUS…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy, Administrator Role, Collective Bargaining
Santa Rita, Emilio, Jr. – 1996
This paper addresses some of the caveats that student affairs professionals and faculty members must take into account before forging a equal partnership in educating students. Each group must preserve its unique educational point of view, recognizing its identity and its worth. Student affairs people need not become more technically advanced.…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Blendinger, Jack; Cornelious, Linda; McGrath, Vincent – 1998
This paper describes the establishment of shared governance in the College of Education at Mississippi State University, and the transformation of a dean's advisory council into a representative council with an expanding role. Emphasis is on the importance of defining the faculty council's role, its constituencies, its assessment procedures, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role, Advisory Committees, College Administration
Peer reviewedFranklin, Phyllis – Educational Record, 1982
The planning process, objectives, and procedures used by Duke's chancellor during the retrenchment process are summarized. The emphasis was placed on enhancing the university's strengths while reducing costs and on enlisting faculty support and assistance in the change process. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, College Administration, College Faculty
Peer reviewedGaff, Jerry G. – Liberal Education, 1997
Relationships between college faculty and administrators are at a crossroads; administrators want more efficient institutional functioning, and faculty want more resources and protection from external interference. However, quality and efficiency are not antithetical, and faculty and administrators can develop both, cooperatively, by focusing on…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, College Curriculum, College Environment
Peer reviewedGerber, Larry G. – Academe, 1997
Debate over the role of college presidents, governing boards, and faculty in college governance reflects growing economic and political pressures on colleges and universities and demands for stronger leadership and more efficient administration. However, unlike the corporate model of governance, higher education institutions should never become…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, College Administration, College Faculty
Peer reviewedFiske, Edward; Hammond, Bruce – Planning for Higher Education, 1997
A discussion of what makes a college or university a quality institution, particularly as it relates to student choice of college, looks at three major factors: the composition of the student body; opportunities for productive student interaction with faculty and administrators; and the role of technology in creating good educational facilities.…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, College Environment, College Faculty
