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Berte, Neal; And Others – 1985
Lessons learned by five small, private colleges about meeting the challenges facing higher education are described. Each of the colleges developed a unique educational program emphasizing the liberal arts that responds to current challenges. Each school has experienced increased enrollments and retention, growth in endowments and plants, larger…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Administration, College Presidents
Direct linkWiggins, Marvin E. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1992
The challenge of bringing information literacy to university students is greater than at small colleges. A survey of librarians at large universities revealed unique problems and instructional solutions. The Brigham Young University (Utah) program, in which information literacy is integrated into every academic division, offers one example. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Libraries, College Role, College Students, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedPaulsen, Michael B. – Liberal Education, 1990
A study tested the hypothesis: The greater the amount of philanthropic income per dollar of tuition, the smaller the fraction of bachelor's degrees in occupational fields. Findings support the contention that a college's tuition dependence is associated with its tendency to adjust its curriculum to match student consumer preferences. (MLW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Demand, Educational Finance
Sistrunk, Walter E. – 1986
Public displeasure with schooling is related to the greater expectations people place in schools when events seem awry in the society at large, as attested by recent problems with crime, drugs, and high unemployment. Today, public dissatisfaction extends to all areas of the educational system and confidence in educational programs and in schools…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Government School Relationship
Download full textRosen, Sylvia, Ed.; And Others – 1983
The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) surveyed its member small institutions on the status of their programs for preparing teachers for working with handicapped students. Each chapter in this report on the survey is written by different educators from various small colleges in the United States. Chapter 1, "Coping…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Educational Change
Jonas, Stephen; And Others – 1996
This handbook guides college and university business officers, from small liberal arts colleges to community colleges to research universities, through the complex set of decisions and actions associated with replacing financial management systems. It lists the steps necessary to evaluate an institution's current hardware, network, and software;…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy, Change Agents
