Purpose: The paper's aims is to explore the relationship between having a complete strategic focus and the extent of the internationalisation of university business schools and the level of desire for the future internationalisation and to further validate the model of internationalisation. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected for…

This document presents the final report of a 3-year self-study of Bethany Nazarene College which focuses on self-evaluation and planning for the decade of the 70's. Seven areas were studied: philosophy and objectives, instruction, students, faculty, physical facilities, business and finance, and administration. A steering committee developed…

The Study Committee on Yale College was established to study all aspects of the college and to make recommendations for the next 20 years of operation. Recommendations include the areas of faculty role, student admissions, student role, the setting of undergraduate life, the appropriate range and limits of choice in learning, the process of…

This document presents the proceedings of the 1971 Conference of Higher Education Institutional Research and Planning, sponsored by the State of Maine Higher Education Facilities Commission. The text of the main address and conference program are presented. Results of a follow-up questionnaire and a list of conference attendants are also included.…

The California State University and Colleges have devised a system of academic Master Planning that allows them to design curricular models for the future while at the same time evaluating their present curricular offerings. It provides for a continual curricular evaluation cycle for each campus within the system. The materials contained in this…

The manner in which students move through the system of higher education--changing majors, leaving the system for undetermined periods and then returning, failing and repeating courses, continuing on for advanced and professional degrees--can have a significant effect on the planning and managing of institutions. The purpose of this paper is to…

What began as a hypothetical approach to educational forecasting is now gaining momentum as a workable consensus gathering technique for all phases of educational administration and planning. (Editor/HS)

Interinstitutional researchers face a variety of complex issues that need to be understood and dealt with to ensure the benefits of their involvement. Some issues are reviewed and future concerns are addressed. (Author/LBH)

Research for administrative decisionmaking, long-range institutional planning, goal determination, understanding campus influences upon students, and other aspects of higher education is of relatively recent origin. This document presents discussions of the meaning and nature of administrative research; the administrative research tradition in…

The rate of change in education in the 1930's, 1940's, and 1950's made necessary a continuing reevaluation of higher education's past and present and its future needs. In this report, the cases for and against major institutional self-study are debated, and such questions as what to study, how to organize such research, the necessary ingredients…

One of the most interesting aspects of the application of systems science to university administration is the use of simulation models in institutional research. This paper treats the benefits, implementation and prognosis of computer-assisted university administration with particular emphasis on university planning and cost simulation models. The…

The independence and objectivity of institutional researchers is discussed. It is suggested that university administration has some control over institutional research but that administrators do not dictate the findings or conclusions of the research. (BH)

This document presents a review of literature to 1972 on institutional research. Areas of concern include definitions, purposes, functions, and origins of institutional research. Organizations contributing to institutional research and their current status are indicated. A 70-item bibliography is included. Related document is ED 071 541. (MJM)

A case study is offered of one state agency's attempt to develop a program of interinstitutional studies to serve its decision-making needs. The components, uses, problems, and benefits of such a program in Illinois are described. (Author/LBH)