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Beyond 2020: Envisioning the Future of Universities in America
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Darden, Mary Landon – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2009
In a world progressing with dizzying acceleration into the Information Age, the slow, measured approach of the traditional university can place administrator, faculty member, and student alike at a disadvantage. To move into this brave new world, the academic animal needs tools. "Beyond 2020: Envisioning the Future of Universities in America" is…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Legal Problems, Continuing Education, Governance
University-Community Collaborations for the Twenty-First Century: Outreach Scholarship for Youth and Families. Michigan State University Series on Children, Youth, and Families, Vol. 4; Garland Reference Library of Social Science, Vol. 1119.
Lerner, Richard M., Ed.; Simon, Lou Anna K., Ed. – 1998
The 22 essays and case studies in this book offer a theoretical and practical guide on outreach programs of colleges and universities. The chapters are: (1) "The New American Outreach University: Challenges and Options" (Richard M. Lerner, Lou Anna K. Simon); (2) "The Land-Grant Idea and the Evolving Outreach University" (James T. Bonnen); (3)…
Descriptors: Colleges, Community Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Educational Trends
Strategic Choices for the Academy: How Demand for Lifelong Learning Will Re-Create Higher Education. The Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series.
Rowley, Daniel James; Lujan, Herman D.; Dolence, Michael G. – 1998
This book examines concepts of strategic planning and management for a future in which institutions of higher education must meet the needs of the information age lifelong learner. It attempts to identify the strategic options that academic and administrative leaders need to consider. The book is organized into three parts. Part 1 looks at bases…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, Distance Education, Educational Technology
Strategic Planning and Needs Assessment for Schools and Communities.
Romney, Valerie A. – 1996
Developing a vision of the future and deciding how an organization will look and function in that future are essential ingredients of planning for organizational success. This handbook offers tools for strategic planning and conducting needs-assessment studies. Chapter 1 describes societal changes in the United States and its impact on education.…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Opportunities, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
American Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century: Social, Political and Economic Challenges.
Altbach, Philip G., Ed.; Berdhal, Robert O., Ed.; Gumport, Patricia J., Ed. – 1999
This book presents 17 papers on higher education, organized into four parts, which address the higher education setting, external forces, the academic community, and central issues for the 21st century. Following an introduction by the editors, the papers are: (1) "Patterns in Higher Education Development" (Philip G. Altbach); (2) "The Ten…
Descriptors: College Role, Educational Environment, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy
Higher Education in International Perspective - Toward the 21st Century.
Morsy, Zaghloul, Ed.; Altbach, Philip G. – 1993
This book presents a collection of essays dealing with key issues and trends facing the future of higher education on the international level as the world moves into the 21st century. Essays and their authors are as follows: "The Idea of the University: Changing Roles, Current Crisis and Future Challenges" (Torsten Husen); "Patterns…
Descriptors: Accountability, Case Studies, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Gerontology Instruction in Higher Education.
Peterson, David A.; Bolton, Christopher R. – 1980
Gerontology instruction at the college and university level is analyzed in light of various developments, major issues confronting the field, and specific needs of faculty and administrators. Chapters discuss: growth of interest in aging and gerontology; growing awareness of the aging in higher education; the literature of gerontology education;…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Credentials, Curriculum Development, Educational Gerontology
Marketing University Outreach Programs.
Foster, Ralph S., Jr., Ed.; And Others – 1994
A collection of 12 essays and model program descriptions addresses issues in the marketing of university extension, outreach, and distance education programs. They include: (1) "Marketing and University Outreach: Parallel Processes" (William I. Sauser, Jr. and others); (2) "Segmenting and Targeting the Organizational Market"…
Descriptors: Advertising, College Administration, Costs, Delivery Systems