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Baldwin, Grover H. – 1986
The use of quantitative decision making tools provides the decision maker with a range of alternatives among which to decide, permits acceptance and use of the optimal solution, and decreases risk. Training line administrators in the use of these tools can help school business officials obtain reliable information upon which to base district…
Descriptors: Accountability, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedSimpson, William B. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1993
Three categories of options for colleges dealing with reduced resources are defensive reactions, constructive structuring and flexibility, and long-term new directions. Areas toward which resources need to be redirected, however, include broadening educational options for minority youth and encouraging client-centered and goal-oriented learning.…
Descriptors: College Administration, Financial Problems, Goal Orientation, Higher Education
The Multi-Functional Administrator. Educational Development in the Small States of the Commonwealth.
Farrugia, Charles J.; Attard, Paul A. – 1989
Of the 48 members of the Commonwealth, 28 have a population of under 2 million. This handbook is intended for senior personnel in ministries of education in small states, including those with responsibility for the management of personnel, finance, and physical resources. Major themes related to educational administration in small states are…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Case Studies, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedKnepp, Marilyn G. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1992
During the 1980s, a difficult period for many colleges and universities, the University of Michigan was able to respond successfully to changing circumstances. The university has conducted three analyses (costs, staffing, revenue) that have led to recommendations in the areas of organizational cultural change, a quality approach to strategic…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Case Studies, College Administration, College Planning
Peer reviewedSjolund, Maivor – Higher Education Management, 1998
Analyzes the impact of new research funding arrangements in Sweden, intended to shift emphasis from discipline-based research to multidisciplinary, problem-focused research. Focusing on management at the institutional level, it discusses the tension between the university, representing academic freedom and autonomy, and controls imposed by…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, College Administration, Educational Policy, Federal Aid
Download full textMcDonnell, Lorraine M. – 1983
In the face of fiscal crisis, today's education reform measures must be both cost-efficient and classroom effective. Experience shows that successful measures incorporate lessons gained from the growth years of the 1970's. New teaching practices, for example, can be transferred from site to site; schools can use to their advantage past efforts of…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Educational Finance, Educational Improvement
