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Golden, Sandra – Currents, 1993
Planning can help college public relations officials make the most of their time and energy. One approach includes reviewing institutional mission and strategic plan; setting department goals; identifying and targeting audiences; establishing interdepartmental links; and setting out action, crisis, budget, and evaluation plans in writing. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Efficiency, Goal Orientation
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Beyer, Landon E. – Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, 1986
Examines the concrete problems, issues, and paradoxes encountered while establishing and implementing a teacher preparation program based on critical reflection. Contrasts the standardized, controlled atmosphere of most classrooms with a transformative vision of teaching as an artistic, political, and human act. Cites 13 references. (MLH)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Education Courses, Educational Theories, Efficiency
Doehler, Murray E.; Perry, Karl W. – Education Canada, 1987
Professional personnel and building maintenance were studied by the Halifax School District Board (Nova Scotia) to examine economy and efficiency and to determine quality education, using the value-for-money concept. This process can be utilized by any board to assist in identifying areas needing analysis, but program effectiveness should also be…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Quality, Efficiency
Weaver-Meyers, Pat; And Others – 1989
A dramatic increase in interlibrary loan (ILL) in academic and research libraries in the last five years, combined with a changing office environment, is forcing reassessment of the relationship between the volume and cost of loans to service quality. In the spring of 1988, a survey was sent to 116 member libraries of the Association of Research…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Efficiency, Guidelines
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Karns, Julie – Planning for Higher Education, 1993
The traditional college student personnel services model must be streamlined for efficiency and effectiveness. Common problems include poor advice and counseling for students, inflexible staffing patterns, and uncoordinated policy making. Pratt Institute (New York) followed a four-phase process of redesigning policies and procedures, reorganizing,…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Administration, College Planning, Counseling Services
New York State Office of the Comptroller, Albany. Div. of Management Audit. – 1998
This audit report assesses the propriety and economy of space leasing practices of the State University of New York at Stony Brook (SUNY-SB) for the period July 1, 1994 through December 31, 1996, specifically those related to a health center that includes five professional schools, a 536-bed teaching hospital, and a 350-bed veterans' home. Some of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Audits (Verification), Campuses, College Buildings
Silver, Sandra – 1984
Within the literature on special education administration in rural areas three topics emerge: difficulties associated with bringing special education programs to rural areas; need for research pertaining to special education in rural areas; and a concern with cooperative arrangements as a means of providing special education programs in rural…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrative Organization, Administrative Problems, Educational Cooperation
Shafer, Barbara S.; Reed, William S. – Business Officer, 1996
A variety of consortial arrangements in higher education are discussed noting advantages such as savings realized through the cooperative efforts, enrichment of academic programs, improved student services and community outreach, as well as obstacles (organizational, procedural, and cultural). Success factors identified include presence of…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, College Administration, Consortia
Freed, Jann E.; And Others – 1997
This digest, based on a larger report of the same title, summarizes principles for improving quality in higher education institutions. Emphasis is on the effect of the principles when they are used holistically to create a culture of academic excellence. The quality principles are based on the conceptual framework of total quality management (TQM)…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Decision Making, Educational Quality, Efficiency
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Washington, DC. – 1993
This advisory report investigates the possible simplification of the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) and considers the issue of federal direct lending. The evaluation indicates that complexity in the FFELP is due to multiple, overlapping loan programs with conflicting terms and conditions. Nonstandard policies, procedures, forms, and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Efficiency, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Todd, Jeffrey – Currents, 1995
Suggested strategies for running a more effective college alumni program include effective calendar organization; careful staff utilization; administrator visibility; increased efficiency; effective use of alumni volunteers and student workers; good office communication; broad information dissemination across campus; consistent use of priorities;…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Alumni Associations, College Administration, Efficiency
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Washington, DC. – 1993
This Advisory Committee's final report presents study activities, findings, and recommendations for the simplification of the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP). Analysis showed that the current FFELP program structure and operations are needlessly complex and require major reform. An interim report providing recommendations for the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Legislation, Efficiency, Federal Aid
Campus Activities Programming, 1995
The University of South Carolina/Columbia responded to the concerns of a small group of students by establishing a permanent office of waste reduction and recycling. Students, faculty, and staff worked together to obtain a grant and matching funds to create a recycling system that reduces waste disposal costs substantially and uses existing campus…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, College Administration, College Programs, College Students
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Massaro, Thomas A. – Academic Medicine, 1993
Implementation of the University of Virginia Medical Center's computerized system for mandatory recordkeeping of physician orders is discussed, focusing on administrative issues: delays, costs, disruption of work routine and behavior, and the need to bring in a senior management team. Recommendations are made for institutions with similar…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Case Studies, Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness
Freed, Jann E.; And Others – 1997
This report provides a comprehensive review of quality principles in higher education and proposes that, when used holistically and systematically, the quality principles, also known as total quality management and continuous quality improvement, can create a culture for academic excellence. After an introduction, the first section explains the…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Decision Making, Educational Quality, Efficiency
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