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Direct linkSony, Michael, Ed.; Karingada, Kochu Therisa, Ed.; Baporikar, Neeta, Ed. – IGI Global, 2020
Although initially utilized in business and industrial environments, quality management systems can be adapted into higher education to assess and improve an institution's standards. These strategies are now playing a vital role in educational areas such as teaching, learning, and institutional-level practices. However, quality management tools…
Descriptors: Total Quality Management, Program Implementation, Higher Education, College Administration
Broton, Katharine M., Ed.; Cady, Clare L., Ed. – Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020
As the price of college continues to rise and the incomes of most Americans stagnate, too many college students are going hungry. According to researchers, approximately half of all undergraduates are food insecure. "Food Insecurity on Campus"--the first book to describe the problem--meets higher education's growing demand to tackle the…
Descriptors: Hunger, Food, Campuses, Student Problems
Alaali, Mansoor A., Ed. – IGI Global, 2022
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, universities around the globe have taken numerous extraordinary measures and implemented many changes to their strategic, operational, and academic activities. Currently, there is a transformation taking place from the emergency decision-making in the early stages of the pandemic towards reflection and…
Descriptors: Governance, Policy Analysis, Organizational Change, COVID-19
Douglas, Vickie L., Ed. – 1992
This book provides college and university personnel administrators with information and resources for the development and expansion of wellness programs at institutions of higher education. The five contributed chapters address some of the issues involved in the development of wellness programs. In Chapter 1, "Wellness in Higher…
Descriptors: College Administration, Health Education, Health Programs, Health Promotion
Sutin, Stewart E., Ed.; Derrico, Daniel, Ed.; Raby, Rosalind Latiner, Ed.; Valeau, Edward J., Ed. – Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
This book seeks to explore thematic and pragmatic applications of financing the community college to help facilitate educational reform, to assist efforts related to internationalization, and to create systemic support systems to maintain the mission. It includes chapters on a wide variety of finance related topics, and specific case studies of…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Community Colleges, Facilities Management, Adult Education
Hentschke, Guilbert C., Ed.; Lechuga, Vicente M., Ed.; Tierney, William G., Ed. – Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2010
This book offers a clear-eyed and balanced analysis of for-profit colleges and universities (FPCUs), reviewing their history, business strategies, and management practices; setting them in the context of marketplace conditions, the framework of public policy and government regulations; and viewing them in the light of the public good. Individual…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Freedom, Federal Regulation, Global Approach
Maki, Peggy L., Ed. – Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2010
"Assessment on college campuses has a sordid history, and it is fairly simple to find someone with a traumatic tale to tell. It is wise to respect that that reputation is deserved." "How do you modify the inner workings and culture of a massive institution with minimal resources and even less authority (other than GE course…
Descriptors: Evidence, Research Universities, Subcultures, College Outcomes Assessment
Download full textEisenberg, Diane U., Ed. – 1992
In February 1992, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), in Washington, D.C., convened a 2-day roundtable meeting of education leaders with expertise in foreign language education and community college teaching and administration in order to formulate a foreign language education policy statement for AACC. This report presents the…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Administration, College Second Language Programs, Community Colleges
Feudo, John A., Ed. – 1999
This book presents 19 chapters on alumni relations. The chapters are: (1) "Alumni Admissions Programs" (Susan Clouse Dolbert); (2) "Alumni Clubs, Chapters, and Branches: Bringing the Institution to the Alumni" (John A. Feudo); (3) "Alumni Records" (Agnes Papke); (4) "Successful Alumni Travel Programs" (Duncan Beardsley); (5) "Board and Volunteer…
Descriptors: Alumni, Alumni Associations, College Administration, Higher Education
Vaughan, George B.; And Others – 1983
Developed to aid community college leaders in considering what changes in governance, curriculum and student services are needed to keep their institutions vital and responsive to contemporary needs, this book suggests ways of responding to major issues facing community colleges. George Vaughan's introductory essay, "Community Colleges in…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Programs, Community Colleges, Educational Change
Rhodes, Dent, Ed.; Hounsell, Dai, Ed. – 1980
Staff development in higher education is discussed in these papers in terms of its definitions, scope, and future activities. Most of the papers were originally prepared for the working party on staff development at the Fourth International Conference on Higher Education, University of Lancaster (August 29-September 1, 1978). The first three…
Descriptors: Career Development, College Administration, College Faculty, Data Collection
Tosteson, Daniel C., Ed.; And Others – 1994
This book details how Harvard Medical School (Massachusetts) overcame prevailing educational inertia and developed a curriculum and educational program consistent with preparing students to practice medicine in the 21st century. The New Pathway in General Medical Education program emphasizes both acquiring current knowledge and developing learning…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Change Strategies, College Administration, Curriculum Development
Gordon, Virginia N., Ed. – 1994
The purpose of this monograph is to update the research and general information that has been generated about undecided students in the past decade and to offer some practical perspectives on how to administer, advise, and counsel such students. Thirteen chapters include: (1) "A Profile of Undecided College Students" (Willard C.…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Administrator Role, Career Counseling, College Administration
Klasek, Charles B., Ed.; And Others – 1992
This book offers 13 papers on the creation, development, and enhancement of international programs in colleges and universities. Following a preface by Charles B. Klasek and a list of contributors, the papers are: (1) "Administration of International Education" (Tannaz Rahman and LaMarr Kopp); (2) "Foreign Students and Scholars" (Ann Kuhlman); (3)…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, College Administration, College Faculty, Curriculum Development
Barnes, Jennifer; And Others – 1994
This collection of 13 papers offers an international perspective on future directions of staff development at colleges and universities, focusing on academic staff development, higher education teaching networks, and managerial and human resource development. Papers are: (1) "Higher Education Staff Development for the 21st Century: Directions…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Administration, College Instruction, Colleges
