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The Current and Future State of Contingent Faculty
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García, Hugo A.; McNaughtan, Jon; Nehls, Kim – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2017
This chapter presents three themes that have emerged from the previous chapters and offers ideas on how to implement recommendations within IR offices.
Descriptors: College Faculty, Program Implementation, Change Strategies, Nontenured Faculty
Where to Start when Previous Facilities Data are Questionable
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Watt, Catherine E.; Higerd, Thomas B.; Valcik, Nicolas A. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2007
Academic leaders and governing boards are increasingly aware of the importance and difficulty in managing physical plants as finite resources. In addition, the finances needed to renovate or build facilities have become severely constrained. The National Science Foundation (2000), in its survey of research facilities, suggests that research space…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Improvement, Facilities Management, Research Universities, Educational Facilities Design
The Challenge: Overcoming the Pitfalls.
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Lozier, G. Gregory; Teeter, Deborah J. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1993
Some organizations are having difficulty with the Total Quality Management (TQM) approach. Problems appear to come from reliance on prepackaged TQM programs, large-scale, diffuse implementation, mass training programs, measurement paralysis, overemphasis on tools, process selection, outmoded reward structures, and simplistic views of change and…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Business Administration, Case Studies, Change Strategies