Examines some of the potential impacts of different modes of university organization in Turkey (faculty and departmental) upon the scientific productivity of faculty membbers. (Editor/PG)

Attempts an articulation of the concept of legitimacy and applies the concept to problems in university governance. Through application of the idea of political legitimacy, it is contended that more solutions to governance can be developed and that crisis-oriented tactics can be reserved for situations that require them. (Editor/PG)

The use of mergers in Australia's higher education to tackle systemwide as well as local institutional problems is discussed. Complications arising from the situation in which some sectors of higher education are controlled at one government level and funded at another are examined. (MSE)

A typology and four models of college character are examined, each model representing a salient dimension of the organization: rational, political, social system, and anarchistic. Conditions and the interplay of the characteristics are discussed. (MSE)

Systematic change in academic systems requires internal analysis of work, belief, and authority structures. Four situations are explored in which order and disorder are in tension: between disciplinary bottom and administrative top, among administrative units, within operating levels, and over time in a reversal of orderly and disorderly…

A framework that fits all higher education institutions is developed with the aim of improving the understanding of academe's functional organizational structure, administrative processes, and its information needs. The principal functional subsystems, their main interrelations, and their interrelations with the external environment are…

Burton Clark's theory of higher education institutions as academic organization governed by unique elements and disciplinary logic is outlined and applied to Malaysia. The theory's weakness in underplaying the role of national policies and environmental factors in determining a national higher education system is noted. (MSE)

Focus is on the allocation of academic staff between university departments. General principles of staff allocation, techniques for allocation, and practical problems in implementing a given method are discussed. Decentralized decision making and allowing some freedom of choice are considered. (Author/MSE)

The three university reforms that have taken place in East Germany are described and the implications of policy decisions are examined. An investigation of the various organs of the government of higher education elucidates the disposition of authority at each level. (Author/LBH)

Examined are: (1) the causes of growth, elaboration, and differentiation in middle-level collegiate administration; (2) the roles and status of middle-level administrators; and (3) the functions of national occupational associations in the professional lives of these campus officials. Results are based on a literature review, survey questionnaire,…

A discussion of recent changes in Dutch higher education provides an overview of the educational system and recent retrenchment and restructuring efforts, and formulates a framework for policy analysis that treats the system as a policy network. Basic processes influencing the outcomes of government policies promoting change are examined.…

Examination of policy changes occurring in Ontario higher education in the 1960s suggests that the system's stability derives from relative homogeneity of the two distinct sectors (community colleges and universities), limited policy involvement of the federal government, rejection of structural change, and limited public debate on higher…

Though some individual institutions may face financial difficulties, the problems associated with lower growth rates are likely to be organizational and educational rather than economic. The tendency towards more centralization has dangers for the diversity that ensures the flexibility needed to cope with an uncertain future. (Editor/LBH)

A study compared China with the United States, Canada, Australia, and Austria on two aspects of college planning: planning capability consisting of human factors (commitment, participation, coordination) and technology; and planning capacity consisting of system openness and options, decision making, planning authority, and other administrative…

The ability of the university culture to adapt to changing environmental conditions that challenge the institution's primary functions and values (academic freedom, autonomy) is discussed, and management approaches that mirror the specific culture of a university are described. Methods for assessing culture are described, a typology for…