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Decision-Making by University Administrators: Accountability versus Efficiency in the 1990s.
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Fleming, Helen – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 1997
Explores some legal issues and principles relevant to university administrators' decision-making processes, focusing on three areas: discretion (i.e., level at which a decision is made); procedural fairness (when it is required, what it applies to, rules, and biases); and review of decisions. Emphasis is on the Australian context. (MSE)
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Responsibility, College Administration, Decision Making
Procedural "Due Process" Remedies Available to Nontenured Faculty in Private Postsecondary Education in New England in 1979.
Begin, Richard L. – 1980
The status of judicial theory regarding private responsibility for granting procedural due process, and the extent to which policies in New England's private postsecondary institutions adhered to judicial requirements for due process in nontenured faculty terminations were studied. A review of the literature, research methodology, and definition…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, College Faculty, Court Litigation, Due Process
Legal Issues for Postsecondary Education. Briefing Papers II.
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Blumer, Dennis H., Ed. – 1976
This publication is intended to outline basic legal issues in key areas confronting the postsecondary education community, and to provide background information of which every college administrator should be aware. Chapter I, "Employment, Evaluation, and Retention or Nonretention of Faculty and Staff," discusses the legal obligations and rights of…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Agency Role, Arbitration, Civil Liberties
School Officials and the Courts: Update 1987. ERS Monograph.
Beckham, Joseph C. – 1987
This is the ninth in the series of monographs designed to summarize and analyze judicial decisions on elementary and secondary education issues. The cases under discussion (found in federal and regional reporters from June 30, 1986, to June 30, 1987) were selected on the basis of their relevance to contemporary problems in public school settings,…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Collective Bargaining, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation
Sport Law. NOLPE Monograph Series, No. 40.
Sharp, Linda A. – 1990
Three primary areas of concern for those who confront sport law matters in public school or collegiate settings are the focus of this monograph. The first chapter presents tort issues, primarily negligence. A brief overview of fundamental negligence concepts is followed by discussions of major risk areas: supervision, conduct of the activity, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Affirmative Action, Athletic Equipment, Athletics
School Officials and the Courts: Update 1984. ERS Monograph.
Beckham, Joseph C. – 1984
This is the seventh in a series of Educational Research Service (ERS) monographs designed to summarize judicial decisions on elementary and secondary education issues by state and federal courts. These cases, dating from June 30, 1983 to June 30, 1984, were selected on the basis of their relevance to contemporary problems in public schools, their…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Board of Education Policy, Collective Bargaining, Compliance (Legal)
The Dismissal of Students with Mental Disorders.
Pavela, Gary – 1990
This monograph is intended to serve as a practical resource for student affairs administrators, mental health professionals, campus attorneys, and others involved in formulating and implementing policies and procedures related to the dismissal of college and university students with mental disorders. One section covers legal issues surrounding…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Behavior Disorders, Case Studies, College Students