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Crisp, Beth R. – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2022
Utilising Bacchi's framework 'What's the problem represented to be?' the literature on managing academic workloads was analysed to explore why workload allocation models are deemed essential in the contemporary university and the assumptions which underpin workload allocations. Whether due to the need for efficient use of scarce resources or…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Faculty Workload, Models, Universities
Archibald, Sarah; Coggshall, Jane G.; Croft, Andrew; Goe, Laura – National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality, 2011
This Research & Policy Brief addresses the aspect of the teacher support system that is perhaps the most important and often the most weakly implemented: teacher learning and development. This brief includes the following to help state and district leaders select professional learning activities that are worth the allocation of scarce resources:…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Teachers, Evaluation Methods, Resource Allocation
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Berman, Morris S. – Optometric Education, 1994
A national conference of colleges of optometry focused on planning for optometric curricular reform and faculty development. Issues addressed included changes needed to meet entry-level professional needs, available resources, changes in optometry practice, and optometry's role in health care reform. Task forces worked together to develop a…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Outcomes Assessment, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
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Cameron, Kim – Academy of Management Journal, 1982
A study found unionized colleges less effective than non-unionized colleges on eight of nine dimensions: student satisfaction, academic development, career development, and personal development, faculty and administrator employment satisfaction, professional development and faculty quality, system openness, ability to acquire resources, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis
Walleri, Dan, Ed.; And Others – 1991
The 27 papers included in this proceedings report focus on various aspects of institutional effectiveness and student outcomes. The papers are: (1) "Assessment Update: Ends, Means and Results" (Banta); (2) "The Top Ten Issues Facing America's Community Colleges" (Lorenzo and Banach); (3) "Assessing Institutional Effectiveness in Continuing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Planning, College Role
Nold, Joseph J. – 1975
Development of an Outward Bound program for the Colorado Springs School District was divided into seven phases covering nine years. Phase I (1967-1969) was a feasibility study at the community level, using professional Outward Bound staff. During Phase II (1970-1971), an organizational plan was developed that involved students, teachers, and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administration, Administrator Attitudes, Community Programs
Burke, Joseph C. – 1980
Policy strategies implemented at the State University of New York in response to enrollment decline and financial cutbacks are considered. The following areas are addressed: institutional mission, administrative organization, enrollment plan, method of reallocating resources, a systematic program for staff development, program evaluation,…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Case Studies, College Administration, College Planning
Fenske, Robert H., Ed.; Staskey, Paul J., Ed. – 1978
Forty-four papers are collected in this volume and categorized: invited papers on research and planning for higher education; organizational analysis; finance and resource allocation; program and outcomes analysis; modeling; evaluation; and studies of faculty and students. Abstracts of additional papers are included. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, College Administration, College Choice, College Faculty