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Peer reviewedMichael, Steve O. – Review of Higher Education, 1998
Provides models helpful to policymakers at state and institutional levels involved in academic program review and discontinuation, outlines levels of policy decisions for program discontinuation, and examines models that may be effective at each level. Concludes with program discontinuation-related recommendations. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Direct linkKershaw, Paul; Forer, Barry; Goelman, Hillel – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2005
Research shows that stability is one component of quality child care. We investigate the understudied phenomenon of the stability of child-care facilities over time, focusing on the province of British Columbia, Canada. Although net figures show growth in the number of providers between 1997 and 2001, they obfuscate a dramatic level of closure…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Policy, Caregivers, Child Care
Peer reviewedRaths, David – Change, 1991
The history of and issues in Oregon's retrenchment in higher education (resulting from voter-imposed taxing restrictions) are chronicled. Changes made at Portland State University are used to illustrate the program review and termination process occurring statewide. The higher education community's response, faculty and staff morale, and…
Descriptors: Costs, Economic Change, Economic Climate, Educational Planning
Mingle, James R.; And Others – 1981
The retrenchment experiences of a variety of institutions--large and small, public and private--are described and evaluated using an extensive spectrum of case studies sponsored by the Southern Regional Education Board. Part One discusses challenges of retrenchment (James R. Mingle) and strategies for the 1980s (David W. Breneman). Part Two,…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Case Studies, College Administration, College Faculty
