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Glenn, David – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
Not later than this winter, the National Research Council plans to release its assessments of American doctoral programs. Due to its inability to wait for the results, Ohio State University took steps last year to review its doctoral programs. Of its 90 doctoral programs, the university found five programs tagged as "candidates for…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Institutional Research, Curriculum Evaluation, State Colleges
Floyd, Carol Everly – 1983
Academic program review is analyzed in regard to purposes, process, schedule and timing, criteria, and decisions. Attention is also briefly addressed to the organizational entities that oversee the process of state-level program review. The purposes of program review are linked to budgeting decisions, mission delineation, and potential program…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Planning, College Programs, Decision Making
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1983
The program planning and review activities of the California Postsecondary Education Commission and the public segments for 1981-1982 are summarized. In addition, recommendations for segmental action for the 1981-1982 year are offered. Information is provided on the number of proposals for new programs for the University of California (the…
Descriptors: Agency Role, College Planning, College Programs, College Role
Dougherty, Edward A. – 1979
Effective ways to handle program discontinuance were studied based on experiences at 10 campuses. Two variables that were considered to be institutional approaches to financial difficulties are the degree of financial difficulty and the degree of control exercised by the institutional leaders. The study sample was drawn primarily from large public…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, College Programs, Departments
Melchiori, Gerlinda S. – 1982
The origin and extent of program reduction and discontinuance at colleges and universities, the elements of program review, and a framework for developing long-range organizational planning are considered. Program discontinuance refers to the merger of related programs, the elimination of certain degrees or programs within departments, and the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Board of Education Policy, College Administration, College 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