The need to change higher education to respond to the demands for continuing education is discussed, and the contributions of three groups to the facilitation of learning through learning-centered and problem-based curriculum design are examined. (MSE)

Bloomfield's declaration of financial exigency, Chapter XI bankruptcy reorganization, and shift to a primary emphasis on recruiting nontraditional students enabled it to survive and emerge from its status as an invisible institution. (MSE)

An analysis of Australian faculty demographics suggests that no overall change strategy could simultaneously maintain tenure at its current level, produce a steady-state age distribution of academics, allow even a moderate proportion of recent graduates to enter the profession, improve career prospects for existing academics, and increase women's…

Examines changes in behavioral science education in light of four trends identified in John Naisbitt's "Megatrends": high tech/high touch phenomenon; continuing need to reconceptualize purposes; growth of self-help skills; and concern with more and effective networking. Appropriate library responses to these trends are suggested. An…

This essay suggests that conversation, crucial for human life in society and intrinsic to nature of libraries, may be the appropriate model for providing guidance, means, and context for change in academic librarianship. The business model, missions and goals, collection development, bibliographic instruction, and organizational considerations are…

Explores the transformation occurring in health care and examines the implications of these changes for academic health centers. Identifies problem areas and suggests solutions for the education, research, and care programs. States that support and understanding for, as well as changes within, the centers are needed. (ML)

Criticizes, for programmatic and political reasons, two main recommendations of the Holmes Group report: (1) to transfer professional studies from the undergraduate level to the graduate level and (2) to deny undergraduate students the opportunity to major in education. Gives reasons why the Holmes proposals would not work in Indiana. (IW)

Public schools must play a more central role in teacher education than they do now. What is needed is an organization separate from public schools, the university, and the teachers' organizations that can act as an effective force for teacher professionalization. (Author)

The use of career ladders with planned career stages and a multiple-stage performance appraisal strategy is advocated. This could restructure the teaching profession to be more compatible with the individual teacher's need for growth, recognition, and advancement. (MSE)

Describes a statewide attempt launched in Connecticut in 198l, designed to improve school effectiveness through a systematic process using valid assessment methods founded on emerging research and sound practice. Also summarizes findings of the project's first major evaluation. (Author/GC)

This article discusses some false assumptions that women as executives have to deal with; offers an 11-point plan for trainers, managers, and organizations to support the career development of women; and suggests areas of improvement for human resource and career development specialists to consider. (JB)

Summarizes the University of Tennessee's teacher education improvement plan which included creation of the Institute for Teacher Education--a transdepartmental organization overseeing all teacher education functions. Discusses selection of students in teacher education, curriculum redesign, student teaching requirements, responsibility of faculty…

Despite attempts by Congress during the 1970s to reform and reorganize the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), it has maintained substantive control over reservation institutions. A key to understanding BIA resistance to change appears to lie in organizational imperative of area directors to preserve and enhance their control over bureaucratic…

The development of an interdisciplinary Master of Public Admnistration program at the University of Vermont is chronicled, emphasizing the challenges of strategic management, managing academic units to promote the best interests of the institution as a whole while preserving each unit's right to frame its own educational mission. (MSE)

Despite ongoing debate, legislation, and some genuine attempts at change, women remain underrepresented in Australian academe. It is time for women to press for equal representation, form networks and change strategies, openly acknowledge each other's accomplishments, and communicate clearly and persistently with male and female colleagues. (MSE)