A competition for design of a master plan to alleviate disorder, clutter, and a lack of landmarks on the University of Miami's campus is described, and a sampling of the competition's winning entries ranging from pragmatic to fantastical are presented. (MSE)

Successful administrators practice time management by delegating effectively and scheduling blocks of time to work without interruption. In addition, they set clear goals for meetings, avoid unnecessary meetings, and use weekly and monthly calendars. (MLF)

Suggestions from a personnel director of a large university include weekly meeting with section heads, route callers to staff specialists, personnel form review for time-saving improvements, updated procedures manuals, etc. (MLW)

A December, 1983, conference in Bucharest on identifying the main issues of higher education planning in Europe addressed three broad questions: major objectives of regional planning, different planning approaches and problems encountered in using them, and the efficiency of various approaches for meeting their objectives. (MSE)

Outlines successful school food service programs that have undergone significant management changes. (MD)

The use of the management team approach by school business officials will result in increased operational efficiency, greater accountability, better decisions, less crisis management, reduced stress, and increased job satisfaction. (MLF)

Suggests some solutions to administrators' cluttered desk problems and offers guidelines for a planning and organizing system. (MLF)

Illustrates how some bureaucratic elements are being strengthened at the expense of participation in organizational decisions by examining several sectors of British administration--industry, local and central government, development planning, and the health service. (Available from Plenum Publishing Corporation, 227 West 17 Street, New York, New…

The intended coordinative role of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), as defined under the National Environmental Policy Act, is compared and contrasted with its actual activities since its formation in 1969. The Council on Environmental Quality's success has been varied and is subject to dispute. (BT)

This guide is designed to help school districts develop a consolidated plan for programs and resources. It outlines the importance of generating a consolidated plan to reduce duplication, identify children's needs, and coordinate funds from various programs. Consisting of 10 modules, the guide addresses all components of the planning process and…

This paper identifies World Wide Web site characteristics and attributes and groups them in a hierarchy. The primary goal is to classify the elements that might be part of a quantitative evaluation and comparison process. In order to effectively select quality characteristics, different users' needs and behaviors are considered. Following an…

A discussion by an educator, an energy consultant, an architect, and a superintendent of facilities planning on how schools can reform maintenance and operations procedures towards efficient fuel use. (Author/DN)

Market theory assists in analyzing educational finance and zoning problems. A well-structured market can allocate resources efficiently with a minimum of administrative cost. Education finance and zoning involve potential markets. Discusses how efficiently and equitably a market solution would distribute resources in these two areas. (Author/JF)

In this case study of implementing the program approach to budgeting, the author explores factors responsible for its limited success in school settings. (Author/DN)

Improving school effectiveness is not a realistic policy goal for the '80s; the goal of maintaining effectiveness at reduced cost levels (i.e., improving efficiency) should be substituted. New technology is creating the potential for reducing costs in education and its adoption may help to overcome traditional political resistance to cost-based…