Learning Resources

Abstract: Book review: Strategic Planning : A Human resource Tool for Higher Education, edited by Kathleen Alvino. The College and University Personnel assocation, 1995. 121 pages. ISBN 1-878240-46-3

Abstract: Private colleges and universities increasingly are being asked to shoulder their share of municipal and regional tax burdens, thereby ending their age-old tax exempt status. In particular, the author cites four strategies used to pressure institutions into making tax payments: taxing only on property used for auxilliary or non-educational purposes; denying exemptions for leased property; redefining what kinds of institutions qualify for tax-exempt status; and demanding annual gifts of money or service in lieu of taxes. Advocates planning for the growing likelihood that an institution’s tax-exempt privileges will eventually be challenged.

Abstract: Book Review: Light: the Shape of Space, by Lou Micheal. Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1996. 277 pages ISBN 0-442-01804-4.

Abstract: Book review: Life on the Scene: Identify in the Age of the Internet, by Sherry Turkle, Simon and Schuster, 1995. 347 page. ISBN 0684-80353-4.

Abstract: Discusses the advent of two-way compressed video, which, unlike radio, film, or cable television, permits bidirectional communication between isolated or geographically separate institutions. Advantages to two-way compressed video include greater connectivity and reasonable cost. Offers suggestions for guiding institutions through the implementation of interactive video connections and planning for eventual system upgrades.

Abstract: An survey of more than 7,000 students, teachers, citizens, and business persons reveals several factors for institutions to consider when planning the best way to meet the needs of their existing and potential commuter population. Suggests that for most students, proximity and cost are more important that institutional prestige. Also, travel time, rather than actual distance, significantly impacts a commuting student’s choice to attend a particular institution. Additionally, students would prefer more weekend instruction, in contrast with a general faculty preference for mid-week teaching schedules.

Abstract: Book review: Aptitude Revisited: Rethinking Math and Science Education fro America's Next Century, by David Drew. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996. 242 pages. ISBN 0-8018-5143-2.

Abstract: Book review: Managing Higher Education as a business, by Robert Lenington. Oryx Press, 1996. 128 pages. ISBN 1-57356-023-5.

Abstract: Reviews the history of former President Robert McCabe’s tenure at Miami-Dade Community College. In so doing, the author provide clues not only to what prompted McCabe’s departure, but suggests how substantive strategic change at any institution might result in unintended consequences, such as the ousting of a transformational leader.