Learning Resources

Abstract: Higher education institutions are urged to adopt mangement innovations but little is empirically know about the degree to which they do so. This study intergrates and triangulates several data sources in a an attempt to identify to identify the extent to which one mangement innovation, Total Quality Management/ Continuous Quality Improvement (TQM/CQI) actuallya has been adopted in the administrative practices of colleges and universities. We also assess adoption rate among institutions of different types, and propse several reasons for the differences discovered by this study. The data indicate that TQM/CQI has not been adopted to the extent claimed by some of its supporters, and suggested that claims of adoption of future innovations should be viewed skeptically rather than accepted uncritically.

Abstract: Book review of "The Vitality of Senior Faculty Members: Snow on the Roof--Fire in the Furnace," by Carole J. Bland and William H. Bergquist. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report, volume 25, number 7. 1997. 169 pages. ISBN 1-878380-79-6 paperback.

Abstract: Describes the University of Washington’s attempt to support students and faculty in their access to and understanding of new information technology. Details a collaborative partnership among five administrative units to plan faculty support for the adaptation of new technologies for instructional purposes. Provides some guidelines for implementing technology support services for faculty, and details some of the obstacles the university met along the way.

Abstract: Examines traditional notions of the campus as a physical place, and considers how those notions must be reexamined in light of the movement towards an increasingly virtual campus. Challenges institutions to recognize the value and importance of a sense of place consistent with the development of both the physical and virtual campuses. Such a sense of place, the author contends, is central to fostering a learning community.

Abstract: This article describes the administrative challenge that directors of distance learning programs have to face throughout the United States. It outlines the confusion and problems that exsit with the lack of a singular vision for distance learning. Several distance learning models presented with recommendations.

Abstract: Book Review of Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations: A Guide to Strengthening and Sustaining Organizational Achievement (revised edition), by John M. Bryson. Jossey-Bass, 1995. 325 pages. ISBN 0-7879-0141-5.

Abstract: Book review of "The Shaping of American Higher Education: Emergence and Growth of the Contemporary System," by Arthur M. Cohen. Jossey-Bass, 1998. 495 pages. ISBN 0-7879-1029-5.

Abstract: This paper explores the major factors underlying public-private partnership formation in university settings and proposes a framework of "institutional readiness" for engaging in such efforts. That framework joins theoretical perspectives with a case study experience of the California State University. The basic premise is that the single most important contributor to success is preparation or readiness by the university prior to the initiation of a partnership. Public institutions must change in fundamental ways before courting private partners, not during or after that process has begun. The authors present one means for performing that assessment, gauging the institution's capacity for a successful partnership, and identifying what the university should be prepared to do.

Abstract: The history of campus development illustrates the essential role that the physical environment of insitutions plays in the learning experience. The imperatives for institutions in the new millenium is to restore the sense of place and community. These ase three global driving the imperative -the resolution of communication technology, the influence of diversity and globalization, and the impact of "homogenization: of the built environment in America.

Abstract: Since 1968 Messiah College, a small liberal arts college in Grantham, Pennsylvania, has operated a satellite campus in Philadelphia adjacent to in cooperation with Temple University. The urban satellite brings together the opportunities offered by a small community of scholars and the educational context of a major state university. The progam offers a vaible model linking two distinct types of campuses and locations: the program also provides a model for developing approaches to education which encourages students to cross demographic and cultural boundaires to study in settings which ofetn are considerably different from those to which they are accustomed.