Learning Resources

Abstract: Book reviews: Bying the Best: Cost Escalation in Elite Higher Education, by Charles Clotfelter. Princeton University Press, 1996. 283 pages. ISBN 0-691-02642-4

Abstract: Book Review: Crisis in the Academy: Rethink American Higher Education, by Christopher Lucas. St. Martin's Press, 1996. 298 pages. ISBN 1-312-12936-X.

Abstract: Book review: Leading with Soul: An Uncommon Journey of Spirit, by Lee Bolman and Terrance Deal. Jossey-Bass, 1995. 195 pages. ISBN 1-55542-707-3

Abstract: Book Reviews: Fitting Form to Function: A Primer on the Organization of Academic Institutions, by Rudolph Weingartner. Oryx Press, 1996. 125 pages. ISBN 1-57356-022-7

Abstract: Documents the dramatic rise in sexual harassment charges filed between 1990 and 1995 with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against colleges and universities. Using the case of Elizabeth Fox-Genovese and Emory University, the author demonstrates why higher education institutions are particularly susceptible to such lawsuits and, in many cases, large settlements.

Abstract: Book review: Building Community: A New Future for Architecture Education and Practice, by Ernest Boyer and Lee Mitgang. Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of teaching, 1996. 164 pages. ISBN 0-931050-59-6

Abstract: Book reviews: Interior Design, by John Pile. Second Edition. Harry Abrams Publishers, 1995. 584 pages, 748 illustrations with 181 plates in full color. ISBN 0-8109-3463-9.

Abstract: Book review: Building for the Performing Arts: A Design and Development Guide, by Ian Appleton, Butterworth Press, 1996. 225 pages. ISBN 0-7506-1276-2

Abstract: Book review: Using Performance Indicators to Guide Strategic Decision Making, by Victor Borden and Trudy Banta (editors). New Directions for Institutional Rsearch, no. 82. Jossey-Bass, 1994. 124 pages. Assessing Performance in an Age of Accountability: Case Studies, by Gerald Gaither (editor). New DIrections for Higher Education, no. 91. Jossey-Bass, 1995. 107 pages. A Practitioner's Handbook for Institutional Effectiveness and Student Outcomes Assessment Implementation, by James Nichols and others. Third Edition. Agathon Press, 1995. 280 pages. Assessment Case Studies: Common Issues in Implementation, by James Nichols. Agathon Press, 1995. 212 pages. The departmental Guide and Record Book for Student Outcomes Assessment and Istitutional Effectiveness, by JAMes Nichols. Agathon Press, 1995. 80 pages.

Abstract: Driven by financial pressures and the need for increased, demonstrable efficiency and productivity, many colleges and universities undertake reengineering efforts to restructure their operations. The authors highlight the restructuring efforts at Bowdoin College, and offer some of the lessons learned from the process, such as informing everyone involved of the intended goals, utilizing care in choosing consultants, using pilot projects to test redesigns, and determining what is necessary for appropriate evaluation of the process.