Learning Resources

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.

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: 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.

Abstract: Book review: A Writer's Companion, by Richard Marius. Third Edition. McGraw-Hill, 1995. 241 pages. ISBN 0-07-040526-3. On Writing Well, by William Zinsser. Fifth Edition. Harper Collins, 1994. 287 pages. ISBN 0-06-273303-6.

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 scope and common causes of student attrition, highlighting seven major reasons for withdrawal: academic difficulty, adjustment problems, goal development or orientation, weak or external commitments, financial challenges, lack of congruence between the student and the institution, or isolation. Institutions have developed an array of retention programs in response. One such response, the development of learning communities, is explored in depth.