Learning Resources

Abstract: In an attempt to reduce or eliminate the problems associated with hiring outside architects to draw up master plans, the president of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte created an in-house master planning task force to oversee the bulk of the master planning efforts. Outlines the various stages the task force underwent in the planning process, including educating its members about campus design, creating a vision, determining essential values, and drawing up guidelines for the planning process.

Abstract: Book Review: Religion and American Education: Rethinking a National Dilemma, by Warren Nord. University of North Carolina Press. 1995. 458 pages. ISBN 0-8078-4478-0.

Abstract: Book reivew: Leading Minds: An Anatomy of Leadership, by Howard Gardner. Basic Books, 1995. 341 pages. ISBN 0-465-08279-3.

Abstract: Summarizes the brief history of the Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW), and discusses three campus planning issues that have resulted from the rapid expansion of the Web: how can institutions best use the Web to support teaching, research, recruitment, and public relations, ensure that what goes out from their campus is accurate and of high quality, and devise guidelines for information dissemination from individuals or departments?

Abstract: Documents the shift in focus on assessment in the 1980s to focus on accountability in the 1990s. More and more frequently, the author contends, assessment is being linked with planning as a means of determining if the academic plan is working. Offers suggestions for collecting data to demonstrate an institution is operating efficiently and in concert with the overall institutional plan.

Abstract: Book review: Transforming Higher Education: A Vision for Learning in the 21st Century, by Micheal Dolence and Donald Norris. Society for College and University Planning, 1995. 100 pages. (No ISBN.)

Abstract: This book thoroughly reviews the fundamentals of campus planning. It is divided into three sections: “Prospectus,” “The Campus and Its Parts” (such as instructional facilities, housing, and parking and circulation), and “Campus Plans,” (such as expanding the campus, building a new campus, and renovating). It is rich in concepts and specific solutions, with hundreds of photographs and drawings. It should be on the bookshelf of any campus planner. This classic was first printed in 1963 and is the work of Richard P. Dober, a charter member of SCUP, who influenced campuses worldwide as a planner and consultant to more than 350 educational institutions.

Richard Dober (1928–2014) was a planning and design advisor to more than 450 colleges, universities, and cultural institutions worldwide, as well as to foundations and government agencies, the World Bank, and UNESCO. He wrote nine books and numerous articles on planning and design and was a founder of the Society for College and University Planning. He led consulting firms since the early 1960s, including most recently, Dober Lidsky Mathey, a firm specializing in campus planning and facility planning services.

Abstract: Facing storms of change within and outside the academy, higher education officials have realized that major realignments are underway creating demographic, economic, political, and cultural imperatives. Quality, accountability, and institutional effectiveness have become part of the culture for stakeholders in higher education. Program directors, department chairpersons, academic deans and their associates, and academic vice presidents are anticipating continued change and are ready to respond in a timely fashion using new planning approaches and techniques.

In assembling this reader, the selection of materials was guided by a sensitivity to provide academic planners with tools to facilitate the transformation of higher education institutions from provider-centered cultures and organizations to leamer-centered franchises. Readings examine partnerships and alliances needed for higher education institutions to survive, if not lead, the transformation of society into the information age.

This book tells how planners can best situate themselves and their organizations in the emerging network of collaborative resources. It is organized into the following sections: Environmental Scanning, Curriculum Planning, Enrollment Management, Human Resources Planning, Planning for Information Technology, Student Services, Academic Planning Within the Larger Context, and Linking Quality and Accountability.

Abstract: Questions whether improving the living conditions of the poor depends on the kinds of questions and answers which engage most social scientists, and contends that the real issue belying the social and economic problems of the poor is a spiritual one, not a matter of government intervention and incentives. Such a focus on community and personal spirituality must come from within the communities themselves, the author contends, although public leadership can and should be used to support such a focus.

Abstract: Book Review: Reinventing the University: Managing and FInancing Institutions of Higher Education, edited by Sandra Johnson and Sean Rush. John Wiley & Sons, 1995. 390 pages. ISBN 0-471-10452-3.