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Issues for the 21st Century

By: Edward T. Foote

From Volume 24 Number 2 | Winter 1995–1996

Abstract: Book Review: Higher Education Cannot Escape History: Issues for the Twenty-First Century, by Clark Kerr, State University of New York Press, 1994. 244 pages. ISBN 0-7914-1708-5.

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New Trouble: Teachers with Language Deficiencies

By: Michael Olivas,Augustina Reyes

A small but growing number of college instructors lack proficiency in English. What should institutions do?

From Volume 24 Number 2 | Winter 1995–1996

Abstract: Highlights the reasons behind the increase in non-native English speaking teaching assistants and instructors and many institutions’ laissez-faire attitudes towards preparing such faculty for their teaching responsibilities. As a result, several states have enacted legislation requiring proficiency in spoken English of instructors in public universities and colleges. Examines some difficulties in addressing this problem, from determining what is meant by proficiency to preventing racial or ethnic discrimination.

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Planning for Museums on Campus

By: Gail Dexter Lord,Margaret May

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From Volume 24 Number 2 | Winter 1995–1996

Abstract: Analyzes factors integral to campus museum planning: visitor analysis, market analysis, collections analysis, programs evaluation, institutional context, and institutional plan. Considers issues underlying each of these six factors which, when addressed together, can facilitate the implementation, expansion, or restructuring of campus museums.

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Planning for the New Realities

By: Jack E. Freeman

From Volume 24 Number 2 | Winter 1995–1996

Abstract: Book review: Higher Education: On a Collision Course with New realities, by David Breneman. Association of Governing Boards (Washington, D.C.), 1994. 14 pages. Occassional Paper No. 22. The New Activism of Corporate Boards and the Implications for Campus Governance, by Richard Chait. Assocation of Governing bOards (Washington, D.C.), 1995. 24 pages. Occasional Paper No. 26.

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Programming for Construction on Campus

By: Persis C. Rickes

From Volume 24 Number 2 | Winter 1995–1996

Abstract: Book review: Architectural Programming: Creative Techniques for Design Professionals, by Robert Kumlin. McGraw-Hill, 1995. 253 pages. ISBN 0-07-035972-5.

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The Effects of Family Breakdown

By: Reynolds Farley

From Volume 24 Number 2 | Winter 1995–1996

Abstract: Book review: Growing Up With a Single Parent: What Hursts, What Helps, by Sara McLanahan and Gary Sandefur. Harvard University Press, 1994. 190 pages. ISBN 0-674-36407-4.

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Has Student Affairs Gone Astray?

By: James Tederman

From Volume 24 Number 1 | Fall 1995

Abstract: Book Review: Reform in Student Affairs: A Critique of Student Development, by Paul Bloland, Louis Stamatakos, adn Russell Rogers. ERIC Counseling and STudent Services Clearing House, School of Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1994. 115 pages. ISBN 1-56109-060-3.

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What Kind of Workstations for the Laboratories?

By: Nolan W. Watson

Today's laboratories require facilities planners who understand the new environment for scientific work.

From Volume 24 Number 1 | Fall 1995

Abstract: Identifies and describes four basic types of laboratory workbenches, or casework systems, which campus facilities planners must evaluate when redesigning or constructing new research and instructional labs. Also presents general considerations for choosing laboratory furniture, and gives suggestions for navigating among them.

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Managing the Postmodern University

By: Peter Flawn

From Volume 24 Number 1 | Fall 1995

Abstract: Book review: Managing Today's University: Strategies for Viability, Change, and Excellence (second edition), by frederick Balderston. Joseey-Bass, 1995. 379 pages. ISBN 0-7879-0072-9

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Mission Statements: One More Time

By: Don Detomasi

Done differently, these statements can be more useful to planning.

From Volume 24 Number 1 | Fall 1995

Abstract: Contends that concise, specific, and operationally useful mission statements are integral to campus planning. As products, institutional mission statements set objectives for planning and are valuable marketing and public relations tools. As process, mission statements represent a range of voices and institutional concerns. The author claims both aspects of mission statements are essential.

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Issues for the 21st Century

New Trouble: Teachers with Language Deficiencies

Planning for Museums on Campus

Planning for the New Realities

Programming for Construction on Campus

The Effects of Family Breakdown

Has Student Affairs Gone Astray?

What Kind of Workstations for the Laboratories?

Managing the Postmodern University

Mission Statements: One More Time