Learning Resources

Abstract: Book Review: Responsiblity Center Budgeting: An Approach to Decentralized Management for Institutions for Higher Education, by Edward Whalen. Indiana University Press, 1991. 204 pages.

Abstract: Book review: Effective Fund Raising in Higher Education: Ten Success Stories, by Margaret Duronio and Bruce Loessin. Jossey-Bass, 1991. 251 pages.

Abstract: Book review: Design of General-Purpose Classrooms and Lecture Halls, by Robert Allen. Pennsylvannia State University, 1991. 53 pages.

Abstract: Book review: Women of Influence, Women of Vision: A Cross-Generational Study of Leaders and Social Change, by Helen Astin and Carole Leland. Jossey-Bass, 1991. 192 pages.

Abstract: College and university music buildings are different from other campus buildings. They require advanced acoustical planning to control sound and noise, specialized design and construction, and additional cost. The different design features behoove the institution to initiate early and advanced acoustical planing for the sound of music. The initial acoustical planning issue is who will use the building and how. Normally, this includes community groups, and music and theater groups. A second concern is an effective design of the centerpiece of every music education facility--the recital hall. A third consideration is cost. Campus music buildings' outlay is twice the amount of institutional classrooms. A fourth issue is whether the facilities provide an appropriate music enviroment. Music buildings must enhance teaching, practice, rehearsal, and recording. Finally, there are design issues such as room acoustics: do they provide "sound and vibration isolation from internal and external noise" and do they filter mechanical system noise? Essentially acoustical planning for university music facilities is an important aspect of campus planning.

Abstract: Book Review: Involving Colleges: Successful Approaches to Fostering Student Learning and Development Outside the Classroom, by George Kuh, John Schuh, adn Elizabeth Whitt, and Associates. Jossey-Bass, 1991. 453 pages.

Abstract: Book review: Marketing Higher Education: A Handbook for College Adminstrators, by George Dehne, David Brodigan, and Peter Topping. Consortium for the Advancement of Private Higher education, 1991. 124 pages.