Showing papers on "Institutional research published in 1987"
01 Jan 1987
84 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors consider the implications for researchers and administrators if the organizational environment is interpreted as "enacted" and suggest ways administrators might identify what they need to do and how they do it, given the socially constructed organization in which they find themselves.
Abstract: This paper considers the implications for researchers and administrators if the organizational environment is interpreted as “enacted.” In so doing, the paper demonstrates now supposing that environments are socially constructed implies (different orientations to problem-solving and raises new research questions than if we assume environments are a finite number of objective facts. The essay differentiates between objective and enacted environments and suggests ways administrators might identify what they need to do and how they do it, given the socially constructed organization in which they find themselves.
57 citations
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38 citations
TL;DR: The exploration of institutional images is an emotionally charged task often given to researchers as mentioned in this paper, and the focus group methodology exposes the richness and complexity of feelings and perceptions, which can be used to expose the complexity of emotions and perceptions.
Abstract: The exploration of institutional images is an emotionally charged task often given to researchers. The focus group methodology exposes the richness and complexity of feelings and perceptions.
32 citations
Book•
27 Nov 1987
TL;DR: A comprehensive overview of the most significant literature on governance, management, and leadership in colleges and universities, providing convenient reference to more than 550 key books, articles, and reports in the field is provided in this paper.
Abstract: This book is a comprehensive overview of the most significant literature on governance, management, and leadership in colleges and universities, providing convenient reference to more than 550 key books, articles, and reports in the field.
26 citations
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22 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the analyst can select from a variety of methods for developing institutional comparison groups and several contextual issues frame the choice of method, such as institutional comparison group selection, selection of comparison groups, etc.
Abstract: The analyst can select from a variety of methods for developing institutional comparison groups. Several contextual issues frame the choice of method.
19 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors outline a number of general approaches to organisational effectiveness, and three approaches to effectiveness in the more specific field of higher education, and derive a broad framework suggestive of the main causal relationships likely to exist between various areas of institutional achievement.
Abstract: This article outlines a number of general approaches to organisational effectiveness, and three approaches to effectiveness in the more specific field of higher education. The literature survey is used to derive a broad framework suggestive of the main causal relationships likely to exist between various areas of institutional achievement, and this framework is used as a background to discussion of empirical evidence. Empirical findings in the field of institutional achievement are sparse and poorly interconnected. The article summarises findings from product portfolio matrix studies and Cameron's work on effectiveness, discusses some aspects of institutional management, and outlines some differences between British and American universities regarding the acquisition of funds. The article concludes with comments on some methodological aspects of assessing institutional achievement.
14 citations
TL;DR: In the Netherlands, there is a broad agreement on the starting point that the institutions of higher education themselves should be responsible for the development of an adequate quality control system as mentioned in this paper, but this new approach also created an area of tension between the responsibilities of government and those of the institutional governing boards in that it is at odds with the sections of the two new Higher Education Laws enacted in 1986 on the role of government in ensuring the quality of education.
Abstract: In the current discussion in the Netherlands on the way the quality of higher education should be assessed and controlled there seems to be broad agreement on the startingpoint that the institutions of higher education themselves should be responsible for the development of an adequate quality control system. This view was stated in a government paper (HOAK, 1985), which stands for 'Hoger Onderwijs: Autonomie en Kwaliteit' 'Higher Education: autonomy and quality'), in which self-regulation was proposed as the new mechanism for steering higher education, and the development of a formal quality control system was regarded as an important condition for the transition from central guidance and regulation to self-regulation. However, this new approach also created an area of tension between the responsibilities of government and those of the institutional governing boards in that it is at odds with the sections of the two new Higher Education Laws enacted in 1986 on the role of government in ensuring the quality of higher education. Since the publication of the HOAK paper, therefore, the debate has focused on the question whether external evaluation activities by or on behalf of government are legitimate and desirable. Before outlining the positions of the interested parties, the major elements of HOAK and some developments in Dutch higher education relevant to its contents will be discussed briefly.
11 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of doctoral education on career development, the perceived influence of the institutional values on graduates, and the frequency and type of research/scholarly activities engaged in during and after graduate school were examined.
Abstract: This study sought to establish baseline data on the outcomes of doctoral education at a private, urban university. Through the use of a survey instrument developed by the researchers, Ph.D. and Ed.D. recipients from 16 departments who had graduated between 1963 and 1984 were contacted. Three primary areas were examined: (1) the impact of doctoral education on career development, (2) the perceived influence of the institutional values on graduates, and (3) the frequency and type of research/scholarly activities engaged in during and after graduate school. Data provided by 707 respondents to the 168 item survey were analyzed by department, by degree, and by four general academic fields, and a number of indices were developed. The main thrust of this paper is the development of the instrument and indices, and the preliminary comparison of four fields with the indices.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report the results of a study of faculty publication productivity at five major research universities and conclude that institutional publication rates can be estimated from references in the Corporate Indexes and provide one, albeit imperfect, measure of relative university research productivity.
Abstract: This paper reports the results of a study of faculty publication productivity at five major research universities. Data on publication rates were gathered for two years from theCorporate Indexes published by the Institute for Scientific Information, while numbers of faculty by academic discipline were computed using standard reports generated annually by the participating universities. The primary conclusion drawn from the study is that institutional publication rates can be estimated from references in theCorporate Indexes and provide one, albeit imperfect, measure of relative university research productivity.
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01 Nov 1987
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TL;DR: In this article, a case study of financial analysis and advocacy at a major state university is presented, showing that interinstitutional comparisons actually change a state's higher education budgeting.
Abstract: Can interinstitutional comparisons actually change a state's higher education budgeting? This chapter presents a case study of financial analysis and advocacy at a major state university.
TL;DR: The future of faculty development programs will benefit most from a systematic assessment of program goals as discussed by the authors, which can be found in the paper "A Systematic Assessment of Faculty Development Programs".
Abstract: The future of faculty development programs will benefit most from a systematic assessment of program goals.
30 Oct 1987
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a model that systematically incorporates peer comparisons throughout the institutional planning cycle, alleviating a number of problems and increasing the power of comparison as a higher education management tool.
Abstract: The popularity of the peer comparison method as a tool for decision making at all levels of the college or university often raises a number of issues. This chapter presents a model that systematically incorporates peer comparisons throughout the institutional planning cycle, alleviating a number of problems and increasing the power of comparison as a higher education management tool.
TL;DR: The AMOS: Analysis Model pertaining to the quality of education within Faculties (in Dutch: Analyse Model voor het Onderwijs in Studierichtingen) as discussed by the authors is an example of such a model.
Abstract: Within tertiary education in the Netherlands educational evaluation at course level and also at curriculum level is becoming increasingly normal. Up till now, this aspect of the process of quality control and improvement has not been handled systematically within the framework of institutional policy. An initial step has been taken at the Free University, Amsterdam, with the introduction of AMOS: Analysis Model pertaining to the quality of Education within Faculties (in Dutch: Analyse Model voor het Onderwijs in Studierichtingen).
TL;DR: In this paper, a preeminent requirement for successful student retention is cooperation between academic and student affairs domains, which is a pre-condition for success in student recruitment and retention.
Abstract: T h e preeminent requirement for successful student retention is cooperation between academic and student affairs domains.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the development and implementation of a marketing plan that focuses on the recruitment of new freshmen at the University of Colorado at Boulder and present a case study based on the case study.
Abstract: This chapter describes the development and implementation of a marketing plan that focuses on the recruitment of new freshmen. A case study based on the University of Colorado at Boulder illustrates the major planning considerations.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose to get the most from interinstitutional comparisons requires some effort. Careful planning will increase the chances of success and long-run effects may have the greatest impact.
Abstract: Getting the most from interinstitutional comparisons requires some effort. Careful planning will increase the chances of success. Long-run effects may have the greatest impact.
TL;DR: The planning effort must be assessed periodically to determine if the process and data employed are leading to effective decisions.
Abstract: The planning effort must be assessed periodically to determine if the process and data employed are leading to effective decisions.
01 May 1987
TL;DR: In this article, the evaluation of student support services employs objectives, strategies, and traditional and nontraditional measures, and the evaluation is based on a set of objectives and strategies.
Abstract: The evaluation of student support services employs objectives, strategies, and traditional and nontraditional measures.