Planning and Management for a Changing Environment A Handbook on Redesigning Postsecondary Institutions

by Peterson, Marvin W.; Dill, David D.; Mets, Lisa A.

• ISBN13: 9780787908492
• ISBN10: 0787908495
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-04-29
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

An outstanding roster of higher education scholars and practitioners come together to offer latest expertise on strategic and operational planning with emphasis on the importance of contextual planning?that is planning based in the unique circumstances and environment of each individual institution--as the only planning approach that will yield successful results.The contributors include: Paul T. Brinkman, Ellen Earle Chaffee, Burton R. Clark, David William Cohen, Eric L. Dey, David D. Dill, Elaine El-Khawas, Rhonda Martin Epper, Peter T. Ewell, Ira Fink, Dorothy E. Finnegan, Fred J. Galloway, Harvey A. Goldstein, William H. Graves, Patricia J. Gumport, Raymond M. Haas, Terry W. Hartle, Robert G. Henshaw, Richard B. Heydinger, Sylvia Hurtado, Sarah Williams Jacobson, Dennis P. Jones, George Keller, R. Sam Larson, Bruce A. Loessin, Michael I. Luger, Theodore J. Marchese, Lisa A. Mets, James R. Mingle, Anthony W. Morgan, James L. Morrison, Anna Neumann, John L. Oberlin, Anne S. Parker, Marvin W. Peterson, Brian Pusser, Frans van Vught, and Ian Wilson.

Author Biography

MARVIN W. PETERSON is former director of the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at the University of Michigan. DAVID D. DILL is professor of public policy analysis and education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xiii	(6)
Burton R. Clark
Preface	xix	(4)
The Authors	xxiii
PART ONE: REDEFINING THE EXTERNAL CONTEXT FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION	1	(124)
1 Understanding the Competitive Environment of the Postsecondary Knowledge Industry	3	(27)
Marvin W. Peterson
David D. Dill
2 Federal Guidance for a Changing National Agenda	30	(15)
Terry W. Hartle
Fred J. Galloway
3 State Coordination and Planning in an Age of Entrpreneurship	45	(21)
James R. Mingle
Rhonda Martin Epper
4 The Role of Intermediary Organizations	66	(22)
Elaine El-Khawas
5 Effects of Competition on Diverse Institutional Contexts	88	(18)
David D. Dill
6 Principles for Redesigning Institutions	106	(19)
Richard B. Heydinger
PART TWO: REDIRECTING INSTITUTIONS THROUGH CONTEXTUAL PLANNING	125	(140)
7 Using Contextual Planning to Transform Institutions	127	(31)
Marvin W. Peterson
8 Examining What Works in Strategic Planning	158	(13)
George Keller
9 Focusing Institutional Mission to Provide Coherence and Integration	171	(20)
David D. Dill
10 Enhancing the Leadership Factor in Planning	191	(13)
Anna Neumann
R. Sam Larson
11 Analysing Environments and Developing Scenarious for Uncertain Times	204	(26)
James L. Morrison
Ian Wilson
12 Creating and Changing Institutional Cultures	230	(16)
Ellen Earle Chaffee
Sarah Williams Jacobson
13 Organizing the Elements of Planning	246	(19)
Raymond M. Hass
PART THREE: REORGANIZING MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FOR PLANNING	265	(138)
14 Expanding Information and Decision-Support Systems	267	(21)
Dennis P. Jones
15 Changing Fiscal Strategies for Planning	288	(19)
Paul T. Brinkman
Anthony W. Morgan
16 Linking Fundraising and Development with Planning	307	(12)
Bruce A. Loessin
17 Adapting Facilities for New Technologies and Learners	319	(21)
Ira Fink
18 Planning Change Through Program Review	340	(20)
Lisa A. Mets
19 Strengthening Assessment for Academic Quality Improvement	360	(22)
Peter T. Ewell
20 Using Policy Analysis for Strategic Choices	382	(21)
Frans van Vught
PART FOUR: RENEWING INSTITUTIONS AND PLANNING FOR ACADEMIC CHALLENGES	403	(160)
21 Achieving the Goals of Multiculturalism and Diversity	405	(27)
Sylvia Hurtado
Eric L. Dey
22 Infusing Information Technology into the Academic Process	432	(21)
William H. Graves
Robert G. Henshaw
John L. Oberlin
Anne S. Parker
23 Restructuring the Academic Environment	453	(26)
Patricia J. Gumport
Brian Pusser
24 Transforming Faculty Roles	479	(23)
Dorothy E. Finnegan
25 Sustaining Quality Enhancement in Academic and Managerial Life	502	(19)
Theodore J. Marchese
26 Assisting Economic and Business Development	521	(27)
Harvey A. Goldstein
Michael I. Luger
27 Understanding the Globalization of Scholarship	548	(15)
David William Cohen
Name Index	563	(8)
Subject Index	571