Books Received But Not Reviewed
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- Charter Authorizers Eye Rules on Closings. Hendrie, Caroline // Education Week;2/2/2005, Vol. 24 Issue 21, p1
This article presents views of James N. Goenner about the hardest part of closing down a charter school. As the executive director of the charter school office of Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant Michigan most authorizers who take their responsibilities seriously agree that weeding...
- Processes, Problems, and Prospects for Innovating within the University: Lessons from 45 Experiences. Vallance, Theodori R. // Journal of Higher Education;Dec1972, Vol. 43 Issue 9, p720
The article focuses on the process, problem and prospect for doing innovation within the university. The structural changes required for this kind of innovation are depicted in the article. The article takes a look at the objectives and conflicts surrounding one aspect of change in institutions...
- Stars Above! Derbyshire, John // National Review;7/9/2001, Vol. 53 Issue 13, p26
The article presents a commentary over the acceptance of astrology as a valid course of study by colleges and universities across the world. The course, reportedly, is now available at Kepler College of Astrological Arts and Sciences, Seattle, Washington. Kepler College is authorized by the...
- UNLV quietly planning for an uncertain future. // Las Vegas Business Press;4/29/2002, Vol. 19 Issue 17, p4
Editorial. Comments on the efforts of the University of Nevada planners to improve security and campus appearance in Las Vegas. Generation of campus and community opinions; Development of a facilities master plan; Prioritization of certain projects.
- Bard High School Early College. Botstein, Leon // Peer Review;Winter2003, Vol. 5 Issue 2, p17
Reports on the creation of the Bard High School Early College, an early college program in the U.S. Study on high schools in the U.S. academic engagement among high school upperclassmen; Goal of creating the early college program. INSET: Who Moves Across Systems.
- WANTED: Entrepren-eers. // Yankee;Sep2001, Vol. 65 Issue 7, p14
Focuses on Olin College of Engineering in Boston, Massachusetts. Provision of full scholarship to students; Commitment of the school to produce 'hybrid entrepreneur and engineer'; Estimation of costs in building construction.
- To Keep or Not to Keep Performance Funding. Burke, Joseph C.; Modarresi, Shahpar // Journal of Higher Education;Jul/Aug2000, Vol. 71 Issue 4, p432
Focuses on the performance funding for public colleges and universities in the United States. Role of performance funding in encouraging external accountability and institutional improvement; Challenges in the conception and implementation of performance funding; Identification of...
- Resource Data. Hovde, Bryn J. // Journal of Higher Education;Apr1948, Vol. 19 Issue 4, p203
The article discusses the final volume of the "Report of the President's Commission on Higher Education" in the United States which contains statistical records related to American higher education. It describes the data comprising the tables including the one that contains problems on higher...
- The University and Freedom. Commager, Henry Steele // Education Digest;Dec1963, Vol. 29 Issue 4, p15
The article details four functions or responsibilities of university and colleges. The first function of the university, developed in Italy and on the European Continent, was to train young men for the professions, originally for medicine, law and later for the church. The second function,...
