Designed as a reference for both practitioners and scholars, this book describes the general development of governance, management, and leadership in higher education, and also outlines the evolution of particular issues, concepts, and literature within each of these three areas. Each bibliographic entry is numbered to provide cross-references to other chapters, and classic works are specially marked. The 21 chapters include: "Organizational Concepts Underlying Governance and Administration" (E.E. Chaffee); "State Involvement in Higher Education" (R.O. Berdahl); "Federal Influences on Postsecondary Education" (J.B. Lee); "Governance and the Judiciary" (B.A. Lee); "Institutional Governing Boards and Trustees" (R.T. Ingram and L.E. Henderson); "Administrative Structures and Decision-Making Processes" (F.A. Schmidtlein); "Institutional Planning, Strategy, and Policy Formulation" (D.M. Norris and N.L. Poulton); "Financial Management and Resource Allocation" (L.L. Leslie); "Program Planning, Development, and Evaluation" (R.J. Barak); "Human Resource Development and Personnel Administration" (R.T. Fortunato, J.A. Greenberg, and G. Waddell); "Decision Support Systems and Information Technology" (B.S. Sheehan); "Policy Analysis and Institutional Research" (C. Fincher); "Innovation, Planned Change, and Transformation Strategies" (R.C. Nordvall); "Improving Academic Quality and Effectiveness" (K.S. Cameron); "Managing Declining Enrollments and Revenues" (R.F. Zammuto); "Equity and Affirmative Action" (R.C. Richardson, Jr. and D.J. Vangsnes); "Leadership and Administrative Style" (D.D. Dill and P.K. Fullagar); "Leadership Selection, Evaluation, and Development" (C.F. Fisher); "The College and University Presidency" (J.F. Kauffman); and "Academic and Administrative Officers" (D.G. Brown, R.A. Scott, and L.C. Winner). Appended are: lists of higher education journals, periodicals, and monograph series; other related publications; and higher education associations. (LB)