This author begins by mapping the policy changes of the past 20 years that have occupied and changed the educational terrain in New Zealand. Fundamentally, the reform of education was premised on ideological conjecture that some changes (structural, administrative, pedagogical and managerial) were required, and that these changes would deliver…

The process of institutional performance assessment in higher education carries with it potential liabilities and warrants careful consideration. The political, methodological, economic, and philosophical cautions to be considered are described and procedures for effectively dealing with these issues are suggested. (Author/JMD)

Quantifiable data planning systems and their characteristics are discussed. The need for system integration with institutional data systems for control and operations is emphasized, and prerequisites for such integration are identified. Resources and organizational changes necessary for implementing a planning data system are examined. (Author/LBH)

European university administrators report their impressions and conclusions about academic restructuring, personnel policy, and retrenchment following a visit to institutions in the United States. (MSE)

It is proposed that in a time of social and political conservatism, American higher education is moving from traditional to nontraditional procedures, from familiar patterns to newer ones, and is driven by external pressures as well as internal ones. (MSE)

In Spain, social change and crisis, and the need for higher education reform, have been particularly intensive. However, it was not until the recent University Reform Act that a framework for reorganization based on the principles of the public university was established. (MSE)

A Quebec university administrator describes the province's university system; explains budget restrictions imposed on the universities and the Ministry of Education's new financial plan; and discusses general versus specific financing, cost-effectiveness, assessing instructional and research quality, and institutional adjustment to market trends.…

A University of Leiden study on the potential use of quantitative, literature-based indicators as tools for monitoring research productivity and establishing research policy, based on the bibliographic productivity of two major faculties, is reported and discussed. (MSE)

The assumption that higher education has begun a postexpansion decline is challenged, and the accumulation of new demands on higher education is examined from three perspectives: political, socioeconomic, and intellectual/cultural. It is proposed that higher education's role in modern society will intensify and change. (MSE)

Crucial changes in education, research, and society are decisive factors in a change strategy for university and research institution policy. Planning must now be more than physical planning and must include new qualitative features such as expert systems and new algorithms. (MSE)

The impact on nine British universities' of substantial financial reductions in 1980-81 and the policy implications for national funding agencies are examined. Implementation of institutional retrenchment plans and the role of high-level administrators are discussed. (MSE)

The principles underlying research and development centers or parks are reviewed, the history and current status of such undertakings in Europe are described, and the university perspective on participation in them is discussed. (Author/MSE)

The role of an economic development agency in promoting networking and communication among high-tech industries in one region of the Netherlands is described. (Author/MSE)

The development of the Grenoble-Meylan (France) science park is described, highlighting the process by which the need for careful and coordinated planning was needed. (Author/MSE)

A discussion of the emergence of science parks as an option for university-industry cooperation focuses on the university's role and the need for careful planning of the university's involvement. (Author/MSE)