The evolution of management information systems in higher education is traced, with contributing factors noted. Benefits are summarized and shortcomings are discussed with emphasis on their limitations as the basis for resource allocation during an era of budgetary stringency. (Author/JMD)

The role of industry in the planning and management of research is discussed. It is suggested that university research should be ahead of industry and industry should not try to influence academic programs in the basic sciences. (Author/SF)

Two questions are considered: "How do results of university research find their way into societal improvements?" and "What might enhance the flow and use of results of university research?" Perspectives of government sponsorship, institutional management, and institutional conservation are considered, as well as findings from studies of…

The transfer of technology from universities to industry is discussed. Increasingly universities are being considered as elements in industrial development. How universities should fulfill this role and forms of transfer mechanisms are examined, including university administrations, and nonprofit or commercial interface organizations. (Author/SF)

The management of higher education institutions is discussed in light of the exponential expansion of universities during the last century. It is suggested that universities embrace social relevance as a major goal. The proper social relevance of universities and its effects on their objectives and methods of management are discussed. (Author/SF)

The concept of collective autonomy is discussed as it refers to cooperation between universities. The need for a collective autonomy of universities, the aims and limits of such a concept, and means and opportunities for creating and fostering it are examined. (Author/SF)

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)

This article proposes--and illustrates by actual example--the extent to which day-to-day facilities planning in universities must in the future be determined by the dynamics of change acting upon the university of tomorrow, whose objectives must be rethought and modified. Issues considered include the teaching, research, and especially the…

The problem of having two "cultures" (the scientific and the literary) that do not communicate with each other, resulting in difficulty in adapting to the scientific revolution, is discussed. Another gap in society is identified: universities are sources of innovative ideas, but society does not exploit them. (Author/MLW)

Data from a 1979 survey of American state agencies for higher education indicate that obstacles to modifying and/or terminating academic programs can be placed into eight categories. The eight categories and a variety of coping devices are discussed, and a conceptual coping process model is proposed. (Author/MLW)

The most fundamental issue in U.S. higher education is that of reconciling tradition and change, especially in the areas of patterns of college attendance, the academic profession, the corporate research relationship, advancing technology, and the drive for accountability. (MSE)

The potential contributions of computers to college instruction, academic support services, and administration are examined, hardware needs and options are discussed, and a solution involving the integration of campus communications and computing functions using both mainframe and microcomputers is illustrated in one institution's system. (MSE)

While institutions and systems of higher education in different countries have much to learn from each others' experiences in this period of substantial educational change, each must also be careful to examine its own conditions, needs, and mission before adapting further to competitive pressures. (MSE)

Aspects of evaluation in higher education are reviewed, including its role, the range of approaches, components, techniques, mechanisms and institutions for evaluation, impacts, evaluation by students, evaluation of research quality, and levels of evaluation (system, institution, faculty). (MSE)

Evaluators of basic units in higher education should be explicit about the motives, object, organization, criteria, methods, dissemination, and impacts of evaluation efforts to avoid being counterproductive. (Author/MSE)