A study of the reliability and validity of a course evaluation method using small student discussion groups revealed the method to be reliable and productive but found discrepancies between student and teacher objects of evaluation and some dissatisfaction among teachers. (MSE)

Current directions in institutional evaluation, guidelines for evaluating institutions, types of evaluation, and some problems in assessing institutional quality are discussed. (MSE)

The discussions of participants of a workshop concerning the effects of retrenchment on teaching and research, institutional policies, and institutional operations in European higher educational institutions are summarized. (MSE)

It is proposed that educators may learn more about the experiences of other countries in responding to retrenchment by making direct comparisons between governments, institutions, or departments rather than between broad national situations. This approach is illustrated by a government-level comparative analysis. (MSE)

It is suggested that while recent studies of European countries' responses to retrenchment in higher education have provided good information, the experiences are not directly comparable. More can be learned by examining the experiences of additional countries, making comparisons with earlier research, and expanding the original studies' scope.…

Group discussions on three topical issues are summarized: internal institution management, including conflict resolution and administrators' leadership qualities and roles; institutional-government cooperation; and long-term social, economic, international, and educational trends. (MSE)

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)

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)

Research evaluations should be directed at affecting the implementation of policies resulting from research, not at monitoring the outcomes of research, particularly in strategic research relating to government and industry. (MSE)

The Internal Research Program at the University of Bremen is a young university's approach to the strategic planning and development of its research capacity and its faculty by providing incentives for faculty to undertake short-term research and development projects supported by institutional funds. (MSE)

In a time of restricted resources in universities and research institutions, the issue of career mobility for tenured researchers is reopened. Scientific, institutional, and geographic mobility are necessities. (MSE)

Ontario universities acted responsibly since 1973-74 in providing for faculty career progress and addition of new faculty members within budgetary constraints. Entry into the profession has slowed, and a faculty age maldistribution will persist for the forseeable future. Early retirement, faculty transfers, and retraining will be used minimally.…

Specific problems in training college administrators are discussed, including the Laval University program for training administrators who take a major part in institutional policy formation and resource and personnel management (presidents, vice presidents, deans, deans of faculty, department heads, and directors of university centers). (MSE)

Dutch university faculty and administrator participation in a complex organizational and management development system is described, and the use of management courses for administrator training is discussed with reference to three possible training program models. (MSE)