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ON THE HORIZON
The Strategic Planning Resource for Education Professionals
September/October 1998
IN THIS ISSUE:
Non-Traditional Universities Challenge 21st Century Higher Education
Thomas H. Athey
America's higher education has traditionally been served by residential
colleges and universities, comprehensive commuter institutions, and
community colleges. Athey argues that the emergence of non-traditional
colleges and universities threatens to change this significantly, and
colleges and universities must make significant changes in what education
they offer and how they deliver it if they are to survive in the 21st
century.
The Role of Technology in Education Today and Tomorrow: An Interview with
Kenneth Green
James L. Morrison
Kenneth (Casey) Green is the founder and director of the Campus Computing
Project. Begun in 1990, the Campus Computing Project is the largest
continuing study of the role of information technology in American
higher education. In this interview, Green discusses the influence of
technology on education and the changing face of distance learning.
Everybook: Publishing Without Paper
Wallace Hannum
A company named Everybook, Inc., recently received a patent for its
hand-held electronic book. Based on the shape and form of a book,
the electronic book combines mass electronic storage, electronic
communication, and electronic display to provide a very modern form
of publishing. The practical impact of these devices on the publishing
industry remains to be seen, but they will no doubt prove a force to
be reckoned with.
Ecological Advantage: Growth Strategies for Knowledge Organizations
Michael D. Kull
In recent years, knowledge has come to be regarded as the key economic
resource for a twenty-first-century postindustrial economy. In referring
to knowledge organizations, we must distinguish between information-
focused and knowledge-focused groups. Each type of group has its own
needs for growth, development, and success, and its own strengths and
weaknesses. In order to guide educational organizations effectively,
leaders must determine which type of group their institution belongs to,
and adjust their strategy accordingly.
The Science in Policy Project
Douglas Crawford-Brown
The Science in Policy Project is an attempt to provide science majors
with the skills to apply their knowledge in fields outside of academia.
This project developed from Princeton University's Ph.D.-Plus program,
which provides participants with the opportunity to learn to deal with
the diverse demands of the private sector, which are often vastly different
from those of the academy.
State Policy Concerns and Higher Education Governance
Laurence R. Marcus
Campus leaders tend to view performance-based funding practices as methods
of increasing their accountability. State policymakers, on the other hand,
may take a different view, accusing the leaders of educational institutions
of seeking increased funding regardless of the needs of the state. In order
to resolve the funding problems caused by these divergent views, colleges
and universities must band together and work collaboratively in order to
avoid being drowned in a sea of politics.
Understanding Education's "Work"
Lewis A. Rhodes
It is easy to assume that K-12 and higher learning fit seamlessly together
into one system, but this is often not the case. Many of the current
problems in education arise from a lack of understanding of the different
nature of
the work done by students and teachers in K-12 and higher learning
institutions. These problems are especially troublesome when one level takes
on
responsibility for training practitioners of the other, or recommending how
they should
improve. This gap in communication between the different levels of
instruction must
be resolved if they are to cease working at odds with each other and begin
working for the common goal of student learning.