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Change Processes In Selected Private Institutions Of Higher Education, Ronald Dean Herr Jan 2006

Change Processes In Selected Private Institutions Of Higher Education, Ronald Dean Herr

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Problem. Some higher education institutions are responding to internal and external forces created by the Information Age due to changes in technology, shifts in education delivery, and increasing financial pressures. Are there common processes among a number of selected institutions of similar size and control that could be emulated by peer institutions?

Purpose. The purpose of the study was to describe change processes in private institutions of higher education that are successful based on selected academic and financial data. The institutions selected initially for superior academic and financial statistics over a 5- year period were all church-related and therefore the …