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John L. Yeager
Department of Administrative and Policy Studies
5S36 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
School of Education
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
Phone: 412-648-2140; FAX: 412-648-1784
Email: jlyeager@pitt.edu
Major Area of Interest and Expertise
------------------------------------------------Design and implementation of management systems that facilitate and support decision-making
in institutions of higher education. Of particular interest is the development of
integrated and management systems involving strategic planning, finance and
budgeting, human resources, and quality assurance practices within a collegial
environment. Of further interest is the evaluation of the effectiveness and efficiency of
such systems and the information requirements to support decision-making within an
international context in terms of understanding specific cultural influences on
management systems in support of decision-making.
University of Pittsburgh Higher Education Management Coursework
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- College and University Project Planning
 College and University Strategic Planning
 Higher Education Finance and Budget
 College and University Human Resource Management
 Higher Education Policy
 Advanced Seminar in Higher Education Institutional Management
 Research Seminar for Dissertation
 Comparative Higher Education
 Institutional Quality Assurance
Education
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1966
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Ed.D. – Major, Educational Research
Minor, Educational Psychology
1963
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
M.Ed. – Secondary Education
1960
Clarion State College, Clarion, PA
B.S. – Major, Mathematics
Minor, Physical Science
Academic Experience
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1970 - Present
Associate Professor of Education
Department of Higher Education
University of Pittsburgh
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1988 - Present
Associate Professor (Joint Appointment)
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
University of Pittsburgh
1966 - 1970
Assistant Professor of Education
Department of Educational Research
University of Pittsburgh
Professional Experience
--------------------------------2004 –2008
Program Coordinator
Higher Education Program
Department of Administrative and Policy Studies
University of Pittsburgh
1999-Present
Director
Institute for Higher Education Management
Department of Administrative and Policy Studies
University of Pittsburgh
1993-1996
Chair
Department of Administrative and Policy Studies
University of Pittsburgh
1989-1992
Vice President for Administration
University of Pittsburgh
1984-1989
Vice President for Operations
University of Pittsburgh Trust
1981-1984
Vice President, Planning and Budget
University of Pittsburgh
1976-1983
Deputy Senior Vice Chancellor for Administration
Associate Vice Chancellor for Planning and Budget
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Planning and Budget
University of Pittsburgh
1973-1976
Director, University Planning
University of Pittsburgh
1972-1973
Director of University External Studies Program
1964- 1972
Various positions – final position Associate Director
Learning Resource and Development Center
Publications
-------------------------------------Trettle, Brenda S., & Yeager, John L. (2011). Linking Strategic Planning, Priorities, Resource Allocation and
Assessment. In Stewart Sutin et al (Eds.), Increasing Effectiveness of the Community College Financial
Model: A Global Perspective for the Global Economy. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
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Publications (cont’d)
El-Ghali, Hana A., Chen, Qianyi, & Yeager, John L. (2011). Strategic Planning in Higher Education
Institutions in Developing Nations: The Case of Non-Gulf Countries in the Middle East. In D. Kirk (Ed).,
Education Development in the Middle East: Issues, Practice, and Perspective. New York: Palgrave
Macmillan (Under contract – submitted).
El-Ghali, Hana A., Yeager, John L., & Zein, Zeinab (2011). A Policy Framework for Higher Education in
Lebanon: The Role of Strategic Planning. In J. N. Hawkins, & W J. Jacob (Eds.), In Policy Debates in
Comparative Education. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Chen, Qianyhi and Yeager, John L. “Comparative Study of Faculty Evaluation of Teaching Practice between
Chinese and U.S. Institutions of Higher Education”, Frontiers of Education in China, Vol. 6, Number 2, 2011.
Murphy, Meghan, E., Tannehill, Darcy, & Yeager, John L. (In press) (2008). Assessment of Adult Learner’s
Prior Learning Experiences: A Quality Imperative. PAACE Journal of Lifelong Learning, 17.
Yeager, John L., Nelson, Glenn M., Potter, Eugenie, A., Weidman, John C., & Zullo, Thomas G. (2001).
ASHE Reader on Finance. Association for the Study of Higher Education. Boston, MA: Pearson Custom
Publishing.
Weidman, John C., Yeager, John L., & Davaa, Suren. “A General System of Assessing University Faculty.”
In Mongolian Higher Education: Concepts for the 21st Century. Proceedings of the 1st Conference of
Mongolian College and University Faculty Members. Ulaanbaatar: Mongolian Universitis Consortium, 1999
(Mongolian language publication, in preparation not submitted).
Morote, Elsa Sofia, & Yeager, John L. “Higher Education and the Emerging Markets”. In Higher Education:
The Social, Political and Economics’ Driver of Mexico’s Future, Garland Pub., 1999.
Weidman, John C., & Yeager, John L. “Higher Education Planning in Transitional Countries: The Case of
Mongolia,” Planning for Higher Education, Spring, 1999, Vol. 27, No. 3.
Mauch, James E., Weidman, John C., Yeager, John L., & Nelson, Glenn M. “Consulting for the Asian
Development Bank on Higher Education Reform: Institutional and Cultural Issues.” Review Journal of
Philosophy and Social Science, 1999, Vol. 24, No. 1 & 2, 99-122.
Bat-Erdene, Regsuren, Davaa, Surengiin, & Yeager, John L. (May 1998). “The National University of
Mongolia: The Winds of Change.” In Paula L. W. Sabloff (Ed.), Higher Education in the Post-Communist
World: Case Studies of Eight Universities. New York: Garland Publishing.
Weidman, John C., & Yeager, John L. “Mongolian Higher Education in Transition.” International Higher
Education, Spring, 1999, No. 15.
Weidman, John C., Bat-Erdene, Regsurengiin, Yeager, John L., Sukhbaatar, Javzan, Jargalimaa, Tsendjav, &
Davaa, Suren. “Mongolian Higher Education in Transition: Planning and Responding Under Conditions of
Rapid Change.” Tertium Comparationis, 1998, Vol. 4, No. 2.
Nelson, Glenn M., Yeager, John L., & Duemer, Lee S. “Curricular Relevancy of a Higher Education
Program.” Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Newsletter, Spring, 1996-97, Vol. 11, No.
2.
McClure, Maureen, Weidman, John., & Yeager, John L. (1996.8). Higher Education Cost Models and
Tuition Structures, pp. 169-224. In An Analysis of Education Cost Differentials for Determining and
Modifying the Tuition Levels of Colleges and Universities. Research Committee for Analysis of Differential
Cost Levels in Higher Education. Seoul, Korea: Ministry of Education.
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Publications (cont’d)
Linhart, Cynthia A., & Yeager, John L. (1984). "Review of State Practices in Financing Higher Education."
Solicited paper prepared for the Governor's Commission on Financing Higher Education, Department of
Higher Education, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Linhart, Cynthia A., & Yeager, John L. (1984). "Public Support of Private Higher Education." Solicited
paper prepared for the Governor's Commission on Financing Higher Education, Department of Education,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Linhart, Cynthia A., & Yeager, John L. (1984). "Review of the State Budget Formula Approach for the
Support of Postsecondary Educational Institutions." Solicited paper prepared for the Governor's Commission
on Financing Higher Education, Department of Education, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Yeager, John L., & Linhart, Cynthia A. (March, 1979). "Adequacy of Budget Formulas for Balancing
Institutional Needs and Resources in Non-Growth Periods." Resources in Education, Document No.
ED161333.
Yeager, John L., & Linhart, Cynthia A. (October, 1978). "A Review of Selected State Budget Formulas for
the Support of Postsecondary Educational Institutions." Resources in Education, Document No. ED154685.
Yeager, John L., & Morrow, Patricia J. (September, 1974). "Academic Planning in Higher Education."
Management Forum, Academy for Educational Development, Vol. 3, No. 7.
Collins, Robert A., & Yeager, John L. (Winter, 1974). "Staff Evaluation and Incentive Practices Utilized by
Behavioral Science Research Organizations: A Pilot Study." Journal of the Society of Research
Administrators, Vol. V, No. 3.
Gow, Doris T., & Yeager, John L. (January/February, 1973). "The Design and Development of
Individualized Curriculum Materials for Higher Education." The Journal of Higher Education.
Smith, James W., Meese, Robert H., & Yeager, John L. (Spring, 1973). "A Model for the Application of
Alternative Research Planning Techniques." Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, Vol. IV, No.
4.
Kissel, Mary Ann, & Yeager, John L. (Winter, 1972). "Relative Efficiency of Several Methods of Direct
Observation." The Journal of Experimental Education, Vol. 41, No. 2.
Meese, Kathryn, & Yeager, John L. (Spring, 1971). "Recommended Guidelines for the Evaluation of R&D
Personnel." Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, Vol. II, No. 4.
Wang, Margaret, & Yeager, John L. (May, 1971). "Evaluation Under Individualized Instruction." The
Elementary School Journal, Vol. 71, No. 8.
Yeager, John L., & Kissel, Mary Ann (1969). "An Investigation of the Relationship Between Selected
Student Characteristics and Time Required to Achieve Unit Mastery." LRDC Working Paper #46.
Yeager, John L., & Glaser, R. (1968). "The Learning Research and Development Center at the University of
Pittsburgh." The Journal of Research and Development in Education.
Yeager, John L. (Fall, 1968). "A System for Individualizing Education, Individually Prescribed Instruction."
American Annals of the Deaf.
Yeager, John L. (1968). "Evaluation as an Essential Tool in the Field Testing and Dissemination of
Educational Programs." SRIS Quarterly.
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Publications (cont’d)
Yeager, John L., & Lindvall, C. M. (1968). "Evaluating an Instructional Innovation Through the Observation
of Pupil Activities." The High School Journal, Vol. 51, No. 6.
Yeager, John L., & Lindvall, C. M. (1967). "An Exploratory Investigation of Selected Measures of Rate of
Learning." The Journal of Experimental Education, Vol. 36, No. 2.
Lindvall, C. M., Yeager, J. L., Wang, M., & Wood, C. (1967). "Manual for IPI Student Observational Form."
Mirrors for Behavior, edited by Anita Simon and E. Gil Boyer, Vol. 3, Chapter 12.
Selected Presentations
-------------------------------------------Chen, Qianyi, & Yeager, John L. “The Training of University Administrators in China: A Comparative
Perspective”. In Frontiers of Education in China, January 18, 2012.
El-Ghali, Hana A., & Yeager, John L. (2012). “Universities post-revolution: A stakeholder response to the
crisis of ‘jobless graduates’ in Egypt.” Presented at the Comparative and International Education Society
conference, April 26, 2012, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Ramos-Mattoussi, Flavia S. et al., (2012). Challenges and opportunities in Indonesia: How are
international donors paving the road for the 21 st century’s secular and Islamic higher education
institutions?” Presented at the Comparative and International Education Society conference, April 27,
2012, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Kamolpun, S., & Yeager, J. L. (2011). Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) integration and
Thai higher education policy. Paper presented at the CIES 2011 Eastern Regional Conference, University
of Pittsburgh.
Chen, Qianyi, & Yeager, John L. “Professionalization and the Training of Higher Education Management
Professionals in China: A Comparative Perspective”. Presented at Comparative and International
Education Society conference in Pittsburgh, PA., October 28-29, 2011.
Murphy, Meghan, Laudato, Nicholas, & Yeager, John L. (2006). “Faculty Usage of a Course
Management System Instructional Design Model: Assessment of Blackboard Syllabus and
Course Templates”. Presented at the Learning Technology Consortium Fall Conference,
September 22, 2006.
Murphy, Meghan, Laudato, Nicholas, & Yeager, John L. (2007). “Faculty Use of Templates in
Blackboard: A Case Study”. Presented to the Blackboard User’s Group Conference, Duquesne
University, March 7, 2007.
Enkhargal Adiya, Jargalmaa Tsendjav, Javzan Sukhbaatar, Regsuren Bat-Erdene, & Yeager, John
L.. Panel, “Higher Education in Mongolia: Present and Future Society of Comparative and
International Education, 51st Annual Conference, February 2007, Baltimore, Maryland.
Thaima, Waraporn, Meesilapavikkai, Kanchana, & Yeager, John L. “The Integration of
Institutional Strategic Planning and Quality Assurance Practices”. Fourth International PostGraduate Research Colloquium, Srinakarinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand, June 19-21, 2007.
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Selected Presentations (cont’d)
--------------------------------------------Yeager, John L. Two-day faculty seminar, “Action Research for the Improvement of Classroom
Instruction,” August, 2006, Burapha University, Thailand.
Murphy, Meghan, Tannehill, Darcy B., & Yeager, John L. “Adult Learners” Needs and
Institutional Responses: Nonformal Learning, A Quality Imperative. Society of College and
University Planning, Mid-Atlantic Conference, April 2-4, 2006, Richmond, Virginia.
Murphy, Meghan; Yeager, John L., & Nelson, Glenn M. “International Rankings: An initial
assessment”, Presented at EERA Conference, February 22-25, 2006, Hilton Head, SC.
Yeager, J. L. QA and Benchmarking for Libraries. Invited presentation to University Library
Association Conference, July, 2005, Rangsit University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Yeager, John L. Three-day seminar graduate students “Research Methodology Seminar”, July,
2005, Burapha University, Thailand.
Murphy, Meghan, & Yeager, John L. “University Change and Human Resource Management”
Presented to Business School Faculty, July, 2005, Burapha University, Thailand.
Meesilopavikkai, Kanchana & Yeager, John L. “Development of an Institutional Strategic Plan”
Presented to Senior Administrators, May, 2005, Payap University, Thailand.
Yeager, John L. “Strategic Planning and Quality Assurance” Presentation to Deans and
Department Chairs, April, 2005, Sripatum University, Thailand.
Anzoise, E., Hughes, P., Yeager, J., Nelson, G. “ Enrollment Forecasting as a Basis for Measuring
Marketing Effects”, 28th Annual EERA Conference, March 2-5, 2005, Sarasota, Florida.
Sukhabaatar, J., Bat-Erdene, R., & Yeager, John L. “New Public Management Practices for Higher Education
in Mongolia: Initial Implementation and Reactions.” CIES National Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, March
9-11, 2004.
Anzoise, Esteban, & Yeager, John L. “Argentina Quality Assurance.” CIES National Meeting, Salt Lake
City, UT, March 9-11, 2004.
Oh, Junghwa, & Yeager, John L. “Korean Quality Assurance.” CIES National Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT,
March 9-11, 2004.
Yeager, John L., & Nelson, Glenn M. “A Proposed Framework for Evaluating a Department Strategic Plan”.
EERA Annual Conference, Clearwater, FL, Feb. 11-14, 2004.
Nelson, Glenn M., & Yeager, John L. “Developing a Department Quality Assurance Program”. Annual
Department Chair Conference, Orlando, FL, Feb. 5-7, 2004.
Chringchit, Peangchan, & Yeager, John L. “University and Industry Relationships: An Imperative for
Survival” 12th Annual Inter-University Conference, Regional Cooperation, Bangkok, Thailand, February,
2004.
Bat-Erdene, R., Sukhabaatar, J., & Yeager, John L. “Changing Information Requirements for the Management
of Mongolian Institutions of Higher Education.” CIES Midwestern Conference, October 24, 2003.
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Selected Presentations (cont’d)
-------------------------------------------------Yeager, John L., & Nelson, Glenn M. “A Proposed Framework for Developing Institutional Quality
Assurance: Benchmarks and Benchmarking”. Presented at Eastern Educational Research Association, Hilton
Head Island, SC, February 26-March 1, 2003.
Yeager, John L. Presented at Salzburg Seminar on the Universities Project symposium on the Funding of
Higher Education. Salzburg, Austria, November 20-24, 2002.
Yeager, John L., & Fu, Jie. “The Impact of Transition to a Market Economy on a Chinese University”.
Presented at Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Midwestern and Northeastern Regional
Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, October 31-Nov. 3, 2002.
Praditteera, Malivan, & Yeager, John L. “Quality Assurance Systems in Thai Academic Libraries: Present
and Trends”. Presented at COLT 1: International Conference: The Challenge of Learning and Teaching in a
Brave New World: Issues and Opportunities in Borderless Education, Hadyai, Thailand, October 14-16,
2002.
Yeager, John L., Regsuren, Bat-Erdene. “Utilization of Benchmarking to Support the Institutional
Performance Improvement Process” Presented at Association for Institutional Research, Toronto, June 2-5,
2002.
Regsuren, Bat-Erdene, Yeager, John L., & Sukhbaatar, Javzan. “Privatization of Higher Education: A Case
Study.” Presented at Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference, Orlando,
FL, March 9, 2002.
Silvestre, Gabriela, & Yeager, John L. “Quality Assurance in Argentinean Higher Education: A Cast Study.”
Presented at Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference, Orlando, FL,
March 8, 2002.
Yeager, John L. Invited address, “Benchmarking Tools for Advancement.” The First Association of Private
Higher Education Institutions of Thailand (APHEIT) Conference, November 19-21, 2001, Bangkok,
Thailand.
Regsuren, Bat-Erdene, & Yeager, John L. “Mongolian Private Higher Education: Problems, Issues, and
Policies.” Presented at Association for the Study of Higher Education Annual International Forum,
Richmond, VA, November, 2001.
Weidman, John C., Yeager, John L., & Picard, Louis. “Reorganization at an Institution in Crisis: The
University of the North in South Africa.” Presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education
Annual Conference, Richmond, VA, November, 2001.
Crouch, Michael M., & Yeager, John L. “Conflict of Interest Relationships Between Individual Behaviors
and Organizational Risk in the Higher Education Institution: A Pilot Study”. Presented at the Research
Conference & Grant Writing Workshop on Research Integrity, Bethesda, MD, November 18-20, 2000.
Yeager, John L., Nelson, Glenn M., & Eichelberger, R. Tony. “The Development and Utilization of a School
Benchmarking System for Management Improvement.” Presented at the 27th Annual Conference of the North
East Association for Institutional Research (NEAIR), Pittsburgh, PA, November 4-7, 2000
Morote, Elsa Sofia, & Yeager, John L. “Higher Education and Economic Growth” Presented at Latin
American Social and Public Policy Conference, University of Pittsburgh, February 10-11, 2000.
Nelson, Glenn M. Nelson, Yeager, John L. “Surviving Planning: The Politics of It All”. Presented at EERA
2000 Annual Conference, February 16-21, 2000, Clearwater, FL
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Selected Presentations (cont’d)
------------------------------------------Yeager, John L. “Context, Culture, and Program Operations: The Conduct of an Asian Development Bank
Higher Education Program in Mongolia”. Presented at ASHE International, San Antonio, TX, November 1718, 1999.
Yeager, John L., & Nelson, Glenn M. “Conducting an International Cooperative Administrative Development
Degree Program: Lessons Learned”. Presented at Annual Conference of Comparative and International
Education Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, April 14-18, 1999.
Morote, Elsa Sofia & Yeager, John L. “Higher Education in Support of Sustained Economic Growth: The
Case of Mexico”. Presented at the 1999 International Forum of the Association for the Study of Higher
Education: Council on International Higher Education, San Antonio, TX, November 17-18, 1999.
Yeager, John L., Weidman, John C., & Davaa, Suren. “Higher Education Faculty Evaluation in Mongolia: A
Developing System.” Presented at 43rd Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education
Society (CIES 99), Toronto, Ontario, Canada, April 14-18, 1999.
Yeager, John L., Nelson, Glenn M., & Weidman, John C. “Strategic Planning and Program Survival: It Is
Not An Exercise.” Presented at 1999 Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference of the Society for College and
University Planning, Princeton, NJ, March 28-30, 1999.
Yeager, John L., Weidman, John C., & Bat-Erdene, Regsuren. “Mongolian Higher Education in Transition:
Planning and Responding Under Conditions of Rapid Change.” Presented at Annual Conference for the
Association for the Study of Higher Education, Miami, FL, November 4-8, 1998.
Yeager, John L. “Consulting on Higher Education Reform for the Asian Development Bank: Institutional and
Cultural Issues.” Presented at Comparative and International Education Society Annual Meeting in Buffalo,
New York, March 18, 1998.
Yeager, John L., & Lord, David. “An Evaluation of a Higher Educational Institutional Merger: A Pilot.”
Presented at Department of Administrative and Policy Studies’ Annual Academic Celebration, April 12, 1997,
Pittsburgh, PA
Yeager, John L., & Philage, Deena. “Policy Planning in China.” Presented at CIES Spring Conference,
Mexico City, Mexico, March 16-22, 1997.
Nelson, Glenn M., Yeager, John L., & Duemer, Lee S. “Survey of Skills and Abilities Among College
University Administrative Vice Presidents.” Presented at EERA Conference, Hilton Head, SC, February 1923, 1997.
Yeager, John L., & Rakotomanana, M. "Initiating a Program in Educational Policy and Planning in a Nation
in Crisis: The Case of Bosnia-Herzegovina." Presented at Comparative and International Education Society
Annual Meeting in Williamsburg, Virginia, March 6-10, 1996.
Regsuren, Bat-Erdene, Costa, V., & Yeager, John L. "The Impact on Structural Adjustment in the Ministry of
Science and Education, Mongolia." Presented at Comparative and International Education Society Annual
Meeting in Williamsburg, Virginia, March 6-10, 1996.
Curry, Charles T., & Yeager, John L. "The New Dynamics of Planning Using Financial Ratios." Presented at
Mid-Atlantic Region Annual Conference of Society of College and University Planning, Philadelphia, PA,
April 4, 1995.
Yeager, John L. "National University of Mongolia: A Case Study of a University in Transition." Presented at
Annual Conference for the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Tucson, AZ, November 13, 1994.
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Selected Presentations (cont’d)
--------------------------------------------Yeager, John L. "A Partnership for Restructuring Education." A panel on Mongolian Education presented to
the Comparative International Education Society, Kingston, Jamaica, March 16-19, 1993.
Yeager, John L. "Integrated Comprehensive Planning Systems." A paper presented to the American Institute
of Architects, SCUP-25 - Atlanta, Georgia, July 28, 1990.
Yeager, John L. "University of Pittsburgh - Planning and Resource Management Systems." A paper
presented to the Peat Marwick's Third Annual Conference for College and University Administrators, Palm
Beach, Florida, November 13-14, 1989.
Yeager, John L. "Programmatic Challenges Facing Higher Education."
Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 21, 1988.
A presentation to Leadership
Linhart, Cynthia A., & Yeager, John L. "Planning Benchmarks for MIS Implementations."
presented to the CAUSE National Conference, Orlando, Florida, December, 1984.
A paper
Linhart, Cynthia A., & Yeager, John L. "Planning and Managing the Software Selection Process." Paper
presented to International Society for Educational Planning, New Orleans, Louisiana, October, 1984.
Yeager, John L. "Institutional Planning and Resource Allocation Procedures: A Case Study." A paper
presented to the Center for Continuing Studies, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, April, 1984.
Yeager, John L., & Simonds, J. Todd. "Combining Enrollment Pool Projections and Intention Surveys for
Long-Range Program Planning." A paper presented to the Association for Institutional Research, Nineteenth
Annual Forum, San Diego, California, May 13-17, 1979.
Yeager, John L., & Linhart, Cynthia A. "Comparison of Course-Taking Behavior of Traditional Full-Time
and Part-Time Evening Students." A paper presented to the Association for Institutional Research Nineteenth
Annual Forum, San Diego, California, May 13-17, 1979.
Yeager, John L. "Future Changes in Postsecondary Education." A paper presented to the Pennsylvania
Educational Research Association, State College, Pennsylvania, May 1, 1979.
Yeager, John L., & Linhart, Cynthia A. "Differences Associated with Selected Undergraduate Student
Characteristics in the Demand for Academic Programs." A paper presented at the annual meeting of the
American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, California, Document No. ED196345, April,
1979.
Yeager, John L. "Comprehensive Planning: An Example." A paper presented to the Society for College and
University Planning in cooperation with the Canadian Association of University Business Officers, University
of Ottawa, February 13-14, 1979.
Yeager, John L., & Linhart, Cynthia A. "Adequacy of Budget Formulas for Balancing Institutional Needs and
Resources in Non-Growth Periods." A paper presented at the Eighteenth Annual Forum of the Association for
Institutional Research, Houston, Texas, May, 1978.
Yeager, John L. "Innovation and Planning in Higher Education." A paper presented to the Twelfth Annual
Meeting of the Society for College and University Planning, Seattle, Washington, August, 1977.
Brown, Marilyn K., & Yeager, John L. "The Impact of Planning Systems of Managing and Staffing an
Institutional Research Office." A paper presented at the Seventeenth Annual Forum of the Association of
Institutional Research, Quebec, May, 1977.
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Selected Presentations (cont’d)
--------------------------------------------Freeman, Jack E., & Yeager, John L. "College and University Planning." A paper presented to the
Association for Institutional Research Seventeenth Annual Forum, Quebec, May, 1977.
Freeman, Jack E., & Yeager, John L. "The Design, Development, and Implementation of a Comprehensive
Planning and Resource Management System: A Case Study." Society for College and University Planning,
Washington, D.C., July, 1976.
Freeman, Jack E., Morrow, Patricia J., & Yeager, John L. "College and University Planning." Institute for
Higher Education, University of Pittsburgh, April, 1975.
Yeager, John L. "Center and Institute Program Management/Administration: An Academic's Perspective."
National Council of University Research Administrators--Workshop on Research Administration,
Philadelphia, PA, April, 1974. Philadelphia, PA.
Yeager, John L., & Davis, Diane J. "The Development of an Institutional Delivery System for External
Studies in Higher Education." American Educational Research Association. New Orleans, Louisiana,
February, 1973.
Woodward, Jane P., & Yeager, John L. "Evaluation of Programs to Train Educational R&D Personnel."
American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois, April, 1972.
Smith, J. W., & Yeager, John L. "A Model for the Evaluation of Management Planning Techniques."
American Educational Research Association. New York, February, 1971.
Kissel, Mary Ann, & Yeager, John L. "An Investigation of the Efficiency of Various Observational
Procedures." American Educational Research Association. New York, February, 1971.
Workshop on Programmed Instruction, "Some Consideration for Using Programmed Instruction in the
Classroom." University of Pittsburgh, July, 1970.
Yeager, John L. "Rationale and Plan for Monitoring the Field Testing of an Instructional Innovation."
American Educational Research Association, Los Angeles, California, July, 1969.
Yeager, John L. "Why Programmed Instruction Has Failed in the Classroom."
Programmed Instruction Conference, Washington, D.C., April, 1969.
National Society for
Yeager, John L. "A System for Individualizing Education, Individually Prescribed Instruction." Symposium
on Research and Utilization of Educational Media for Teaching the Deaf, Lincoln, Nebraska, March, 1969.
Directed two-day workshops on Testing and Evaluation for the School of Nursing and Planning for
Instruction at South Side Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing,
Lancaster, Pennsylvania; and Pennsylvania State University, McKeesport Campus, McKeesport,
Pennsylvania.
Yeager, John L., & Lindvall, C. M. "Evaluating an Instructional Innovation Through the Observation of Pupil
Activities." American Educational Research Association. New York, February, 1967.
Lindvall, C. M., & Yeager, J. L. "An Exploratory Investigation of Selected Measures of Rate of Learning."
American Educational Research Association: Chicago, Illinois, February, 1966.
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Consulting
----------------Freeman/Hayden/Yeager Associates. Consulting for public and private institutions of higher education in the
area of strategic planning, financing, management, and evaluation, i.e., Grace College and Seminary, Iona
College, Pratt Institute, University of West Virginia, University of Pennsylvania (School of Nursing), Cornell
University, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996-2006.
Linhart Consulting.1997-2007 Georgia Institute of Technology, Montgomery College Strategic, Delaware
College of Art and Design.
The Temple University Center for Research in Education. Develop proposal for school instruction, January
1992.
Special external evaluator to the President of Waynesburg College in the development of a four-year
institutional development project, January 1, 1979 through December 31, 1982.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Board of Regents of Higher Education. Team member for evaluation
of Southeastern Massachusetts University and Massachusetts Maritime Academy, April, 1989.
State University of New York at Binghamton.
Professional Educational Programs, January, 1978.
Review Committee for the Evaluation of Graduate
College of Nursing, Arizona State University. Assisted in the design of school planning and evaluation study,
March, 1976.
Program Evaluation, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Mine Safety Program, 1972.
Ohio State University for the proposed National Center for Educational Media and Material for the
Handicapped, March, 1972.
Consultant to numerous Title I and Title III Centers in the areas of individualization of instruction and
evaluation.
Selected International Consulting and Training
----------------------------------------------------------------Saudi Arabia Workshop on Quality Assurance of Higher Education, July, 2009.
Indonesia Improved Quality of Decentralized Basic Education (IQDBE). Developed Indonesian rectors
consortium, rector workshop and Facilities Management tutorial. 2007-2008.
Thai Graduate Workshops on research methodology. Conducted a three week workshop on research
methodology in preparation for graduate research projects. May – June, 2007.
Served as a consultant to the EQUIP, USAID project December 2004 at Luxor Egypt in the area of
institutional strategic planning.
Consultant USAID project Moi University, Kenya , provided training and consultancy activities in the area
of strategic planning July 2003 and May 2004.
Provided a series of professional development programs on institutional management June 2004, University of
the Humanities, Ulannbaatar, Mongolia.
Served as Visiting Professor at Sripatum University, Thailand on “Management of Professional Development
Program,” July, 2002.
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Selected International Consulting and Training (cont’d)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------Served as Consultant to University of Durban-Westville, South Africa on USAID’s TELP IIb Project
regarding needs assessment and management training, July-August, 2000.
Consultant to the University of the North, South Africa on USAID TELP II Project on Academic
Benchmarking and Resource Allocation, March, 2000.
Served as international consultant, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique in the development
of a university strategic plan, October, 1998.
Higher Education Program Coordinator, Responsible for design and development of management workshops
and financial policy development for higher education institutions. Asian Development Bank sponsored
project, “Institutional Strengthening of the Education Sector, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 1997-1998.
Developed and implemented cooperative doctoral Higher Education Administration Program between Rangsit
University, Thailand and the University of Pittsburgh, 1996-2002.
Served as Consultant in Beijing, China on educational strategic planning and finance for the International
Strengthening of the National Academy Educational Administration project through the Asian Development
Bank and the Institute for International Studies in Education at the University of Pittsburgh, May, 1996.
Served as Project Director and designed and presented workshops on Educational Strategic Planning and
Administration: Management for Renewal Project in Bosnia-Herzegovina through project with UNICEF and
the Institute for International Studies in Education's Program in Educational Policy, Planning and Teacher
Development for National Renewal in Bosnia-Herzegovina at the University of Pittsburgh, October, 1995;
and in March, 1996.
Served as consultant to Rector of National University of Mongolia, Summer, 1994.
Faculty sponsor for Mongolia visiting Fulbright scholar, 1993-1994.
Co-project coordinator for USIA Mongolian Citizen Exchange Project for Reforming Education, 1992-93.
Served as the University of Pittsburgh's administrative representative to the University of Augsburg,
Germany, in the areas of institutional planning and management, budgeting and finance, and institutional
research, May, 1989.
Conducted lectures at various higher education institutions in the People's Republic of China dealing with
comprehensive institutional planning and institutional resource allocation procedures, November-December,
1985.
Served as on-site evaluator of the Diploma Planning/Training Program and establishment of an information
systems center, Institute of National Planning, Cairo, Egypt, January, 1980.
On-site consultant to the Department of Education, Jamaica. Design of research management system and inservice workshops on research design and evaluation systems, November, 1977.
Program Evaluation, Consultant on The Organization for the Control of Endemic Disease in Central Africa
(OCEAC), Center for International Studies, University of Pittsburgh, 1973. Served one month on-site in
Chad, Cameroon, and Central African Republic.
Indonesia Planning: participated in the DEB2project, working with consortium of Indonesia institutions.
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Selected Institutional Committees
----------------------------------------------Member, Admissions Committee, Department of Administrative and Policy Studies, 2009-2012
Member, Search Committee for a faculty in SCAE, Spring 2010
Member, Higher Education Program Committee, 2010-2011
Member, School of Education Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2009-2010
Member, Center for Instructional Development and Distance Education Steering Committee, 1995-2006
Member, Institute of Politics, 1994-2004
Member, University Library Systems Space Planning Advisory Committee, 1993-1996
Member, University Center for Social and Urban Research Program Policy Committee, 1985-1998
Member, Executive Committee, External Studies Program, 1975-2002
Provost’s Planning and Budget Committee, 1993-1994
Presidential Representative – Joint Faculty/Administrative Committee on Salary Policy, 1983-1991
Co-Chair, Faculty Early Retirement Incentive Committee, 1980-1991
Administrative Liaison, University Senate Budget Policies Committee, 1980-1991
School of Education Administrative Assignments
Director, Institute for Higher Education Management, 1997
Supervising School of Education Marketing Project, 2004
Various Higher Education Faculty Search Committee – 2000
Department Steering Committee – 2006
School of Education Committees
--------------------------------------------------Member, School of Education Faculty-Student Research Committee 2004-12005; 2006-2007
Co-Chair, School Council, 2003
Member, Department Steering Committee, 2001-2008
Member, Department Financial Aid Committee, 2000, 2001, 2002
Member, Department Academic Affairs Committee, 2001, 2002
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School of Education Committees (cont’d)
----------------------------------------------------------Member, School of Education Benchmarking Committee, 1997-2000
Member, School of Education Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1997-1998; 2007
Senior Associate, Institute for International Studies in Education, 1994-present
Member, School of Education Executive Committee, 1993-=1996
Member, Department Personnel Committee, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998
Member, School of Education Council, 2002-2003; 2007-2008
Professional Activities (Planning)
Association for the Study of Higher Education
-Serve as reviewer of manuscripts and proposals
Association for Institutional Research (member)
Society for College and University Planning
 Past President and Chairperson of the Nominating Committee, 1991
 National President, 1990
 Vice President/President-Elect, 1989
 Board of Directors, Treasurer, 1987 to 1989
 Mid-Atlantic Regional Representative, 1985 and 1986
 Chairperson of the National Program Committee for the 20th SCUP International Conference,
1985
 Member, Academic Academy, 1993-1997
 Paper reviewer, National Program - 1994-2002
Other Professional Activities
-----------------------------------------FREEMAN/HAYDEN/YEAGER ASSOCIATES
Partner, 1998-1999, Higher Education Consulting
FREEMAN/HUNTER ASSOCIATES
Partner, 1996-1997), Development of Higher Educational Institutional Strategic Planning
FREEMAN/YEAGER ASSOCIATES
2000-2007 Institutional Strategic Planning
LINHART CONSULTANTS
1997-present Higher Education Consulting
April 2012