The current Language Policy and Planning (LPP) literature does not differentiate between LPP as practical planning and LPP as a research area. This lack of a conceptual distinction has led to difficulties in explaining the contradiction of the lethargic status of "LPP-research" and the vigorous reality of "LPP-practice." This…

In the process of internationalizing higher education, national governments play their role differently, and the relationship between Chinese institutions and the government is significantly different from that experienced by Western institutions. A critical distinction is that Chinese institutions are both academic entities and government…

Since 1994, AGB has periodically issued papers on policy issues facing higher education. The 2013-2014 edition reflects a higher education landscape that is undergoing rapid and significant change. Such change is compounded by current and longer-term implications of the seemingly never-ending policy debates over traditional financial issues and…

This article focuses on a state-based initiative to engage youth with intellectual disabilities (ID), their families, universities, schools, agencies, and funders in improving access to inclusive postsecondary education (PSE). As opportunities in higher education for students with ID continue to increase across United States, there are differing…

The author reports on the closure of university public programmes across England as a direct result of ministers' decision to withdraw funding from students studying for a qualification at a level equivalent to or lower than one they already possess. It signifies the end of lifelong learning as an object of mainstream government policy. The…

For decades, for-profit educational provision has been merely tolerated, often grudgingly. In the world of charter schooling, for-profit providers are lambasted and sometimes prohibited. In higher education, for-profit institutions have grown rapidly, enrolling millions of nontraditional students and earning enmity, suspicion, and now…

Universities have much to contribute to the improvement of health delivery, research, and teaching/learning. In progressing health reform, the Government should be mindful of the need to: (1) strengthen high quality medical research; (2) promote translation of research to teaching, population health and health services; and (3) address Health…

The status of higher education bills is reported, including those signed (civil-rights appropriations, energy appropriations, science and science education, etc.) those unsigned (adult education, archives, education and health appropriations, etc.) and those that did not pass. (MLW)

Analyzes the extent to which differences in external funding sources and internal allocations of resources arising from managerial decision-makers persist between historically black and white institutions of higher education. Considers potential managerial and public policy implications at both the institutional level and the federal and state…

Considers the history of higher education funding in Australia from the time the first universities were established in 1901 up to 1998, noting the key events and the policy changes which occurred along the way. Discusses the policy shifts behind changes in the rate of public and private contributions. (EV)

This paper reviews briefly the relationship between the South African government and higher education. This relationship, which has shaped the landscape of higher education, is looked at on the premise that public institutions depend to a large extent on government for funding and other resources, and as such there has been constant influence and…

The 1988-89 California budget and a description of provisions for postsecondary education are reported. The 1988 Budget Act was signed into law for the 1988-89 fiscal year. Its average increase in overall general fund expenditures over 1987-88 is 6.9%. State general fund expenditures for postsecondary education increased by just over 4% in the…

Various financing alternatives and their impact on Canadian university excellence were studied, in order to recommend a position representative of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC). The following were considered: (1) the results of the other studies undertaken by the AUCC and previous study reports on university…

States are taking a closer look at public policy toward private higher education. The Education Commission of the States plans to appoint a special committee to study such issues. Charges of "empire building," automatic student subsidies, and philosophical objections to aid are discussed. (MLW)

Formula funding in Ontario is used as a case study to evaluate how effective formula-funding has been in encouraging autonomous universities to work towards the attainment of public policy objectives. The analysis shows that four mechanisms have been used in Canada--formula funding, designated extraformula grants, incentive funding, and controls.…