Outlines a proposal for structuring higher education so that both teaching and research are closely interrelated to particular social issues; for instance, world peace, urban improvement, health, or poverty. Traditional organization based on academic disciplines is considered not relevant to present research or instruction demands. (AL)

Securing funds to support a project does not necessarily guarantee its success. For any venture to be successful it must be undergirded by an effective management system. Discussed are four basic questions on the topic of effective project management. (1) When should project management start? (2) Who is responsible for the effective management…

Similarities and differences in attitudes and values among research faculty on items related to the nature of their work, the criteria sets for evaluating it, and the social and physical conditions under which it is performed are examined. Patterns of research activity are found to fall along lines that do not exactly correspond to the…