This report updates the study "The Doctorate in Education" published by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education in 1960 (ED 046 872 through ED 046 875). A questionnaire set up to examine the same areas of inquiry as the AACTE study was mailed to 145 institutions which had been identified as offering doctoral programs in…

The major issue covered in this report involves the unequal distribution of GI Bill education benefits in different states. It is noted that since differences in state tuition charges are not recognized, veterans in Eastern and Midwestern high-tuition states have a harder time using education and training opportunities than veterans in Sunbelt…

An inquiry was conducted during the period of October 1973 through March 1974 to assess the need for a more comprehensive study of intercollegiate sports in the United States. A number of observations were made: (1) Although sports as entertainment can be expected to continue to play an increasingly important role in our society, big-time…

Details short- and long-term declines and other changes in college enrollment and trends in government funding policies suggesting likely effects for personnel executives on campus. (Editor/JT)

Among the positions advocated here is that relevant educators demand the funding of a black dimension of all basic research that threatens to have a major impact on the black community, and in particular on school finance research. (Author/AM)

Outlines variables related to success in securing federal monies and in establishing programs of private gift solicitation for the support of community-based programs. (AYC)

The status of Antioch Law School in Washington, D.C. is described. The program accepts, nurtures, and turns into successful students applicants who would have been given low priority by most law schools. Its emphasis on clinical teaching has turned out practicing lawyers. Problems with grant money and faculty-administrator relations are addressed.…

The Student Loan Marketing Association (Sallie Mae) is a private profit-making corporation chartered by Congress in 1972 to create a secondary market for Guaranteed Student Loans (a program established by Title IV-B of the 1965 Higher Education Act). Sallie Mae's job is to help lending institutions thaw frozen cash and make more loans. (BM)

The control of clinical practice and the disposition of income from this practice have complicated the governance of medical schools for many years. The problem has been magnified recently by a decrease in income from other sources, reduction in the number of service patients, expansion of private services, and federal legislation. Implications…

Reports on a survey conducted to provide data on past and future estimates of supply and demand in the internship market place and on current and anticipated financial support for clinical psychology graduate students and interns. (Author/AM)

It is argued that during this period the years of expansion were being brought to an end, but in a way that left the higher education system in Britain inefficient and disruptive of the balance between students and resources. The reorganization of colleges of education and the implications of budget cuts and tuition increases are discussed.…

Delinquency rates for rotating loan funds might be reduced if the financial aid officer took charge of loan billing and collection rather than relying on the bursar's office, which is often not as familiar with the loan programs. Methods used at Georgetown University are described. (LBH)

Alternatives to the tenure system include flexible contracts, three-year contracts, a 10-year plan, the ballooning contract, the cyclic system, seven-year evaluations, and the co-op plan. Dialog participants include: Lester Mazor, Jack C. Buckle, W. E. Spellman, Richard Weeks, George Rapp, Vic Doyno, Gus Turbeville, and Arthur C. Gentile. (LBH)

While the Sandinista government has streamlined Nicaraguan education and encouraged expansion, many say that material and methodological shortcomings are threatening the system. (MSE)

Colleges and universities are finding that they are not always valued in the community, but may be perceived to be straining public services and not contributing adequately to the community's resources or well-being. (MSE)