Turkey's higher education reform law of 1981, its background, the immediate response to its implications for institutional autonomy and academic freedom, and the changes and progress made since its implementation are outlined and discussed. (MSE)

Trend toward restriction of law schools' clinical program involvement in public interest litigation by state legislators and private groups is chronicled, the American Association of Law Schools' related study is summarized, and the broader problem in legal education of individual versus institutional autonomy is discussed. (MSE)

A national conversation is underway about the long-term consequences of trends that are blurring the distinctions between public and private universities and leading to creation of a new, ad hoc category with characteristics of each--the "hybrid" university. One theme of this dialogue is that the public is abandoning its support for…

Outlook is the monthly newsletter for the Council for American Private Education (CAPE). Each issue contains information relating to private education such as: new legislation and regulations, the most recent research, court rulings, national trends, federal initiatives, private school news briefs, and more. This issue contains the following…

Higher education in the Netherlands is divided into three sectors: traditional universities; schools for higher occupational education, known as "hoger beroepsonderwijs," or HBOs; and the Open University, which offers both university and HBO degrees for students unable or unprepared to attend traditional institutions. The HBO system,…

This paper discusses privatization of public higher education, noting that some form of it exists on almost every college campus and that it is part of the wider movement toward less government. Four models of privatization are defined: public production with public finance; public production with private finance; private production with public…

Many of our models of the university espouse a monolithic concept of autonomy. The Kantian model, based on specific realms of state intervention and nonintervention, should be explored more thoroughly because it allows for intervention while maintaining some notion of autonomy. (Author/MSE)

A survey of attitudes toward Britain's University Grants Committee as intermediary between government and universities shows that it secures the maximum self-government for the institutions at any given time. Economic and political pressures have dampened enthusiasm for the agency, but do not warrant abandoning it. (MSE)

The case for diversity focuses on the need for and trend toward specialization. Most pharmacists are currently employed by corporations or health care institutions, not in independent practice. Sources of pressure in curriculum planning are examined. (MSE)

Presents a comparative examination of the way in which academic freedom is expressed and maintained in certain anglophone developed and developing societies. A definition of the term is offered followed by a brief historical analysis of the way in which autonomy was established in Western societies. (Author/SJL)

In the name of institutional autonomy and federal deregulation, sweeping changes in the enforcement of nondiscrimination and affirmative action requirements are being proposed. A new approach is offered: simplification of recordkeeping and abolition of most reporting requirements, an audit process, and vigorous enforcement of existing laws banning…

It is argued that the federal courts should recognize a qualified evidentiary privilege for universities that would require a trial court to balance the conflicting needs for confidentiality and disclosure before compelling discovery of sensitive university information. (Available from: University of California School of Law, Berkeley, CA) (MLW)

The continuing intervention of the Commonwealth government in postsecondary education will become increasingly dysfunctional. Some issues discussed are planning and coordination, increasing degree of centralism, growth of bureaucracy, attitudes toward the sectors, and accountability. (MLW)

Issues in institutional autonomy and government regulation are addressed: discretion of university administrators to exert control; openness, confidentiality, and controls over information; and regulations, reports, and government sanctions. Available from William S. Hein and Co., 1285 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14209. (MSE)

An analysis of New Jersey's correctional school district identified a number of organizational barriers to the administration of prison education programs. These included (1) the priority of the custodial function, (2) the school district's lack of autonomy, and (3) the marginality of correctional education within the state department of education…