Reviews the Nebraska community college system which receives approximately 45 percent of operational support from the state yet is completely and effectively controlled at the local level. The system comprises three types of two-year postsecondary institutions: local junior colleges, area vocational schools, and state-owned and operated technical…

A Colloquium on Government and Higher Education resulted in this appeal, containing four steps trustees can take to deal with the increasing problem of the governmental presence. Focus is on ways in which trustees can provide policy guidance to their institutions to preserve their individual characteristics and independence of action. (Author/LBH)

Higher education in India has returned to normal after cessation of the declared Emergency by Indira Gandhi, with increased student and faculty militancy as well as the emergence of strong pressures for increased governmental control over the university. (LBH)

Ways are suggested for institutions of higher education to articulate standards before the federal government determines them. A self-regulating mechanism is proposed that requires no massive effort, just a commitment to establish standards wherever they are needed. (Author/LBH)

Inappropriate state intrusion into higher education is discussed in Frank Newman's "Choosing Quality: Reducing Conflict between the State and the University." Based on discussions with governors, state legislators, and officials at large public universities, the book examines recent trends in the state role in higher education. (MLW)

A transformation in higher education in New Jersey can be attributed to several factors, including strong leadership by Governor Kean, the state's healthy economy, the high degree of collaboration between state leaders and higher education officials, and a greater willingness of institutions to show what they are or aren't accomplishing. (MLW)

Reviews the 1974 statement on academic freedom of the National Council for the Social Studies and offers a rationale for maintaining academic freedom. Reviews recent censorship threats, the "climate of restriction" which pervades textbooks and teaching, and teachers' reasons for self-censorship. (JDH)

A study investigated whether legislative intrusions on institutional autonomy have increased by examining all higher education acts passed during 1900-1979 in Washington, Idaho, Tennessee, and New Hampshire. One quantitative and one qualitative measure of change were used. Overall, no significant change in legislative stance toward institutional…

Defines the block grant concept and outlines the consequences of the financial freedom offered by block grants from both microeconomic and macroeconomic perspectives. Considers effects on institutional autonomy and economic efficiency. Recommends combining marginal cost pricing with formula-matching block grants to support decentralized education.…

Political influences on public universities are discussed, including characteristics of government intervention such as budget formulas, buffer groups and technocratic staffs, and special interest lobbying. Also considered are avenues for public universities to achieve more privatization, making universities more useful to government and society,…

A history is given of the Canadian government's role in giving financial assistance to its colleges and universities. The subsequent amount of influence the government has had over what is taught at these institutions is discussed. (CJB)

The problems facing universities because of external pressures for changes in their teaching, research, and governance and management policies and practices to align them with public policies are discussed. Examples of these external pressures are provided in the context of general system theory. (Author/MLW)

British Columbia's College Councils were one province's solution to the need to impose central direction without sacrificing sensitivity to outlying parts. Their creation, particular structure, and demise are described. (Author/MLW)

This article tentatively has a research on the history of the relationship between the government and the higher educational institutes and its legal foundation since China's Reform and Opening. It also puts forward the best principles of the relationship between the government and the higher educational institutes at the present stage.