THE PANEL WAS ASKED TO STUDY NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN COMMUNICATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL MEDIA AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE U.S. COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION ON NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL POLICY. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT NATIONAL PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO CONCERN EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION. THE MAJOR QUESTIONS RAISED BY THE PANEL CONCERNED (1) THE FUTURE GROWTH CURVE OF…

Higher education is facing unprecedented challenge and change in the form of 3 major crises: the "quantitative crisis" of rapid growth induced by a new commitment to universal higher education, the fiscal crisis brought about by greatly increased demands for state and local revenues to support higher education, and the "qualitative…

Volumes 1-4 of the GSLP Loan Estimation Model present the historical and legislative background of the Guaranteed Student Loan Program, give an analysis of the data base used to develop the GSLP Loan Estimation Model, and discuss the development and operation of the model. Volume 1 provides a brief description of the legislative authority for the…

A ten week adult education class in Family Money Management was conducted in the local high school facilities by two high school teachers utilizing outside resource personnel. The objectives of the program were: (1) to develop an awareness of the financial problems and decisions to the family value system; (2) to enable interested adults to gain…

This paper presents a methodology for the analysis of the effects of changes in the cost of higher education to the student. It considers first the importance of the cost in higher education in determining whether or not a potential, qualified student will actually enroll. Methods are then illustrated for estimating the student's ability to pay…

Although American higher education now has the opportunity to make significant contributions to the national welfare, the rapid expansion of colleges and universities and the exhaustion of state tax potential have produced a critical situation in public higher education. Massive increases in enrollments at both the undergraduate and graduate…

Literature seldom alludes to the topic of appropriate expenditures for guidance services. A study was conducted of 404 of the 405 Ohio public school districts that participated in the National Defense Education Act (NDEA) of 1958, Title V-A program for reimbursement for guidance and counseling during the 1965-1966 academic year. Data was available…

This report described the development and organization of the Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) in July 1966 which was designed to unite all research efforts and resources to support a continuing vocational education program in Tennessee. Financial support was provided by the Bureau of Research of the United States Office of Education, the…

This report on student aid in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts concerns itself with four basic questions: (1) How well are the student aid needs in Massachusetts being provided for? (2) How does the student aid program in Massachusetts compare with programs in other states? (3) What policy changes, if any, should Massachusetts make in its student…

The various forms of financial stress that academic institutions may face are examined. The Earl Cheit and Alice Rivlin concepts of financial stress are reviewed. The author then offers five conceptually different models of financial stress which are briefly discussed: (1) expanded academic aspiration; (2) time passing; (3) stabilization after…

This report contains a summary of the recommendations of the 4 Task Forces created to study 4 significant aspects of higher education in Connecticut. These areas were: (1) needs: socioeconomic, manpower, and regional; (2) function, scope and structure of Connecticut's higher education system; (3) financing; and (4) qualitative and quantitative…

The launching of Russia's sputnik in 1957 caused a reassessment of scientific manpower needs in the U.S. and drastic shortages of all types of highly trained specialists was predicted by 1970. This myth continued until the late 1960's when proposals were still being made to double federal aid for graduate students. Federal aid induced state…

This paper, the fourth article in a series of AAHE research reports, summarizes the findings of recent research on the problems and proposed remedies of college finances. Studies are discussed that examine: (1) the evidence of the financial plight of higher education; (2) the patterns of state support; (3) patterns of federal support; and (4)…

The nation's private black colleges face financial concerns similar to those that occupy the attention of administrators and trustees of the private white colleges. Although these are mutual concerns, the significant and unique role served by the black colleges historically and the needs of these institutions today merit special concern. This…

The private universities and colleges of New York State have incurred increasing financial deficits over the past 4 years and a number of them, including several of the largest universities, are confronted with formidable problems in maintaining and restoring fiscal solvency currently and in the future. This report covers the nature, extent and…