The urban fiscal crisis will virtually ensure major changes in public urban education over the next two decades. While the initial changes may consist mainly of "austerity" measures, more fundamental alterations could give greater long term value to the student and the community. The key to this transformation lies in the concept of…

For the twenty-first century, higher education's future is promising, but in the meantime, there are problems--demographics, inflation, middle-class backlash--and two less discussed perils: loss of diversity and weakened commitment to science. However, individual institutions have individual futures and many are bright. (Author/LBH)

This paper examines the issue of parental supervision of after school time, documents levels of participation in after school activities among 11 and 12 year olds, and summarizes parental attitudes and behaviors concerning after school services. Also discussed is the impact a reduction in these services would have. (EB)

The study reported here attempts to trace family resource patterns in meeting educational expenses when help through the Federal college-based programs and the BEOG program has been denied. Questionnaire data provide a comparison of expected and actual family contributions and students' summer savings. (Author/LBH)

The authors examine the role individualized education programs are expected to play in the implementation of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act and the financial and administrative problems created by the new legislation. (MB)

Four years of experience with an undergraduate program in a new community-based medical school are described in which students are involved over a two-and-a-half year period in the delivery of primary care in rural and semi-rural community health centers. The program appears to represent a viable new model for medical education. (Author/LBH)

A confidential survey revealed these complaints: governing boards too often are oblivious to financial problems; multicampus boards are remote and uninterested; there is too little time to do everything; inherited staff do not always cooperate; women presidents have a special problem in the hostess role. (Editor/LBH)

The effects of the October 1987 stock market crash on older faculty pension funds, gifts and capital drives, endowment funds, and foundation losses and cutbacks are examined. (MSE)

Chapman College has returned from near financial collapse by renovating the campus, repaying a $4-million debt, raising its endowment from $700,000 to $25 million, recruiting new faculty, linking salaries to performance, initiating other personnel changes, and developing new programs and facilities. (MSE)

Examines the situation of 40 Missouri farm families who were forced out of farming because of financial reasons. Includes family members' experiences with 15 common reactions to stress, sources of help, degree of adjustment to the uniform way of life, and characteristics of families and farms involved in the study. (JHZ)

The consequences of the 1980-83 economic recession in Canada for the political climate in British Columbia and for the University of British Columbia are discussed. The University's response to budgetary cuts is placed in a provincial and national context, and the implications of reductions in public support for higher education are addressed.…

Genetic diseases in children present difficulties to the children themselves and to their families. This article reviews the features of genetic disease, stresses surrounding diagnosis, difficulties associated with each developmental stage, other sources of psychosocial stress on the family (e.g., finances, hospitalization, placement decisions),…

Considers ways in which telecommunications and instructional technologies have advanced the community college's mission by increasing educational access to distant learners. Illustrates the importance of these technologies in accomplishing the colleges' future goals (e.g., serving at-risk populations, linking colleges and high schools, promoting…

The methodological problems involved in research on the impact of financial restraint and factors that limit the effectiveness of university briefs that attempt to determine financial needs are examined. The role of "academic quality" in the debate on higher education funding is emphasized. (Author/MLW)

This article explores the realities of community financing of state and private schools in Zimbabwe. It reviews the implications of historical influences and lists present efforts to redress past injustices. (JDH)