THE OBJECTIVES WERE TO DETERMINE WHAT PROPORTION OF PARENTS CONTRIBUTE TO THE COLLEGE EDUCATION EXPENSES OF THEIR CHILDREN, THE AMOUNT THEY CONTRIBUTE, AND HOW CONTRIBUTING PARENTS BUDGET AND PLAN FOR THE EDUCATION OF THEIR CHILDREN. OVER 2,700 INTERVIEWS WERE TAKEN IN 2 SURVEYS IN 1959-60. THE INTERVIEWS OBTAINED INFORMATION ON THE AMOUNT PARENTS…

Specific components of Public Law 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act) are reviewed; some issues associated with financing under the law are raised; and some statements of implications at the level of practice are offered. Considered are significant financing difficulties regarding points under the law which include the following:…

This book reports on the 15th Annual Canadian American Seminar, the purpose of which was to explore the widening gulf between sports and athletics, and to examine and predict trends in the U.S. and Canada. The seminar presentations are divided into six sessions, plus the Frank Boland Memorial Lecture delivered by Jesse Owens. Each session includes…

Survey results are presented of tuition, room and board charges at member institutions of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC). The findings indicate that it will cost more for the average student at state colleges and universities…

This report provides information on the background against which the "Readers Digest" began to carry advertising in the United States, the implementation of the decision to do so, the evolution from accepting ads to selling space aggressively, and the performance of the magazine's advertising sales forces as of early 1972. The…

The purpose of this paper is to suggest one practical measure for financial aid to disadvantaged college students through an expanded and new involvement in the distribution to student financial aid funds to more students in need. Useful to a discussion of a revamped approach to aid distribution will be a review of who the disadvantaged are, to…

Resources of higher education, public and private, have been stretched to the crisis point by the enormous additional enrollment of more than one and one-half million students since 1965. The cost squeeze at most institutions of higher education today has forced them into large deficits. Their problems are complicated by the many tasks undertaken…

The problematic survival of the small, usually private college or university plagues those concerned with higher education in the U.S. Faculty, administrators, students and trustees see an uncertain future for their institutions. However, changes in management, cost reduction, and income production enhance the chances for survival of threatened…

For the past decade private as well as public higher education institutions have been facing a financial crunch that has caused many institutions to close their doors. Five major factors have contributed to the economic crisis in higher education: (1) the decline of public confidence in higher education; (2) a change in the public and private…

New York University is in deep financial trouble as are other higher education institutions in the country. This was evident in 1969 when federal funds were cut, operating expenses were inflated, and student enrollment declined. In February of 1972 the president of the University appointed a task force to study the problems and alternatives of the…

This paper summarizes the introduction to a symposium designed to articulate issues and problems relative to the functioning of journals. The symposium concerned itself with questions such as: Are journals useful or important in the dissemination of information among scientists? To what extent do journals constrain or stimulate the development of…

The major problem areas reported by stepparents and their partners fall into three main categories: problems concerned with the children, financial difficulties, and marital misunderstanding and alienation. (Author)

Based on observations and research on contingency planning, as well as interviews with ten college and university presidents, the author develops several steps to illustrate the retrenchment pattern now being followed or anticipated by a variety of institutions. (Author/LBH)

The isolating atmosphere of a college was a significant factor in student attrition and that attrition in turn cost the small college more than one percent of its total annual operating budget of $8,000,000. The methodology of relating student attrition problems to quality of life issues is discussed. (Author)

The Student Health Service at SUNY/Stonybrook overcame underfunding difficulties by cooperative programs with the school of medicine (staff and materials), student participation (technical, clerical, and administrative) and campus health consumer groups (counseling, ambulance club, health store), at no cost, or low cost, to the university. (MJB)