Presented herein are papers presented at a session entitled "Crises and Opportunities: The Future of Scholarly Publishing," from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Annual Meeting, May 10, 2003. Four speakers approached this topic from different standpoints: as leaders of learned societies, as senior university officials, from the…

To date, much thinking about research measurement and evaluation has been concentrated in the biomedical and health sciences. However, there is increasing recognition that funders of public research--in areas ranging from music to microbiology or from economics to engineering--need to justify their expenditure and demonstrate added value to the…

Whether and how to regulate family child care has been a continuing policy dilemma facing child care advocates, policymakers, child care administrators, and child care regulators over the last 20 years. Insufficient attention has been given to what regulatory and/or non-regulatory methods might be used to ensure that all children, regardless of…

This report presents facts related to the funding of research at the four universities in Alberta, Canada. During fiscal year 1999-2000, $300 million Canadian dollars in direct external funding was received by the four universities to support research, an increase from 1998-1999 of 29.9%. Total sponsored research funding from all sources to…

This guide lists the names and addresses of the 132 universities and colleges funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). The guide is divided into these sections: (1) universities; (2) higher education colleges; (3) universities and higher education colleges by region; (4) further education college funded by the HEFCE; and…

This document focuses on how effective grant development and management can help generate added revenue for community colleges. Some general tips for grant management include: reviewing and maintaining the college's mission; aligning the grant department with all other development departments of the college; and using an experienced grant…

This document reports on the training of partners for the Environmental Education and Training Partnership (EETAP). The three projects cited include Project Learning Tree (PLT), Project WILD, and Project WET. The main purpose of the training projects was to increase the number of individuals trained in environmental education programs. There are…

This document shows the final allocations of recurrent funding to institutions of higher education in England for the academic year 2000-2001. This report updates allocations because of additional student numbers, increased allocations for specific programs, student transfers, and an overall increase in funding. The total grants awarded for…

This sample memorandum sets out the terms and conditions for the payment by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) of funds to the governing body of an institution out of funds made available by the Secretary of State for Education and Employment. Part 1 of the memorandum sets out the terms and conditions that apply in common to…

This study explored the relationships between alumni participation in university alumni events, past university experiences (motivation), and financial contributions (alumni giving). The university studied is a small private level 5 university with an enrollment in 1991 of 1,200 and 2,000 in 1999, and researchers studied undergraduates who…

This guide lists the names and addresses of the universities and colleges funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). The guide is divided into these sections: (1) higher education institutions; (2) regional contacts; (3) further education colleges providing higher education courses; and (4) useful sources. (SLD)

This guide describes the principles that underlie allocations of grants to universities and colleges by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). Formulas are used to determine how most of the money is allocated between institutions. These take into account certain factors for each institution, including the number and type of…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a Rasch-based procedure to calibrate responses for funding applications. The data set included 112 proposals and 66 readers, who independently scored randomly assigned proposals using a scoring instrument. The data were analyzed using FACETS (Linacre, 1999). The analysis indicated that the…

This guide lists the universities and colleges in England directly funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England, with contact information. It also includes other useful sources of information on higher education. The guide is divided into these sections: (1) higher education institutions; (2) regional contacts; (3) further education…

The purpose of this guidebook is to clarify why policymakers should expand the focus of school reform to encompass a reframing and restructuring of education support programs and services and to offer some guidance on how to go about doing so. Section 1 deals with the need to restructure support services and offers ideas for new directions.…