This study investigated the effects of corporate financial support on the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) curriculum. The study evolved out of growing concerns that many university educators have related to the mushrooming of university efforts to secure corporate financial support…

Trends in higher education and the impact of the economy on colleges and universities in 1985 are considered. College enrollments, trends in the ability to pay, and private giving are examined, along with employment in higher education and college costs. Three possible explanations for unexpected growth in enrollment rates are: higher education is…

North Carolina's Community-Based Alternatives (CBA) program serves more than 44,000 youths each year. To obtain local criminal officials' and juvenile justice program practitioners' reactions concerning the operation of the CBA, information was gathered from 107 questionnaires completed by local social service, school, and juvenile court…

Case management has become a core component in the delivery of long term care services. It is widely viewed as a mechanism for linking and coordinating segments of a service delivery system (within a single agency or involving several providers) to ensure the most comprehensive program for meeting an individual client's needs for care. Although…

Traces the history of increasing public support for the financing of post-secondary education in Canada, questions the effectiveness and equality of present subsidization schemes, and proposes the establishment of an integrated student assistance system, consisting of a combination of unconditional grants, loans, conditional grants, and…

Identified and briefly described are sources of federal funding for the purchase of instructional materials. (PEB)

How to gain approval for the establishment of a field experience program, organize it, and establish supporting relationships for it. (Editor/PG)

There will be financial support for the social services in the 1980s only if social services are clearly defined, specific measurable goals are established, and there is evidence that the services have achieved what they set out to do. (Author)

Examines considerations of tax reform and their impact on the ability of colleges and universities to attract private giving, frequently making the difference between institutional death and survival. (Author/PG)

Examines the present and future roles of the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) and seeks to acquaint the membership with actions that have been taken by the AIBS for their benefit. (JR)

Ways must be found to impart the feeling of strength and personal worth to the part- time student, a feeling previously reserved for those who could afford the luxury of full-time attendance. (Author)

University libraries in the Soviet Union are centrally financed by allotments in the state budget. Government guidelines are used to determine staff size, salaries, acquisitions, building improvements, construction, etc. Local library managements prepare budget estimates, to allow flexibility for varying functions and local conditions. (Author/LS)

Summarizes an investigation into the political and financial factors which have inhibited ready application of computers to academic libraries in 24 institutions. Speculates on the future of libraries in a computer dominant society. (Author/LS)

Drawing together the significant elements from interviews with students, suggestions are presented for improving college journalism programs. (RB)