The current system of financing higher education through public tax support and tax-assisted voluntary giving is being challenged by many individuals and groups. Revisionary proposals include: public-tax support of educational institutions rather than programs, a combination of increased fees and student scholarships, income tax rebates for…

The philosophy of public higher education underlying the planning and coordination of higher education institutions in Ohio is set forth. A master plan based on this philosophy proposes to establish technical institutes, additional community colleges and university branches, convert some municipal universities into state universities and develop…

The effects upon libraries of the major social changes of the past two decades and the probably future effects of such changes are analyzed in this report, based upon a search of the professional literature, a field survey, and opinion sampling from leaders in the library profession and civic leaders belonging to the National Book Committee. Five…

This assessment of state libraries and suggestions for development are based on conferences with an advisory committee, inquiries sent to state libraries, a literature review, and consultation with the staff of the Office of Education's Division of Library Services and American Library Association. It was found that state libraries play a key role…

A study was made in England to determine whether practices in industry were (or were likely to be) consistent with the objectives of the Industrial Training Act of 1964. A case study of a medium-sized engineering firm near Manchester showed that the firm was concerned with avoiding potential training expenses but not with improving the efficiency…

Results of a survey of the use of no-need/merit awards (grants, scholarships, and tuition remissions) at 398 higher education institutions are presented. The study sought answers to six questions: (1) What is the extent of use of no-need awards? (2) Has there been any tendency for the extent of use of no-need awards to change over time? (3) For…

Explained briefly are the objectives for the first quinquennium (1979-80 to 1983-84), the planning process, funding new graduate programs, classifying new programs for funding, funding mechanisms, cooperative activities in graduate studies, and the Ontario graduate scholarship program. (MSE)

Fourteen papers delivered at the 1976 national forum on residential services sponsored by the National Association for Retarded Citizens are presented. Among topics addressed are historical perspectives on institutional change and normalization, a continuum of residential alternatives, deinstitutionalization, funding resources, funding strategies,…

An estimated 820,000 adults were enrolled in Federally-funded adult basic education projects during the 1971-72 school term. A total of $36.7 million was expended in projects operated during the 1971-72 school term and the 1972 summer school term. Expenditures were primarily for direct educative services and supporting services. Direct educative…

All liberal arts courses at Macomb County Community College where teacher contact with students exceeded the hours for which students obtained academic credit were examined, and comparisons were made with five neighboring universities and eight neighboring community colleges. Macomb's practice of paying for additional teaching time out of general…

This booklet is intended to be a package that individual teachers and local associations can use in writing successful proposals. It begins with 10 steps that can serve as a guide for formulating a proposal. These steps can be used as agenda topics for working through the proposal process. The next section of this booklet details how to write the…

Tutoring programs are viewed as being among the most successful of the several programs designed to provide academic support in postsecondary educational institutions for students who have weak formal educational backgrounds. Peer-tutoring programs designed specifically to serve students from educationally deficient backgrounds in postsecondary…

"Postsecondary" education, that is, education beyond the 12th-grade level, includes vocational, technical, trade, and business schools as well as two- and four-year colleges. The institutions may be public, private, or proprietary. Emphasis on the wide spectrum stems from a national tenet--that there is honor and dignity in work whether…

The economics of book publishing are described in this study completed for the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science. Segments of the book industry are compared by annual sales and titles published, as is profitability by categories of publishing. Operating statements of major categories are examined and capital requirements and…

Founded in 1968, Program Funding, Inc. (PFI) is a statewide comprehensive agency delivering programs to farmworkers wherever they work and reside in New York. PFI has encouraged State, Federal, and private agencies to make new commitments to farmworkers and has been able to maintain the support of those agency personnel who set the precedents of…