American taxpayers will support increased funding for education only if quality can be assured. Education has become the most important U.S. domestic policy issue. The public wants four curriculum requirements: emphasis on basics, practical instruction, vocational instruction, and academic standards. (MLW)

Grant proposals are most likely to succeed when they are based on solid, well-conceived ideas. Long-range planning is the best way to come up with workable ideas that will convince small foundations of a project's merits. Planning helps identify an institution's top priorities and achieve a consensus. (MLW)

Presents a New Jersey school board's method for revenue raising through bond approvals by the community. The key to this board's success is the involvement of citizens in the early decision-making process. (MD)

Ten steps to planning a marketing strategy to increase endowments are identified: conditions of fund, ways to establish funds, guidelines for funds, good business practices, enduring nature for fund, recognition of donors, corporations, periodic reports to donors, etc. (MLW)

The results of a public opinion poll concerning the emphasis on college athletics, coaches' job security, paying students for competing, academic standards for athletes, and gambling by both the public and the athletes, are presented. (MSE)

Examines programmatic effects of undergraduate chemistry research programs, focusing on internal research funding at Pomona College. The two-phase funding plan is described, accompanied by commentary on the reasoning and philosophy which lie behind these procedures. (JN)

A new instrument designed to assess perceptions and attitudes toward proposal development and funding was administered to 416 American Educational Research Association members. The instrument demonstrated good scaling properties and high internal consistency. Discriminations beyond the chance level were obtained on both sex and proposal…

There is growing evidence and informed opinion that the conventional wisdom about the decline in higher education quality is incorrect, and that higher education is neither as bad as many perceive nor likely to degenerate as far as many fear. (MSE)

This article briefly outlines university/industry interactions and describes the issues surrounding them: advantages of mutual support, the role of academic libraries, impact on research, patent agreements, freedom of speech, access in libraries, the expanding user community, student participation in career-related activities, and impact on…

The economic function of science to perform research and to educate and train others for technological innovation in Australia is discussed. The generation of wealth, focus of public debate, and political decision making on research policy are also considered. (MSE)

Church-related institutions can be successful at fund raising both inside and outside the church, but using denominational affiliation as an excuse for failure must be eliminated. The ideals and people that make a church-related college unique must be emphasized. (MLW)

Describes research conducted at the Manchester Institute of Science and Technology about the changing nature of personnel management. The authors found that training has become an easy target for economies at times of economic stringency and is not being vigorously defended by the senior personnel managers within whose functions it is located. (CT)

Stanford and the University of California at Berkeley operate in a spirit of cooperation that is unique for a public and a private university. Cuts in either research or student aid could seriously harm both institutions. (MLW)

Provides background information on robotics and robots, considering impact of robots on the workplace and concerns of the work force. Discusses incorporating robotics into the educational system at all levels, exploring industry-education partnerships to fund introduction of new technology into the curriculum. New funding sources and funding…

Report on survey of 160 public libraries highlights characteristics of libraries involved in literacy education, incentives and barriers, services provided, populations served, library staff, materials and equipment, library participation in cooperative literacy efforts, and budget and funding sources. A recommended approach to library involvement…