The Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council's (SFC) Corporate Plan (2009-12) makes clear its commitment to learners with profound and complex needs. Under "Outcome 2 Access, Inclusion and Progression" it states: "we will work with the Scottish Government, colleges and other stakeholders to ensure that appropriate…

The fundraising landscape has been blistered by stock-market meltdowns and a financial sector that has repeatedly erupted in flames. In turn, the environment for development has turned icy, cooled by frozen credit markets and chilly consumer confidence. It is ragged, unstable terrain. Fundraisers, the ground moving beneath them, are unsure of…

Astronomy was a required subject in the first American secondary level schools, the academies of the 18th century. When these were supplanted a century later by public high schools, astronomy still was often required, subsumed into courses of Natural Philosophy. Reasons given at that time to support astronomy as a part of general education include…

The competitiveness of National Collegiate Association (NCAA) schools increases in intensity each year. With the increased pressure on college sport staffs to be undefeated season after season, coaches have to find ways to keep players happy; to do this, they have to find factors that contribute to unify the players. It is nearly impossible to…

America is unique in that participation in sports has historically been linked to colleges and universities under the premise that participation serves an educational function and supplements the mission of higher education. Yet, intercollegiate athletics is seldom discussed in institutional accreditation self-studies, mission statements, or…

In this study we examine whether and why human and social resources increase charitable giving. Using the Giving in The Netherlands Panel Study 2003, we find that people with more extended networks and higher education are more generous. However, these effects can be completely explained by financial resources, church attendance, requests for…

In this article, the author explores how some community colleges have survived, if not thrive, amid the pain of a deep recession. Rather than cut educational options, administrators at Pima Community College in Tucson, Arizona have opted to freeze discretionary spending, sweep unspent budget allocations back into its general budget, improve its…

This paper documents the experience of incentive-based reforms in the secondary Islamic/madrasa education sector in Bangladesh within the context of the broader debate over modernization of religious school systems in South Asia. Key features of the reform are changes of the curriculum and policy regarding admission of female students. In return…

Among countless petitioners to the incoming president, higher-education leaders have sent Barack Obama position statements and requests for action that extol the strengths and accomplishments of this nation's higher-education enterprise but also warn of its increasingly dire financial situation. They have asked that a share of an impending…

PARTICIPANTS IN THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ETV HELD AT BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY IN 1963 WERE AGREED THAT ETV'S PROMISE IS MORE ANTICIPATED THAN ACHIEVED AND THAT ITS BUILT-IN ECONOMIC PROBLEMS MUST BE MET AND OVERCOME BEFORE REAL ACHIEVEMENT WILL BE POSSIBLE. PROBLEMS DISCUSSED DURING THE CONFERENCE INCLUDED COSTS, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, AND UNIONS.…

The first of two papers reports the findings of a survey on funding patterns for rare books acquisitions which was distributed to 164 libraries, including all members of the Association of Research Libraries. A second paper discusses the support provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities for special collections. (MES)

The president of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting discusses funding needs, problems and distribution for public broadcasting in the future. (AK)

The successes and failures of individual educational projects carried out under governmental authority are discussed. (CK)