Presents an in-depth review of the market research approach of a comprehensive financial community. Discusses the applied corporate findings when author was Vice President, Corporate Communications, Midland-Ross Corporation. Suggests that the basic concept is applicable to any publicly traded company whose senior management desires a more…

Describes the current roles and conditions of traditionally Black colleges and universities, their contributions to the higher education of Black students and other students who attend them, and the historical origin of these institutions. Also presents profiles of the students who attend and faculty who work at these institutions. (Author/KS)

The process by which federally funded bilingual training programs may be institutionalized is presented through a review of related literature and an analysis of a 1981 study on bilingual training programs conducted by RMC Research Corporation. Key factors in successful integration are program advocates' personality, drive, and clarity of…

The contributions of the Deutsches Institut fur Fernstudien (D.I.F.F.) to research in distance education and in the development of study units are analyzed in light of West German and international influences. Sixteen references are listed. (Author/MBR)

The framework within which ILO activities for workers' education among rural workers are undertaken can be considered as having two dimensions; the ILO's overall work for the development of the rural areas and the overall workers' education activities. Activity areas for workers' education programs are discussed. (Author/EC)

In a discussion of the history and function of institutional research, the field is described as a continually evolving part of the higher education community. The author cautions that the tendency to emphasize the compilation of raw data at the expense of data analysis must be checked, as institutional research coordinates with planning efforts.…

This document presents the second-year implementation plans for 1998-1999 of Dalton State College's Strategic Plan for 1997-2000. It contains the following planning priorities and action plans for the roles of the: President; Office of Institutional Research and Planning; Office of Public Relations; Dean of Academic Affairs; Division of Business…

This report documents what projects and activities the British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT) has undertaken in the 1999-2000 fiscal year. This past year, BCCAT has put considerable effort into initiating plans and projects to improve credit transfer arrangements and processes. A prototype for a Web-based electronic transfer…

The political socialization of various African Kenyan leaders is used to illustrate the author's belief in H. G. Barnett's theory that the individual exerts an influence on the process of cultural change which is in opposition to Gabriel Almond's view that the individual is only a passive participant in society. (JH)

A college needs to help its students get access to their inner lives under their own control but also learn how to communicate what is discovered in ways that objectify and so anchor to reality what could otherwise lead to confusion. (Author/PG)

We need new legal standards, processes, institutions for maximizing the benefits of technological "progress" and minimizing the insidious secondary and tertiary effects. (Author)

The author examines the realities behind the myths of the school as a melting pot; as a road to success and wisdom; and as a self-fulfilling experience for every individual. (Author/KM)

The General Secretary of the Indian Adult Education Association observes that educational emphasis in India shifted from adult literacy to a wider concept of adult education--social education. The universities must play a dominant role in its promotion and development. It has been incorporated into India's five-year developmental plans. (AG)