Since their establishment in the 1870s, American museums have professed to be educational institutions and have attempted with varying degrees of success to promote aesthetic awareness and visual education. The author reviews past efforts, current issues, and future potentials in museum education. (Author/SJL)

This theory takes in concepts of a "decision" and the decision-making process. The process model has three parts: (1) personal and situational variables, (2) decision behavior modes, and (3) decision procedures. Emphasis is placed on the influence of personal values in decision making. Implications for adult education research are drawn.…

In this essay, the experiences of a college teacher, his feelings, attitudes, and growing understanding of the problems of urban adult education, are recounted. Student attitudes, problems, and relationships with the teacher are discussed. (WI)

After tracing the history of higher education's missions and goals and examining the career eeucation concept in relation to them, the author concludes that learner-centered education in preparation for careers (not for strict vocational training) must be a legitimate concern of all education. He then lists a variety of career education approaches…

Successfully recruiting new students must begin with market research, which needs to begin with an examination of the characteristics of an institution's current students, demographic and geographic as well as academic. The roles of alumni, teachers, publications, no-shows, direct mail, guidance counselors, other students, and employees are…

Notes that the values and beliefs that we hold as a nation have created institutions whose norms and rules create barriers to women's full and equal participation. Under the force of changing values of legislation, and of action by women, institutions will become tolerant of other than male norms. (Author/AM)

The obstacles to and requirements for the institutionalization of change are addressed, including how beneficial programs such as faculty development can be secured and sustained on campus. (Author/LBH)

Arguing that society and students will both profit if students receive a broader, more value-oriented education than they are now getting, the author cautions governing boards not to measure civilization by dollars but to see the defining of missions and priorities as their primary role. (JT)

This article focuses on bringing some philosophical analysis and clarification to the language used in discussing multicultural education and cultural pluralism in American society. (MM)

Flawed social policies have led to the high cost and the failure of human service institutions. The inclusion of local community associations in the creation of these policies would change the focus from control to consent thus allowing target populations to be supported within a more suitable context. (VM)

A reconsideration of the author's 1978 book, "Thinking about the Curriculum." Argues that we need, above all, a way of understanding institutions themselves as the necessary context for curriculum deliberation and action. (TE)

Questions why there are no arts policy research centers in existence, considering what they should look like, what they should do, and how they should be constituted. Discusses whether such centers should be developed now, what model of policy analysis and formulation would be appropriate, and what institutional form (think-tank, governmental…

The status of higher education in India is reviewed, with focus on the impact of colonial rule over the centuries and on the lack of homogeneity among educators. (LBH)

This report examines the first generation of the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Implementation and Dissemination Centers. It portrays the experiences of and captures the lessons learned in such a way that it informs the design of future centers. Ideas drawn from the discussions that took place at a conference held in Annapolis, Maryland…

This book describes the history of the University of Hawaii and higher education in Hawaii in the 20th century. Main topics include educational leaders, faculty, students, program development, educational expansion, and historical context. Part 1 traces the development of the Manoa Campus and the university system throughout the century. Included…