James L. Hymes, Jr., former President of NAEYC and member of the original Head Start Planning Committee, is interviewed about his hopes for and disappointments with Head Start during the past 20 years. Highlights Head Start's initial benefits to families, children, and the early childhood profession; program quality; and continued lack of federal…

The use of technology in the rehabilitation of disabled individuals is hampered by the lack of financial resources, information on such technology, consumer involvement, and support services such as consumer training and product service. Federal and local money and resources plus the involvement of rehabilitation professionals are needed to…

The Secretary of Education warned that public support of colleges and universities could wane soon if they don't make fundamental changes in the way they teach their students and in their tactics for seeking federal aid. (MSE)

An interagency committee recommends more university and industry involvement in efforts to stop the spread of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and find a cure, and encourages increased federal funding and assurances that funding will be ongoing for both basic biological and AIDS research. (MSE)

The study attempted to relate patterns of disabilities to amounts of money received in social security benefits. Findings from structured interviews with parents of 248 disabled young adults (ages 18-22) indicated that the United Kingdom social security system gives more recognition to costs arising from physical than from mental disability.…

Issues concerning Third World students in developed countries are complex. If developed countries' higher education institutions are committed to educating these students, they should learn more about the applicability of their own objectives and ideal to developing countries and become more sensitive to the students' problems. (MSE)

The history of higher education in Saudi Arabia is outlined, especially as it relates to Islamic religion and educational philosophy, and its rapid growth is chronicled. These aspects are examined: Saudi students studying abroad, foreign students in Saudi Arabia, women's education, the Ministry of Higher Education's role, and financing. (MSE)

Higher education institutions of all kinds are investing in the improvement of their instruction through programs for the development of faculty teaching skills. The "teaching centers" are funded by foundations or by the institutions themselves and have been found to result in improved teaching. (MSE)

Defines philanthropy as a human growth and development process in which at least three kinds of persons are involved: fund raiser/instigator/motivators, donor/giver/benefactors, and receiver/gift recipient/beneficiaries. Sees all groups partaking in the process's spiritual benefits and Catholic educators at the core of the philanthropy process.…

The following topics concerning the financing of higher education in Great Britain are discussed: the sources and uses of university funds, the University Grants Committee, the accountability of universities, and awards to students. (RM)

Presents an analysis of a survey of University-Industry Research Relationships (UIRR) in biotechnology that involved over 1200 university faculty. Findings indicated that researchers with industrial support published at higher rates, patented more frequently, participated in more administrative and professional activities, and earned more than…

The origins and progress of the British effort to develop the private sector of higher education to provide educational diversity are discussed. Issues include private schools as non-profit organizations, capital funding and student-derived revenues, and mission and academic integration. (MSE)

Describes organization of California's community colleges, their funding levels, and ravages of Proposition 13. Effects of inadequate institutional financial support on community college libraries, particularly on print materials budgets, are reviewed. Administrative organizational changes that are currently being considered are discussed as a…

The ingredients for making trustees effective fund raisers are agreement on the objectives of fund raising, understanding the institution, orientation for new trustees, and participation by trustees themselves. (Author)

Tables showing financial support of higher education 1983-84 are presented. Purposes of support, sources of support, forms of giving, support through the annual fund, gifts of property, and corporations' matching gifts for both public and private institutions are covered. (MLW)