This is a report of proceedings of the November 1969 conference sponsored by the Graduate Students' Association, OISE. The purpose of the conference was to explore common elements in the educational system at the secondary and postsecondary levels focusing on the changing role of the student in the system. Participants included administrators,…

Traditionally-expressed American values include health, personal dignity, freedom of choice, respect for the rights and humanity of others, the right to love and be loved. A big gap exists, in many instances, between values professed and values actually lived in pursuit of "success." Our children know this, and the result has been a sense of…

This report describes the results of a series of studies examining changing beliefs concerning civil liberties among students attending several small colleges which differed dramatically in student characteristics, institutional goals, climate, teaching practices, and student-faculty relationships. The findings indicated that: (1) there was a net…

Illinois' General Assembly appointed a Commission to Study Non-Public Higher Education in Illinois and directed it to consider the role and needs of private colleges and universities and recommend ways in which the state should aid these institutions. The Commission invited the presidents of all private institutions in Illinois to voice their…

An educational issue today concerns the quality of teaching in preschools. Many additional preschool teachers will be required in the next few years to meet the increased enrollments in preschool programs. Not only must proper training programs for future teachers be designed, but it has been noted that most people now teaching preschool children…

By 1980, the cost of graduate education may reach an annual rate of $20 billion, the number of graduate students may rise to 1.3 million, and substantially increased federal support for most US colleges and universities will be required. This report presents a national policy for graduate education that would maintain the current strong position…

The dynamic growth of the state colleges and universities (SCU) has resulted in critical problems regarding institutional identify and the functions and purposes of administration. This study was undertaken to determine the extent and kinds of changes which have taken place in developing SCUs in the past and to make projections for the near…

This brief summarizes the data obtained during a survey of 105 predominantly white US graduate schools of arts and sciences concerning black enrollments and Ph.Ds recently awarded to Negroes. The survey was conducted during the summer of 1968. Seven statistical tables summarize the responses of 64 of the institutions on enrollments, 63 of which…

In the spring of 1968, a research seminar was held at New York University's School of Law for the purpose of developing a basic rationale for university regulation of student conduct that would provide students with as much freedom as possible in the pursuit of their educational objectives. This document, prepared by 16 students and 4 faculty…

This report is a summary of data currently available on several important aspects of Montana Public Post-Secondary Education. It includes information on structure and governance as well as institutional missions, programs, enrollments, degrees, faculty, income, expenditures, and admissions policies. The final section contains a series of tables…

Reported is a study to identify various institutional characteristics that affect learning outcomes of prospective science teachers as measured by: (1) College and University Environment Scales, (2) Natural Science Area Test, (3) Test on Understanding Science, (4) Science Teaching Assessment Tests, and (5) Student Questionnaire. Ninety prospective…

This research study was undertaken to elucidate the conflicts between urban universities and their neighbors that are related to the form of the university proper, and the university district. The effects of the university campus on the neighboring community and the ways in which the two interact must both be considered aspects of institutional…

A transcript of the proceedings of the opening day of the Symposium on Urban Cable Television is provided. The Symposium was convened to discuss, clarify, and offer alternatives to the major social, economic, and institutional issues affecting cable television (CATV) planning today with a view toward their impacts on the future directions of…

This publication discusses an emerging strategy for preventing delinquency and helping the youth of the United States. It is based on a reassessment of present public policies for dealing with youthful deviance, and on the development of new linkages between an understanding of what causes such activities and what can be done about them. The…

The purpose of this study is to provide insight into the nature of the goals of American colleges and universities by empirically determining (through the use of a questionnaire), (1) what faculty and administrators at 4 state institutions respectively think the goals of their institutions are and should be, (2) where they think the locus of…