Notes that the affirmative action effort has taken longer than five years to empirically reduce sex and racial discriminatory practices in higher education, the enforcement effort has been slow, and higher education has stopped growing. (Author/JP)

Six historical works which address important educational problems of Mexican Americans are cited in this brief review article. (JP)

Reviews the origins of the teaching nursing home concept, describes its goals and major components, and explores some of the problems in developing it as an academic program. Asserts that the teaching nursing home, if properly developed, can be a strong academic program that improves geriatric patient care, research, and teaching. (Author/ABB)

Highlights concepts and developments over past century in continuing library education. Library school initiatives in 1960s, contribution of Association of American Library Schools (AALS), the Continuing Library Education Network and Exchange (CLENE), and roles of state library agencies, federal government, professional associations, and academic…

This article describes the dominant ideology characteristic of modern organization which reproduces patterns of domination and subordination, and then discusses the effects of the dominant ideology relative to the structure and function of schooling. (MT)

Analyzes trends in the social function of children's institutions of Israel (where 20% of youth are educated in residential settings) from the pre-statehood period to the present. Argues that the study of the way a society uses its institutions for children is a good measure of long-range national goals. (KH)

Analysis of the structure and contribution to the training of highly skilled specialists for the national economy and state management by the U.S.S.R. Financial and Economic Institute for Distance Education includes distance teaching methods, use of media, and proposals for the future of distance education in the U.S.S.R. (MBR)

Argues that the educational system impacts on the mental health of Blacks more directly and significantly than any other social institutiion. Details the negative effects of the prevailing racism as well as ways of making the educational system more amenable to the needs of Black students. (RDN)

Discusses the new role schools should perform in developing the new cultural consciousness necessary to meet the changing social needs of individuals in the face of more rapid population multiplication. (JT)

Despite increased attention given to alcohol use and its negative consequences on college campuses, national data indicates that there have been only small decreases in levels of alcohol consumption for over two decades. This guide describes how one university was able to decrease heavy drinking on campus by 29.2% during a four-year period. Their…

Approximately 50 percent of all students who enter postsecondary education enroll in community colleges. Consequently, reviewing the characteristics of the community college curriculum is paramount to understanding the role these institutions play in shaping students' trajectories. To accomplish this task, it is imperative to track curricular…

As technology continues to advance State colleges will play an increasingly important and expanding role in post-secondary education. Technical education will become more frequently offered in two-year colleges while specialization and sophistication will require the development of more four year programs. Teacher education must expand rapidly to…

Discusses the roles of engineers in medical centers, including technical support, instrument control and safety for the hospital, and teaching and research tasks. Indicates that engineering education should take responsibilities to prepare them to understand the human relations and organizational characteristics of their environment through course…

Discusses the results of a British survey designed to assess students' attitudes to the university and its political structure. (Author/PG)

Convivial society is a defined as a society in which modern technologies serve politically interrelated individuals rather than managers. Excerpted from Tools for Conviviality'' published in 1973. (DS)