Institutions were asked to send data on the total number of graduates from degree programs in Technical Education Centers who applied to their institutions, and the total number who were accepted. Results indicated that: (1) No applicant who completed an AAS degree program was denied admission to a public 4-year institution and that applicants who…

Suggestions for improving the educational quality of institutions of higher education encompass: (1) the need for the support of chancellors, presidents, and administrators; (2) the need for faculty development through uniform pension systems or dedefinition of seniority; and (3) the need for faculty enrichment through short refresher courses,…

The Statewide Measures Inventory is essentially a list of items of information along with concise definitions and other information of interest, relevant to statewide postsecondary education planning and management. It has been designed primarily as a working document for use by state level postsecondary education planners and decisionmakers. The…

The National Institute of Education (NIE), a Federal agency started in August, 1972, is concerned primarily with educational research and development. Before NIE was actually established, a Planning Unit within the U.S. Office of Education generated many papers on what the objectives, activities, and organizational structure of NIE should be. In…

This publication contains the three addresses and all papers presented at the 1974 annual meeting of the Association of American Colleges. The theme of the conference concerned the expectations of higher education regarding business and industry and the expectations of business regarding higher education. Topics included: what business expects of…

International studies are still underdeveloped on most college and university campuses, and present levels of activity are jeopardized by financial, organizational, and other problems. This book identifies the weaknesses of existing programs, points out where improvements are most needed, and recommends steps for carrying out changes. (MJM)

This report is an analysis of the special problems of colleges founded to offer blacks access to higher education when segregation was the law of the land. These colleges today are in a new awkward situation where they must compete with other colleges while still carrying burdens arising from the legacy of discrimination and poverty. The…

A sample of adults in Vermont were surveyed by questionnaires to determine interest in, or aspirations for, postsecondary education; motivating forces which create these aspirations, perceived obstacles which might discourage participation, preferences for sponsoring institutions, and location of instruction. A second concern of the study was the…

Public education needs the results orientation and performance accountability mandated by a management system. Schools need a management system around which to lay plans to solve problems and reach ever higher levels of accomplishment in serving the needs of students. Management by objectives provides the school administrator with such a…

This document reports on the May 24, 1973 conference at the University of Washington concerning the external degree. Emphasis is placed on the future needs of higher education, the external degree, the student population for the external degree, England's Open University, and external degree models in Colorado, California, New Jersey, and…

Provided are 15 papers originally presented at a 1971 national conference on the education of mentally retarded persons. Papers deal with the following topics: current issues in the education of the mentally retarded, right to education, information and practical politics, a program for improving mealtime behaviors of a severely retarded child,…

This concise but through profile of research as the characterizing function of the American university describes how the coming of science to higher education has challenged established thought and led to new functions, such as public service and research on practical problems. The coming of science also paved the way for changes in the…

This paper was developed by the Liaison Subcommittee of the Traffic Educational and Training Committee to: (1) delineate highway safety manpower and training problems, (2) propose activities to meet these problems, and (3) develop a proposed course of action to initate the activities. Included are: (1) a discussion of areas where manpower…

Despite the fact that the middle school has frequently come into being for noneducational reasons, many educators maintain that if a new school system could be organized from "scratch" with nothing but educational desiderata to guide its creators, the middle school would be the foundational arch of the system. This report analyzes and describes…

This instrument was developed to assist educational leaders in the collection of data relating to the attitudes of their publics on vital social and educational concerns. It classifies the concerns under: social problems, school program, teachers and instruction, administration, students, and index of attitude toward change. It provides for…