This study was designed to determine what relationship exists among race, the amount of financial aid awarded, and persistence in college. Thirty black and 30 white students from similar socio-economic backgrounds were matched on sex, aptitude (their SCAT scores), and high school class rank. Persistence was defined as those students who persisted…

Created to develop recommendations in alternative means of organizing and financing adult education in European countries, this course was preceded by a preliminary survey of delegates concerning financial arrangements in their respective nations: the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, France, West Germany, Norway, Sweden,…

Collectively, the 10 papers in this volume provide an examination of the financial outlook for higher education in the final 3 decades of the 20th century. They represent a variety of viewpoints, set forth numerous meaningful statistics and projected statistics, and illuminate the critical questions relating to future support for students and…

This study was made to investigate new dimensions for a statewide interlibrary loan service and the means for financing an interlibrary loan service for Kansas public Libraries in fiscal year 1972. Some new dimensions considered worthy of investigation were: (1) inclusion of some system library headquarters as suppliers to a state interlibrary…

Responding to one of the major recommendations in THE NEGRO AND HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE SOUTH--that special financial support be provided for predominantly Negro colleges and universities in order to forge a single high quality system of higher education for the South--the Southern Regional Education Board appointed a task force to examine closely…

American colleges and universities have long been deeply involved in research sponsored by the federal government. The total cost of such research, which is conducted primarily in the service of government missions, has been borne jointly by the government and the universities. In recent years, a growing concern with the costs of…

This manual provides a financial history of Utah's institutions of higher education from 1959-69. Total expenditures and revenues for educational and general purposes are included. Comparative information is given for each institution on: instruction, administrative and general operations, library and museum, physical plant operation and…

To develop community service programs of genuine value, the junior college must have access to adequate funds. The usual sources are regular college funds; fees from enrollees; company, agency, or association sponsorship; and special funds. This paper deals mainly with the special sources--the local district, state board, federal grants, and…

This selected bibliography of materials published by all Federal and many state agencies from 1962 to 1968 is divided into four sections. One deals with occupational and industry manpower literature, including occupational outlook service information, occupational and industry manpower studies, job descriptions, and Federal government careers. The…

Information has been compiled on the patterns of community college finance in 42 states. The author found substantial differences with regard to public responsibility for financing community colleges. Differences were also found in the areas of control and coordination of the colleges and sources of funds for financing their operations and capital…

The programs described in the documents chosen for this review might provide some answers for colleges and universities interested in establishing, or already conducting, programs for high-risk disadvantaged students. The success of these programs indicates that institutions are able to extend their educational services to high-risk students and…

This statement by the American Library Association (ALA) for the Subcommittee on Legislative Appropriations of the House Committee on Appropriations endorses the Library of Congress request for funding in 1975 and requests that funding be increased for the Office of Superintendent of Documents for the same period. The value and importance of…

Public discussion has never witnessed such a welter of proposals for dealing with problems of higher educational finance--proposals for shifting the burden of financing from the present to the future, from the taxpayer to the student, from aiding the institutions to aiding the students, from aid based on need to vouchers for everyone. At its 1974…

The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze a recent experience with the passage of legislation in Minnesota that gave financial relief to foreign students in public and private colleges. This bill provides for (1) grants of authority to public institutions to waive the nonresident rate of tuition, while expecting the grantees to pay at…

This collection and analysis of data on minorities in engineering emphasizes: minority engineering students by field, men; minority engineering students by field, women; minority engineering students by degree level; class standing of women and minority engineering students; high school background and standing of women and minority engineering…