A decade after "A Nation at Risk" three new reports raise concerns about American higher education. The Wingspread Report on higher education challenges institutions of higher education to assess their myriad activities to see how effectively they are "taking values seriously,""putting student learning first," and…

Program development is dependent upon people development. To make continuing education work, off-campus programs must be palatable to a diverse group of people upon whom the program is totally dependent for teaching resources. (Author/MW)

The Association of American Medical Colleges recommends that academic medical centers assume responsibility for graduate medical education. Results of a survey are presented to determine the plans of the medical centers, the status of these plans, and the centers with completed plans. (PG)

A three-way dialog between Francis Pray, Chairman of Frantzreb and Pray Associates; William Sullivan, Dean of St. Louis University; and John Terry from John Brown University on the future of private higher education. (PG)

Describes the pitfalls inherent in removing all barriers to postsecondary education at the community college level. (PG)

The relationship between public authority and the college and universities is examined. The impact of more government authority upon cost, diversity, and creativity in higher education is emphasized. (DE)

The relationship between the colleges and universities and the federal government is examined. Emphasis is placed on the universities independently developing their strategies for institutional evaluation without the aid of the federal government. (DE)

On the assumption that colleges need a theory that specifies what they should be trying to do and how they should do it, two theories are described(the 'bundle of knowledge' theory and the developmental stage theory). A third component theory is then sketched. (Editor/PG)

Reports on the results of research on the way the vocational colleges see themselves contributing to the development of higher education in the Netherlands. (Editor)

There is a need for a conceptual and methodological approach which can effectively elucidate individuals' experience of problematic transactions with their institutional system, and point to a healing process. The descriptive understanding of the meaning context of the phenomenon of alienation may shed light on the actions of the individual and…

The history of education must contain a balance between interpretation of the school itself and the school in its broader social and political context. Such a balance would be a constructive relief fromearlier revisionist theory viewing American schooling as mis-education or as a minor player next to other socializing and educating institutions.…

This paper analyzes the economic development of Hays County, Texas, the site of Southwest Texas State University and indicates the important effect of that university's growth on the county, which might otherwise have stagnated. (JH)

Having neglected urban responsibilities for too long, institutions must now employ several strategies to mitigate problems and achieve a more livable and equitable society. (Editor/PG)

Today, pressures for universities and colleges to remain involved in the problems of the urban society have diminished, but higher education institutions must deepen their determination to deal with urban problems, for only through long-term commitment can the task be fulfilled. (Editor/PG)