Revised version of a paper read at the sixty-third Meeting of the American Sociological Association, August 26-29, 1968, Boston, Massachusetts.

Purposes and leadership in Catholic higher education are discussed to promote further dialogue among members of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities on institutional roots, present institutional conditions, and future vision. Papers and authors include: Commentary on Bishops' Pastoral Letter on Catholic Higher Education (William…

This resource book was prepared for delegates to the White House Conference on Families (WHCF) for use in formulating family policy recommendations. "Issue Priority Forms," completed by more than 100 national organizations involved in the WHCF process, are presented. Each form includes a topic to be discussed, a high priority issue…

A two-year, nationwide research study was funded in 1974 with discretionary funds of Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to identify alternative patterns for developing community service programs. The study focused on methods used by decisionmakers in a variety of settings in which it was felt that strengthening had occurred as a…

Three predominantly black colleges that became successful, effective, and highly regarded are Talladega College, Tuskegee Institute, and Morehouse College. The unique character of these three institutions is examined using Burton Clark's paradigm of the distinctive college in investigating their institutional histories. Unlike much previous…

In this paper, the first in a series of working papers on various significant aspects of advertising, the author examines in depth the writings of four essayists who have looked at advertising from the institutional viewpoint. James Carey sees advertising's basic institutional function as market information and the secondary function as social…

These papers concern the efforts of the U.S. Office of Education to eradicate "degree mills", that is, organizations that award degrees without requiring their students to meet educational standards for such degrees, standards that have been established and traditionally followed by reputable educational institutions. The rapid growth in…

There have been many attempts recently to define the term "teacher education center." Perhaps the most popular definition embodies the following three assumptions: (a) that centers contribute to the improvement of schools as demanded by society; (b) that centers specifically increase the competence of individual teachers according to…

This study attempts to provide a better understanding of the role of institutions of higher learning in national development planning in Thailand, and further attempts to provide some answers to the question of the involvement of the university in development planning in the regions as a whole. Emphasis is placed on the historical background,…

The creation of statewide coordinating and planning boards has caused a great deal of concern about state interference with the autonomy of colleges and universities. The question is whether the state (society) has a stake in educational policy which might rightfully exceed the collective desires and interests of the autonomous institutions. The…

The student revolution has become the dominant instrument of social change in this country and will continue to be. Society is at the moment in an intrusion-activism phase with invisible disturbances surfacing, generally in a violent manner. An amorphous counter-culture is emerging, a person-centered culture that is challenging the scarcity and…

A combination of 350 community, student, and college leaders from four counties participated in a conference on the role of the junior college in the urban revolution. The keynote speaker, whose remarks are included, addressed himself to the nature of the urban revolution with emphasis on the plight of the individual in seeking self-identity.…

This document contains an annotated bibliography of 37 works describing university programs and services that have been undertaken or proposed in response to urban problems. A brief essay based on the literature in the bibliography draws attention to various approaches to meeting urban needs. (JS)

The land-grant universities, through Cooperative Extension Services, have performed the most important university outreach function in America. The Smith-Lever Act of 1914 stated that the function of Cooperative Extension was to provide practical instruction in subjects related to agriculture and home economics. Subsequent amendments to the Act…

This is the report of a panel of experts who met to attempt to improve the experience of Latin American students in U.S. universities in the field of Business Administration. The report is organized into five sections. The first section identifies the objectives of the U.S. institutions with respect to the Latin American students, and considers…