Graduate schools face a host of problems which can be summarized in the single question: what will be the impact of the changes taking place in undergraduate education on graduate education? The new generation of undergraduates will not be content to accept without question the ways and modes of traditional graduate education. New answers must be…

This paper was delivered to a symposium held by the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, as part of its centennial celebrations in May 1973. The central theme of this paper is that the idea of the university as an effective instrument of social reform has been dangerously exaggerated. This disjunction between expectation and capacity is grounded…

The major purposes of this study were to identify the effects of personal characteristics of teachers and institutional characteristics of schools on teacher mobility. The methodology involved multiple regression analyses of mobility measures on personal characteristic variables and on institutional characteristics with control for personal…

Herein are discussed the conditions that, if met, appear to be favorable to change in institutions of higher education; some of the barriers to change in institutions of higher education; the effectiveness of a number of specific devices for change in higher education; the categories of change that are open to colleges and universities and the…

A review is presented of the goals and objectives for 1973-74 by the staff of the Learning Resource Center of William Rainey Harper College. The nine major sections of the booklet deal with: 1) institutional goals; 2) goals set by the vice president for academic affairs; 3) goals of the academic deans; 4) goals of the division chairman; 5) goals…

This report summarizes the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education activities in carrying out its function of institutional accreditation in the North Central region over a 2-year period. Commission activities discussed include accrediting activities, self-study institutes and workshops, consultant-evaluator conferences, and…

The institutional goals, students, programs and services, personnel and organization, instruction, facilities and finances, and community relations of the community college as they relate to the community college reading center are discussed. (Not available in hard copy because of marginal legibility of original document.) (DB)

This document calls attention to some of the interesting institutional and administrative characteristics of universities. Eight background propositions are suggested; (1) Universities are a special kind of public political institution. (2) Universities will increasingly be subject to political pressures, crosscurrents, and conflict. (3) There are…

This document is a report of the commission appointed to study the over-all role of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), to appraise its current condition, and to recommend its future direction. The first chapter, "Context of Crisis and Tension," outlines the problems and issues facing teacher education institutions…

The question of who should go to college cannot be answered without the issue of disestablishment. Too many people and students are frustrated and blocked because there is no other place to go but college, and the college or university itself is becoming a less inviting place as time goes on. True, some institutions have instituted a policy of…

Answers to a questionnaire about the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) are discussed. There are six categories of responses. The first category deals with problems facing the Council as an organization. The second is the Council's relationship with the public, with other organizations, and with the profession. The third category deals…

The "Agricultural Trinity" consists of agricultural extension, education, and research institutions. While in the beginning the goal of these institutions was to improve rural conditions by equalizing the economic and social status of all rural people, today there exists a conflict between the people and these institutions. The processes…

This paper examines the current and changing roles of the school, family and workplace in the development of young people into adults. Due to changes in these institutions, young people are shielded from responsibility, held in a dependent status, and kept away from productive work-all of which makes their transition into adulthood a difficult and…

It is suggested that there are infinite ways in which institutions may affirm the value and realize the benefits of accreditation, but all require significant effort. Particular effort should be directed to several basic institutional responsibilities in the process--commitment, candor, coordination, outcome studies, and participation in the…

A program of research on the effects of institutional experience on retarded persons was described and the importance of such research for theory construction, use by clinicians, and construction of social policy was discussed, as was the value of both longitudinal and cross-institutional studies. (Author)