The rationale underpinning UK higher education (HE) has changed significantly over the last 20 years. Government policy dictates that 50% of 18-30 year-olds should be in HE by the year 2010. Students enter HE almost solely for the exchange value of the qualification and the expectation of enhanced career prospects in business and industry. This…

THIS PAPER WAS PRESENTED AT A CONFERENCE ON "NEW DIRECTIONS IN RESEARCH ON EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION." TWO SCHEMES OF RESEARCH METHODOLOGY WERE DISCUSSED. THE FIRST IDEA WAS "FACET DESIGN AND ANALYSIS" ORIGINATED BY LOUIS GUTTMAN. FACET DESIGN WAS DEFINED AS A WAY OF LAYING OUT A DOMAIN FOR RESEARCH, WHILE FACET ANALYSIS…

Examines the low status of adult education within the wider educational community and relates it to the content adult education, the structure of adult education, and the educational process itself. (Author/RK)

A 22-nation survey reveals that education American-style not only opens doors to more people but ranks high in academic achievement. (Editor)

As one means of assessing the effects of graduate programs and fellowship awards in special education, a survey of the educational and professional status of special education applicants was conducted approximately 4 years after the filing of original applications to graduate school. The survey showed the following results: a) 71 percent of…

The object of this comparative study of health education conducted by the International Bureau of Education was to obtain an overall view of health education in primary schools throughout the world. Ninety-four countries furnished replies to the inquiry, a seven-part questionnaire, indicating that in all the countries some form of health education…

Procedures and findings of a survey conducted in 1970-71, relative to the teaching of psychology in Florida secondary schools, are reported here. The objectives of the study were to obtain a broad range of information and relevant data pertaining to the status of psychology and to determine the needs of teachers for materials and audiovisual…

This study was designed to determine the present status of former Louisiana Technological University students who failed to complete the requirements for graduation in vocational agriculture, business, and home economics education curriculums. To determine why these students left school and to secure their opinions as to what actions could have…

Most institutions like to have at their disposal a list of schools comparable to their own for a variety of purposes. The criteria that can be used for determining such a list are, however, numerous and it would appear to be impractical to expect one list based on certain criteria to be useful for all purposes. The Institutional Data Card was…

Reports on the status of physics teaching in Montana in 1972-73, compares the results to 1958 and 1959 status studies to determine the effect of past attempts at change, and makes comparisons to recent findings in Wisconsin and New England. (Author/GS)

Special Labor Force Report indicates that the gap in educational attainment between men and women workers has closed, and that the gap between white and black workers is narrowing. (DM)

While the social scientific study of education has advanced impressively in recent years, little progress has been made in a number of areas. Energies should be directed to the study of the education of the rich and privileged as well as the education of minorities and the poor. (Author/EB)