This document gives detailed instructions for filling out application forms for child advocacy demonstration projects. Proposals for pilot projects to be operated within school neighborhoods may be submitted by institutions, agencies, or consortiums to the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped and the National Bureau of Mental Health. The major…

Standards and guidelines for academic advising are presented covering mission, program, organization and administration, human resources, funding, facilities, campus and community relations, and ethics. (MLW)

A survey concerning extramural dental training programs, designed to provide learning experiences not available within the dental school, found that the programs (1) remain a significant component in dental education despite shifting federal finding priorities, (2) are now provided later in the curriculum; and (3) have a public health emphasis.…

An approach to developing external sources of funds for teaching, research, and public service uses institutional resources to encourage the activities of entrepreneurs within the institution. The concerns, considerations, and benefits are outlined. (MSE)

Considers influences on the funding of off-campus community and continuing education programs at community colleges. Reviews four existing funding patterns and proposes an alternative fiscal accountability model based on budget transfers and contracts. Looks at the principles and positive elements of the model. (DMM)

Campus activities programmers are offered suggestions to make the budgeting process clearer. They include knowing funding sources, understanding distribution of funds, monitoring encumbered funds, developing a system to keep track of how funds are spent, avoiding overspending and handling re-appropriations, setting aside reserves, and asking for…

This report reviews the financial history of one successful school health center, Commerce City Community Health Services (CHS), in Commerce City, Colorado. The report reviews the center's 20-year history to provide an example of how often and how notably a center's sources of financial support can change over years of operation. The story of…

The Minister of Education of Alberta, Canada established a task force in 1983 to analyze the characteristics of teachers' pension plans and to develop a model retirement plan for teachers in Alberta. The task force reviewed the legislative, structural, administrative, and financial characteristics of Alberta's existing Teachers' Retirement Fund as…

The Minister of Education of Alberta, Canada established a task force in 1983 to analyze the characteristics of teachers' pension plans and to develop a model retirement plan for teachers in Alberta. The task force reviewed the legislative, structural, administrative, and financial characteristics of Alberta's existing Teachers' Retirement Fund as…

Supplementing the educational program of the state of Kentucky's schools is the largest state ETV network in the United States. The system's facilities, financing, administration, and programing are the principle topics of discussion in this article. (LS)

This survey attempts to verify and delineate the trends in intramural physical education. Surveys were mailed to 395 colleges and universities in November of 1975. Two hundred and thirty three (56.6%) were returned for statistical analysis, but the number of responses to questions varied because not all questions were applicable to every…

The Minnesota Independent School Fund, Inc. (MISF) came into being in January 1976 and was created to promote corporate support of nonpublic secondary schools. Describes MISF's development including some key issues and proposed solutions which were discussed at its initial meeting. (Author/RK)

Information regarding noncredit continuing education offerings for adults was gathered through on-site interviews conducted at ten institutions of higher education. Results are reported in the following areas: administrative structure, the developmental process for noncredit programs, program promotion, program evaluation, relationships between…

This article analyzes fundraising as an emerging professional activity in career development services and suggests possible remedies to problems in this area. A basic premise is that program directors need to broaden their efforts to increase budgets by taking a proactive approach to potential private sector funding sources and constituencies. (CT)

Published research on institutional characteristics associated with external research funding are reviewed. Principal points of agreement are that funding levels are related to previous funding levels; publications are related to funding; and funding is related to the existence of doctoral programs. No evidence of bias in federal funding was…