This compendium by four professors and longtime students of higher education lists what they regard as 100 of the most influential books about U.S. colleges and universities in the 20th century, although they cannot be considered "the" classics. Following the annotated list, these essays provide commentary: (1) The Changing World of Books about…

In 1961 the Southern Regional Education Board published the report of its Commission on Goals for Higher Education in the South. The regional goals articulted in 1961 by the SREB Commission on Goals have been studied in an effort to assess the degree to which they have been accomplished during the past 13 years. The rationale for assessing…

This essay revisits Karl Jaspers' classic, "The Idea of the University." Jaspers was reinstated as president of Heidelberg University in 1945, and he presided over its rebuilding. His book, "The Idea of the University," written in 1946, was published in English 13 years later. It interprets an ideal of the university and…

Compares the career paths of three hypothetical retiring professors: the professorial path, which emphasizes teaching; the professional path, which emphasizes administrative advancement; or the entrepreneurial path, which emphasizes maximization of financial and business opportunities. Implications for the career paths of young faculty today are…

This publication examines the purposes and functions of policy as a conceptual focus for the problems and issues of higher education. Emphasis is placed on the conceptual difficulties of policy, distinctive features of policy, and policy functions and issues. The major contention suggests that the purpose of policy is to provide a general…

This paper reviews what it calls a classic book in the field of higher education, 1952's "The Development and Scope of Higher Education," by Richard Hofstadter and C. DeWitt Hardy. The paper describes the main points of the book, which was written as part of a series, "Nature and Needs of Higher Education," prepared for the…

Discusses causes and manifestations of the ambivalence of the American public toward higher education, and the possibility of resolving the contradictions it creates. (Editor/PG)

Traditional methods of recruitment and selection in academic administration have not placed an emphasis on formal training or preparation but have relied heavily on informal notions of experiential learning. Simulation as a device for representing complex processes in a manageable form, gaming as an organizing technique for training and…

The purpose of this study has been to conduct a survey of the adoption and diffusion of management concepts in a selected group of 2-and 4-year colleges. The population chosen for study is the 2- and 4-year colleges in the Southeastern region of the United States. The specific objectives of the survey were to determine the extent and frequency…

Current approaches being made to program evaluation are examined, and some of the implications for academic programs in higher education are considered. The conceptual shifts that are involved in the changing demands placed upon educational evaluation are summarized as: (1) an increasing emphasis on the use of tests and measurements for feedback…

The development of institutional research through the past two decades is reviewed briefly and its future outlook discussed, including efforts of researchers to communicate their findings. (LBH)

Higher education has expanded to the point where the supply of educated manpower far outnumbers the demand. In answer to this problem, several task forces, committees and commissions have been appointed to examine the problems, issues and trends in higher education and to make recommendations that could serve the formulation of more meaningful…

This oral history is part of the celebration planned by the University of Georgia Institute of Higher Education to honor Cameron Fincher for his service to the field of higher education and the Institute. Dr, Fincher was interviewed by Delmer D. Dunn about the significant changes that have occurred in higher education over the past 50 years.…

Future planning in higher education must be done on the basis of goals and objectives that have been deliberately chosen. (Author)

The effectiveness of the SAT, in combination with high school records, in predicting college grades is established; its cost effectiveness, however, was not determined. Other uses and considerations of the test appear to be relevant and in need of more study. (JH)