This collection of seven individual but related papers provides a variety of perspectives from which to view the union center. The roles of the union according to several authorities are initially considered. Two approaches to the integration of the union into the college and community environment are discussed, with examples cited from…

Although sustained social relations between staff and students are built into the organization of English colleges of education, expansion tends to reduce social interaction and devalue the communal life of the colleges. A high level of social activity, universal participation and plentiful and close staff-student relations were evident at…

This is an inventory of the background, opinions, beliefs, attitudes and feelings of students about themselves; about social, moral, and religious practices and problems; and about various aspects of their college. The instrument is used to collect information about incoming freshman students at Abilene Christian College and about ways in which…

This report examines the pertinent literature about subcolleges, summarizes their characteristics, and suggests areas for further research. Nine such subcolleges are described in terms of how they were initiated and what programs are offered. These subcolleges were selected for their distinctive characteristics and innovations. They range from…

By bringing together many substantive yet disparate views on revolution, this book attempts to treat this rather emotional subject in a serious and objective manner. It attempts to bring history to bear on the modern radical scene by presenting the ideas of Marx, Lenin, Trotsky, Stalin, Mao Tse-tung, and others, along with those of modern…

This second part of a three-part study (Communication and Student Unrest) expands upon concerns generated by the original study, primarily the need for detailed examination of the channels of communication emanating from within and without the University. This report focuses on evaluation and analysis of university-public channels, specifically…

The University of New Mexico College Enrichment Program (CEP) recruits disadvantaged students to the campus, helps them prepare for college life with an intensive summer orientation, helps them obtain financial assistance, and aids them in dealing with the college environment via counseling, tutoring, and other supportive services. The CEP's…

To measure the educational and personal growth of students receiving associate degrees at Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) in June 1972, all 594 candidates for the degree were analyzed in terms of age, sex, academic aptitude, major, and transfer intention. In addition, student-perceived educational benefits were assessed by administering five…

Contained within this document are the proceedings of the 1970 annual Pacific Northwest Conference on Higher Education. The major theme was that of refocusing on the role of higher education in the 1970's. Major addresses presented at the conference dealt with program planning and budgeting systems in higher education; program and facilities;…

Institutions are urged to take into consideration the particular stage of moral development their students have reached so as to avoid proscribing moral values and conduct which disregard the students' level of development and which might be dysfunctional to their development. (SE)

The general frustration among Iranian students at Southwestern College and other colleges in Oklahoma City were revealed last February in an angry confrontation at the College. Political tensions, racial prejudice of Americans, language barriers, and problems of cultural adjustment are some causes of their frustration. (JMD)

The response of faculty and department to dramatic increases in black student enrollment is explored. Faculty background, characteristics, attitudes, contact, and climate of the department are related to the self-reported ways in which faculty have altered teaching, curriculum, and personal interaction with blacks, and their commitment to…

Harvard's recommendation of a core curriculum is examined and related to the general status of American higher education. It is suggested that the Harvard curriculum offers insight into the crisis faced by academe, and that the so-called reforms reveal failures of imagination and will and offer too little too late. They fail to examine the…

Four new doctrines have gained currency: that higher education is a privilege not a right; contract (between student and college); the fiduciary doctrine, placing the burden on the institution of demonstrating that its actions are sound; and the doctrine of constitutional rights, now extending to student-teacher dealings. (Author/LBH)

After dropouts were categorized into five "types" on the basis of their acceptance or rejection of cultural goals associated with university attendance and the institutionalized means of attaining those goals, it was found that different types of dropouts experienced dissatisfaction with different aspects of the institutional environment according…