This two-part document is both the faculty handbook and faculty personnel manual of Bowling Green State University for 1975-76. The faculty handbook includes: (1) academic responsibilities and rights; (2) ancillary services; (3) teacher responsibility; (4) affirmative action; and (5) tenure. The faculty personnel manual includes: (1) contractual…

The impact of the rapidly deteriorating fiscal situation in New York City threatens City University of New York (CUNY). The Board of Regents called on a Special Committee on Regents and a Task Force on the City University and asked them to formulate a plan that would preserve CUNY. They were directed to (1) identify educational priorities with…

At the Open University of Great Britain, certain problems are created by the school's heavy reliance on radio and television broadcasts as a mode of instruction. Students have difficulty: 1) integrating the broadcast with the rest of the course; 2) recognizing the purpose of the broadcast; 3) knowing what to do with the results of the broadcast;…

The current Drake University faculty handbook contains information on the organization and administration of the institution including the faculty, the institutional government, the academic staff, academic rank, and academic freedom. Faculty responsibilities and relationships listed include the academic responsibilities and student-teacher…

The Five-Year Plan has been prepared by the California Postsecondary Education Commission as a part of its responsibility for planning and coordination of postsecondary education within the State. The initial Five-Year Plan inaugurated a new approach to educational planning in California. The 1960 Master Plan for Higher Education was concerned…

What are the primary functions of graduate education and research in the United States, and how can these functions best be performed? Areas of concern shared by all the major universities offering doctoral programs include: (1) the general assessment of the Association of Graduate Schools of the status of graduate education and the proper…

The handbook is divided into seven major sections covering: objectives and history; university organization and administration; faculty personnel policies and procedures; instructional and academic information; faculty benefits and services; university organizations; and a guide to administrative assistance. Organizational data are presented in…

This 1975 handbook covers both faculty policies and library services at the college. Administrative officers and their responsibilities are described in a brief section on administrative organization. Details pertinent to faculty members include those on faculty rank and status, titles, duties, committees, faculty Senate, department organization,…

A survey of employed recipients of the doctorate from the Foreign Language Education Center at the University of Texas was conducted to determine the nature of positions the graduates are holding and to identify those positions for which their background and training would qualify them. The scope of the survey extends to career opportunities for…

This report examines both the divergent and common features of university language centers in Europe, focusing primarily on their aims, structures, and methods of operation. Major sections examine the development and types of university language centers. The types include (1) comprehensive centers, (2) centers mainly devoted to the teaching of…

This final report of the Montana Commission on Post Secondary Education discusses information and projections relevant to present and future needs, resources, and the economic and social trends relating to the future of postsecondary education. The 11 chapters of the report are: 1. New Times, New Conditions, New Choices; 2. Goals; 3. Educational…

This review of current attitudes and procedures in the study of philology in graduate schools reveals problems contributing to a weakening of programs in classics and medieval studies. Departmental rivalry and compartmentalization of subject matter among philology, history, and social studies are severely criticized and serve as the stimulus for…

The document contains brief discussions of the role of the kind of adult education that institutions and organizations provide in England, Wales, and Scotland. The types of organizations and institutions considered include: the National Institute of Adult Education; Department of Education and Science; Her Majesty's Forces; Prison Department;…

A study was made of a random sample of 934 Iowa State University alumni, who graduated between 1926 and 1965 and lived in Iowa, the purpose being to determine: their feelings of need and commitment to continuing education; their present participation; the content, type, and locations of programs they prefer; and where they think responsibility for…

The purpose of this study was to answer the basic question: What is the gap between published articles on black admissions and actual practices in the schools? Eighty-seven (90 percent sample) large, primarily white institutions returned questionnaires concerning their admissions policies for black students. Results indicated that very few blacks…