An account is given of a project to investigate the feasibility of developing a program of competency-based learning in the area served by the University Extension division of the University of California at Riverside. Representatives of top administration of the two counties served, county agencies, the municipal department, the school systems,…

The suggestions and recruitment sources contained in this document are compiled with the idea of aiding in the search for minorities and women to fill positions at all levels in the universities. The document contains: (1) innovative approach to increasing the number of minority and women faculty; (2) predominately black colleges and universities;…

Some 25 contributors share their expertise on various aspects of the administration of library education programs. Subjects covered include the history of library education; accreditation standards; goals and objectives; curriculum; faculty; student characteristics, admissions, training, and evaluation; governance, administration, and financial…

The primary emphasis of this document is the accurate estimation of the financial need of undergraduates in Kentucky postsecondary institutions during the 1971-72 academic year. The need for an aggregate analysis of the type found in this document is twofold: (1) it presents an estimate of the total financial need that exists in an educational…

The purpose of the study was to describe the female faculty in the 14 State-owned colleges and University of Pennsylvania. Information was collected via questionnaire concerning personal backgrounds, academic status, preparation, work experience, attitudes and satisfactions concerning careers, and professional responsibilities and involvement.…

The results of a 1974 colloquium designed to discuss the preliminary feasibility of a United Nations University are provided. Twenty-five representatives from San Francisco Bay area institutions of higher learning met to discuss general programs and policies, bay area regional cooperation and collaboration, communications, and educator role. The…

Different aspects of the development of continuing education in Canadian universities and institutions were studied by the British author through visits to Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Calgary, and Banff. Short visits were also made to Massachusetts, Washington, Oregon, and California. Comparisons between Canadian and British…

This report contains a summary of the allocation of funds and manpower among the four sectors of the economy--federal government, industry, universities and colleges, and other nonprofit institutions. Funding data include basic research, applied research, and development, covering years 1953-75. Time series on R and D scientific and engineering…

The tri-dimensional mandate of the land-grant institution--to teach, to research, and to serve--finds a common meeting place at the New Mexico State University. The New Mexico State University has tri-cultural concerns arising from the special needs of the population that it serves. The age-old problem of water in an arid land, the new challenge…

Data were collected from a selected group of four-year, comprehensive colleges located in urban areas in New England, Mideast Atlantic Coast, and Middle West states. Eighteen schools were selected on the basis of their offering bachelors and masters degrees, and being public schools. Their operating expenditures for FY 1975 were collected from…

Higher education bills and appropriations to higher education approved by the 1976 Virginia Assembly are summarized. This session was the first in which the Council of Higher Education, operating under the expanded responsibilities granted to it by the General Assembly in 1974, provided formal recommendations on institutional budget requests to…

The study was designed to compare the quality of on-campus and off-campus courses of Northern Illinois University based upon the perceptions of selected faculty members and students. Two groups of students, 428 on campus and 516 off campus and 23 faculty members participated in the study. During the 1974-75 academic year, the sample responded to a…

This report addresses the issue of inservice training of teachers in Japan. Part One is a formal overview of the policy and activities of the Minister of Education regarding inservice education and training of teachers (INSET). It discusses the concept of inservice education and training, states specific examples--the National Training Course for…

This description of policies and procedures, of Virginia Commonwealth University from 1972 to 1973 discusses: (1) general information; (2) university organization and administration; (3) faculty employment and status; (4) faculty benefits; (5) faculty rights and responsibilities; (6) university services; and (7) resources for faculty development.…

This is the final report of the 1974-75 Student Advisory Committee's study of the senior year of high school. The committee's solutions to "senioritis" focus on three areas: the school, the school and the community, and the school and colleges. The school itself can take certain steps to improve the senior year such as providing…