As the percentage of societal investment in an organization such as a local school district increases, so too will the amount of external regulation and control, and the organization will proliferate a formal structure responsible for self-evaluation. With the increase in extra-local control, evaluation tends to be used externally rather than…

The problems of making curriculum decisions at all levels of the educational system, including theoretical and practical aspects, are discussed in this book. Specific research and case studies illustrate not only the nature of these decisions but also the social and political issues that complicate them. Introductory comments by John Goodlad are…

Citations are provided of major books, articles, and dissertations relating to the history of specific institutions of higher education in the United States. The book is intended to help persons learn about the history of institutions, and by its subject index, to give a subject guide to historical writing about higher education. All entries are…

This article describes the duties of a research librarian appointed to provide a comprehensive information service to the administration of an academic institution. Information, in the sense used here, refers to published information about other institutions and the outside world, not internal data on finance, staff, and students. The resultant…

Two studies were done about the selection of specific measures for use in institutional goal translation and evaluation processes; in addition, they provided prototype methodologies for setting objectives. The first, "Institutional Goal Achievement: Measures of Progress" (IGA), suggested by its results that the process of setting goals…

Proposals for calculating unit costs are advocated that are based on a body of methods common to the member universities. Production inputs and cost components in French universities are studied in terms of resources at the disposal of the university, and staffing, capital, operating, and transfer costs. Identification of activities and…

Decisions involving formats, methods, standards and priorities employed in the development of the Iowa State plan for administering the details of the Higher Education Act of 1963 are described. Forms used for project funds requests, summary data for institution applications and comparative figures with other states are included. (HH)

The commission summarizes its activities in the five areas of construction grants, equipment grants, scholarships, guaranteed student loans, and a survey of physical facilities. The commission administers the federal construction and equipment grants awarded under the Higher Education Facilities Acts of 1963 and 1965. Summaries include grants…

Policies formulated for the seven state and nine private institutions of higher education in South Dakota are outlined in their separate phases of system development, data gathering, and data analysis. This scheme was developed to facilitate data reporting in federal grant applications. Areas of research include the functions, administration, and…

An address given by Russell E. Train in Los Angeles early 1978 is presented. In this address environmental issues and problems are discussed and growing institutional and public environmental efforts are explained. (MDR)

Current decision-making practices at a sample of institutions offer suggestions about desirable faculty and administrator roles in the planning process. (Author/LBH)

Colleges and universities need to redesign their curricula to revitalize the American labor force. In determining higher education's role in meeting the labor force needs of the next decade, three prime issues are discussed: funding, organizing, and relevance. (MLW)

A college course designed to introduce students to the administration of voluntary associations is described. Course goals and objectives are discussed, and course requirements and the grading system are reviewed. Sources of teaching materials are provided. The appendix contains a list of national organizations that provide training materials and…

Presents a typology of institutional racism: (1) pre-requisites which exclude dis-proportionate numbers of blacks; (2) freezing, which occurs when standards are rigorously applied to all applicants, but only after most whites qualified during a period of less stringent requirements, and, (3) mapping, consisting of drawing geographical lines so as…