This annual report begins with a brief overview of cooperative research objectives and background. The five major sections are 1) "Cooperative Research Authorization" including the basic authorizations and subsequent amendments; 2) "Management Policies and Procedures;" 3) "Definitions and Distinctions" covering major…

More than a third of the colleges and universities in operation in the U.S. in 1970 were created after 1947. This important fact has lead to the creation of the present study whose purpose was to gather data about the numbers and kinds of new institutions, the circumstances of their founding, their common and distinctive characteristics, their…

Three steps may be taken to minimize the difficulties involved in educational development: 1) a realistic expectation should be projected in regard to the prowess of development; 2) the "state-of-the-art" should receive continuous improvement; and 3) training programs to prepare fully professional developers should be established as rapidly as…

This report was produced by a committee appointed by the Council for Higher Education of the Ministry of Education and Culture (Israel) to perform the following three major tasks: (1) review all facets of post-secondary education excluding university activities; (2) suggest principles on which to base the development of post-secondary education;…

The committee responsible for the present document was appointed to review the pattern of full-time higher education in Great Britain and in view of national needs and resources to advise Her Majesty's Government on what principles its long-term development should be based; e.g., whether there should be any changes in the developmental pattern,…

Public higher education in Kentucky has expanded in the last decade from 1 doctoral level university and 5 colleges serving 28,224 students into a system of 2 doctoral level universities, 4 regional universities, 2 4-year colleges and 14 community college campuses serving 80,000 students. This document provides data related to institutional growth…

The principal objective of the present study is to analyze in proper historical dimensions, perspective, and detail the character of institutional change over time, and the response of universities to basic alterations in the structure and values of society. The period under consideration is primarily the great era of industrialization in England,…

In this report issues surrounding the continued growth and development of community colleges in the United States are presented and discussed. The early developmental history of community colleges is described along with the established enrollment trend-lines over time. These factors are then used to postulate a large future enrollment. The next…

During 1970-71, the Select Subcommittee on Education of the House Committee on Education and Labor held 8 days of hearings on the establishment of a National Institute of Education. This document is the first of three appendixes on the hearings and contains essays by scholars who have studied the aims of education, the issues of educational…

During 1970-71, the Select Subcommittee on Education of the House Committee on Education and Labor held 8 days of hearings on the establishment of the National Institute of Education. This document is the third of three appendixes on the hearings and contains essays by scholars who have studied the aims of education, the issues of educational…

Sources of assistance for using educational technology in developing nations are listed in this 33-page catalog. Each catalog entry includes the name and address of a group or organization and a 30-100 word description of the services they offer. The catalog is divided into five parts: sources of general information and technical and training…

At the present time, nine of the fourteen provincially-assisted universities in Ontario, Canada offer programs leading to degrees in the field of engineering, and two others offer 2-year curricula in the field. This document presents a study of engineering education in Ontario, covering both the undergraduate and graduate fields, and examining…

The purposes of this publication are twofold: (1) to provide a state-of-the-art discussion of statewide planning for postsecondary education for the wide audience of the higher education community; and (2) to identify major areas amenable to future research and development of improved statewide planning and management systems. The contents of the…

The results of this study reveal the sources of information apt to go into an information system for education. As part of a national study of the research and development (R&D) capacity of schools, colleges, and departments of education (SCDEs), indices of productivity for such units were derived on six variables: (1) the number of articles…

An overview of the significance of World War II for Soviet schooling is provided. (DE)