A statement, three commentaries, and a panel discussion address the legal implications of results of the Bakke case concerning racial preference in college admission. Implications in areas other than education are examined. Available from Wash. Univ. School of Law, St. Louis, MO 63130. (MSE)

A model is described that allows for assessment of alternative funding formulas for postsecondary education systems. Emphasis is on the extent to which marginal funding proposals can offer a viable alternative to traditional linear enrollment driven formulas. The model operates at a statewide level but may be useful at other levels. (MSE)

Presents a study of utilization of student employees at Bowling Green State University Library and the development of an allocation formula to provide proportional funding to tasks prioritized by relative operational importance. The study further produced an objective basis for reallocating resources from less essential to more essential tasks.…

The tailoring of grants-in-aid to wage levels in the localities which receive them enjoys growing popularity among federal policymakers; two ongoing programs illustrate the flexibility of this technique. The article describes the procedures currently used to index the CETA and Medicare programs and their data source, the ES-202 system. (CT)

The traditional responsibility of land grant schools to serve the society of which they are a part can provide a model for improving the programs of schools of education. (JD)

Many problems are encountered when evaluating a complex, decentralized national program such as 4-H. Good effects of the federal evaluation mandate include local concern with program quality. Bad effects include that local agencies are forced to utilize noxious methodologies or to collect information they consider to be unimportant. (Author/GC)

Considers the elements of organizational effectiveness, the relationships between ends and means, and the nature of inputs necessary to the organization's survival. Presents hypotheses for industrial, educational, and military organizational planning processes and training technology, and suggests changing planning focus from inputs to outcomes.…

Cultivating resources for effective community coverage may take years. School newspaper staffs with the patience to plan and the eagerness to experiment are proving that the effort is valuable. (Author/RL)

Qualifies the use of game simulations to test communication-related theories, explicates a mixed-motive game experiment (Creative Alternative) which permits systematic investigation of interpersonal influence processes, and discusses the use of the Creative Alternative game to study the effects of alternative compliance-gaining strategies.…

The design and findings of a communication audit conducted in the division of university relations at the State University of New York at Buffalo are discussed. (Author/SF)

Stressing the importance of comparing the experiences of indigeneous people throughout the world, this article reviews history of British aboriginal relations in New Zealand and Australia, thus shedding a new perspective on Indian affairs in North America. (Author/ DS)

Presents a general methodology that may be used by states in the design of municipal overburden provisions for their educational aid programs. (RLV)

Technological advances in nonproprietary software are discussed. Developments in general support of software and in computer hardware are examined. It is suggested that nonproprietary software is a resource that can save colleges and universities system development time and costs. (Author/SF)

The expenditure policies of the Tucson School District No. 1 were analyzed with respect to Mexican American children. Substantively significant "regional" (i.e., west side minority schools vs. east side majority schools) effects, socioeconomic effects, and ethnicity effects were found. (NQ)

The approach to discipline outlined here focuses on the principal, who has the responsibility and the resources to interpret effectively the behavioral differences among individuals. The approach stresses the sensitive, sensible, and effective use of the resources already available to the school. (Author/IRT)