Productivity is a concept that can be defined in a variety of ways. However, as it pertains to higher education it has yet to be sufficiently understood to allow widespread practical applications. The author of this paper examines the meanings of productivity outside the academic setting and relates his findings to current management and planning…

This publication presents Humboldt State College's experience with the pilot testing of the Resource Requirements Prediction Model (RRPM), an analytic computer designed to aid management decisionmaking and planning in institutions of higher education. RRPM has great potential as a planning tool that can improve resource management in higher…

This document presents the proceedings of the 1971 Conference of Higher Education Institutional Research and Planning, sponsored by the State of Maine Higher Education Facilities Commission. The text of the main address and conference program are presented. Results of a follow-up questionnaire and a list of conference attendants are also included.…

The main results of the 1960 Montreal Conference on Adult Education, an analysis of the evolution of adult education during this period, and extensions and changes required in the future are presented. UNESCO's role in the development of adult education through international cooperation is discussed. (NF)

Presented in this paper is an outline of remarks concerning the trends in the U.S. economy to 1990, trends in higher education to 1990, and critical problems to be anticipated in higher education. The major thrust of the document can be summarized in four main points. For the next ten to fifteen years, (1) higher education enrollments are bound to…

The City University of New York's College of Old Westbury was an experimental college that based its philosophy around a community living-learning concept. The College, unfortunately, was unable to survive because of several gross inconsistencies in the education/community process. In this document, the author points out the necessary elements for…

Two briefs presented to the Interdepartmental Committee on Copyright by the Educational Media Association of Canada are summarized in this position paper. The paper briefly re-defines the special interests that have distinctive roles in the social and cultural influences affecting education. It considers the legal framework within which these…

Since 1917, the higher education system in the Soviet Union has been developing as a completely democratized system. All citizens have equal rights to education, and secondary and higher education are accessible to all citizens of the Soviet Union regardless of property, social status, nationality, sex, religion, or political convictions. Such…

The Joint Committee on Higher Education in the state of Washington had as its mandate in this particular instance to study technical education in the state and to provide an analysis of ways to utilize existing facilities to meet the short term immediate needs of the state in this area. Further, the Committee was directed to conduct a study on the…

The major financial difficulties that have beset higher education within recent years have heralded the end of "the golden years" for colleges and universities. Institutions seeking to meet the continuing academic needs of students in a time when there is no money for new staffing, programs and buildings, are facing hard choices. The decisions…

Presented in this document are the results of a Task Force study in Florida that explored the feasibility of a baccalaureate degree program that can be completed in 3 academic years. The Task Force addressed itself to the issues surrounding time-shortened degrees: acceleration; locksteps; relevancy of educational objectives to individual and…

This document comprises a 334 item bibliography concerning the Polytechnics in Great Britain. The topics range from general articles to those concerned with faculty, staff, and students, and the financing and facility planning of such institutions. (HS)

The present document presents a review of the proceedings of a workshop held in May 1971 on "Teaching University Biological Sciences." The major papers dealt with in the report are: (1) "Application of the Systems Approach to Teaching and Learning"; (2) "Biology and Social Change"; (3) "Biology for Biology Majors"; (4) "Design of a Short…

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) held the first national Conference on New Directions-New Programs-New Professions in Washington, D.C. on October 10-13, 1971. The goals of the conference were twofold: (1) to exchange information between representatives of AASCU institutions, officials of Federal government…

This is the report of a conference held by the Southeast Regional Council of the American Association for Higher Education to discuss the future of higher education in that region: to identify major problems, state goals, and suggest means of achieving these goals. The 32 conferees were divided into 3 discussion groups and each of the groups…