This lecture is part of "Fundamentals of Educational Planning; Lecture-Discussion Series," a controlled experiment aiming at the development of efficient teaching materials in the field of educational planning. The author discusses (1) the justification for public subsidy of higher education; (2) methods of subsidizing students; (3) the objective…

This document presents the findings of the resource group in charge of the special needs of minority students in higher education for the master plan for higher education in the state of Connecticut. Specific areas addressed by the group include (1) equal access to higher education for minorities in Connecticut; (2) equal opportunity and the…

This document presents findings and recommendations of a resource group charged with providing background information and recommendations concerning program planning in colleges and universities for the development of a master plan for higher education in Connecticut. Recommendations of the resource group include: (1) that the Commission for…

This document contains the 1971 Colombian education bill and suggested bill modifications. The bill states educational objectives and establishes the structure of the national education system, the organization for educational administration, financing procedures, regulations for educational personnel, and the means for implementing the…

This conference report on legislative decisionmaking in higher education is primarily concerned with the financing of colleges and universities. Management systems information is provided, and sessions were held on "How can a state tell whether or not it is getting its money's worth?" and "How to allocate funds for various segments of higher…

Good methods for assessing the comparative costs of various types of academic programs are badly needed. This report briefly describes a method for doing this used in 1970 at the University of South Florida. The method described has limitations, since the data are based on non-personnel costs only. A more useful analysis would be based on total…

Institutions of higher education are today faced with a challenge that is more prevalent today than it has ever been before. They must prepare their graduates for the jobs and careers that will be in need of manpower in the future rather than for those jobs that are empty at present. This requires careful planning and accurate prediction on the…

In 1960 a regional college at Temuco, Chile was established to take education to the people of that area and to reach citizens outside metropolitan areas where the only post-secondary institutions were located. In 1961 another regional college at La Serena was established with 6 additional regional centers in operation by 1970. These institutions,…

The committee responsible for the present report was asked to perform a variety of functions that fall into 5 categories: (1) the identification and articulation of long-range goals for graduate education at Stanford; (2) the implementation of a pilot project using Departmental Visitation Teams to study graduate curricula in several departments;…

This publication is an account of a Seminar on the Development of Higher Education which was organized and financed conjointly by the Belgian Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs and the Directorate for Scientific Affairs of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. Presentations at the seminar centered around the problems…

The purpose of this bibliography is to organize and present an introductory selection of books and reports that may be of value to understand the growing complexities of leadership and planning in institutions of higher education. It is intended to be of benefit to the student of university administration as well as the experienced administrator…

This document presents a discussion of and recommendations concerning the need for reform in today's colleges and universities. A main theme is the desirability of a greater diversity of programs to match the greater diversity of students and the myriad careers and life interests they choose to follow and to fulfill the many additional…

Most institutions like to have at their disposal a list of schools comparable to their own for a variety of purposes. The criteria that can be used for determining such a list are, however, numerous and it would appear to be impractical to expect one list based on certain criteria to be useful for all purposes. The Institutional Data Card was…

Research for administrative decisionmaking, long-range institutional planning, goal determination, understanding campus influences upon students, and other aspects of higher education is of relatively recent origin. This document presents discussions of the meaning and nature of administrative research; the administrative research tradition in…

In his speech, the U.S. Commissioner of Education discussed programs of federal financial aid to higher education and makes recommendations regarding the educational programs that might be offered in U. S. Institutions. Federal loan programs have been increased consistently, enabling more and more students to attend higher education institutions.…