Discussed is the need to examine a number of measures of the "level" of state support of postsecondary education (e.g., in terms of a state's population, its students, and the level of state revenues). Described are factors that need to be considered as planners attempt to better understand the specific context surrounding state support decisions.…

This paper generally describes the activities and processes of a task force at William Rainey Harper College (Illinois) charged with reviewing the college's tenure policies relative to present needs and long-range projections. It provides a series of suggestions of use to other community colleges who might undertake a self-study of tenure policy.…

Questionnaire responses obtained from 64 percent of both the 216 members and the 14 directors of education advisory councils revealed membership characteristics, roles, and responsibilities, and obtained members' suggestions for strengthening the advisory council concept. The 16 statutory public advisory councils and committees serving the U.S.…

This book is the 12th in a series of monographs that examine various issues and controversial areas involving collective bargaining and the regulation of labor-management disputes. This volume deals with National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) policy. In particular, it describes and analyzes various NLRB-ordered remedies and discusses many of the…

Most college administrators are anxious to make use of management science techniques to assist them in operating their organizations. Despite their positive attitude, however, these administrators seem to lack a systematic method of approaching their specific organizations to decide which areas of application and what techniques should be…

The instructional technology committee of the North Central Association (NCA) of Schools and Colleges has developed a preliminary inventory on policy and program for instructional technology. This inventory is general and qualitative to facilitate its use by the various member institutions. Its purpose is to assist institutional self evaluation,…

An overview of the research findings on the effects of television on children provides the rationale for several research and policy proposals for improving television programing for children. Findings about television's influence have implications for communication policymakers in two areas: (1) the availability of children's programing; and (2)…

The U.S. lacks a well defined Federal policy for rural education, as those in decision making positions traditionally have represented urban and suburban interests. Much of the blame lies with those of us who are concerned with rural education, for it is our responsibility to see that policy makers are aware of and interested in the unique…

The attitudes of 43 faculty members at Harcum Junior College (Pennsylvania) and of 1,069 faculty members at six diverse colleges and universities concerning student participation in academic and social policy-making are compared in this report. A majority of both faculty groups favor student participation in the formation of social regulations,…

This bimonthly bulletin reports annotations of current literature on science and public policy. Coverage includes both "policy for science" and "science for policy" in the areas of engineering, technical and narrowly specialized publications. Its purpose is to aid persons who study, formulate, or implement public policy related to science by…

This bimonthly bulletin reports annotations of current literature on science and public policy. Coverage includes both "policy for science" and "science for policy" in the areas of engineering, technical and narrowly specialized publications. Its purpose is to aid persons who study, formulate, or implement public policy related to science by…

This bimonthly bulletin reports annotations of current literature on science and public policy. Coverage includes both "policy for science" and "science for policy" in the areas of engineering, technical and narrowly specialized publications. Its purpose is to aid persons who study, formulate, or implement public policy related to science by…

Academic policy should be structured in a way that best serves the needs of both the institution and the individual student. Existing policies generally inherited from the past, were designed to protect the institution, and are based upon faulty assumptions regarding reasons for low academic performance. Five guidelines designed to meet the needs…

The premise of this paper (prepared for the Conference on Increasing Opportunities for Mexican American Students in Higher Education, Long Beach, California, May 15-17, 1969) is that all educational institutions have a moral obligation to reorder priorities immediately to meet the needs of Chicano students for relevant, motivated education,…

Based on its conclusion that a unicameral senate would be both desirable and feasible, Florida Atlantic University's Committee on University Governance drafted a proposal to establish a "single university-wide Senate, which truly represents Administration, Faculty, and Students." The two parts of the proposal present (1) the composition…