Since economic revival is not a real prospect at the moment, higher education institutions need to reexamine their objectives, consider new structures (including new forms of public involvement in governance), and pay greater attention to the processes of teaching and learning. (MSE)

A methodology is demonstrated through which significant change patterns in an education system can be identified and then interpreted in terms of the political, social, and economic contexts of those years. Data for the New South Wales system have been used for this study. (MSE)

Presents results of interviews conducted at six California community colleges to determine what constraints would be imposed in the wake of Proposition 13 cuts. Assuming that salaries will increase and enrollments will stabilize or decline, forecasts that colleges will have to reduce services or seek legislative permission to begin charging…

Discusses a South Carolina project to incorporate high technology training into programs at 16 technical colleges. Also discusses the development of training modules, supervisory training courses, special schools instructor training packages, a statewide system of resource centers, and mobile training units. (CT)

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)

Reviews the political context of the changes that have taken place in the relationship between state government and higher education. Examines the impact of these changes on post-secondary education and identifies the implications of particular importance to community colleges. (AYC)

Evaluation of academic programs in higher education institutions has existed in the United States since 1640. In the succeeding 34 decades, demands for program review and accountability have led to the present development of academic program evaluation as a primary means to revise, curtail, or eliminate degree programs. (Author/MSE)

The creation of a state level planning office for the university system of Georgia is described. The stages addressed are: reorganization and adjustment; initial assessment and introspection; acquisition of staff and duties; researching the state-of-the-art of statewide planning; institutional involvments; and retrospection on progress to date.…

Reviews the effects of Proposition 13 on staffing and programs in California's community colleges. Describes a long-term finance plan that recommends: (1) no major changes in mission, goals, or priorities; (2) a marginal cost concept of support; (3) maintaining similar support patterns; and (4) overhauling the accountability system. (AYC)

The author projects that the higher educational system in 10-25 years will: reverse the inversion of dependence, stress openness, reflect patterns of wholeness, use the world as laboratory and campus, and emphasize feedback features. He stresses the need for statewide planning and outlines specific recommendations for the future. (EA)

As part of a state-wide approach to health sciences education planning in Kentucky, a determination of major issues facing pharmacy was made. Attention is focused on those having the greatest potential for impacting on the educational programs. (LBH)

Reports findings and recommendations from the Tadlock Report, a study designed to gather and analyze information on career education programs and activities supported since 1970 by the Illinois Division of Vocational and Technical Education. Also discusses activities of the Illinois Career Education Steering Committee and the development of a…

Some Ohio legislators want to force financially troubled Central State University (CSU) to reunite with Wilberforce University, one of the country's oldest, private, historically black colleges. The two institutions split in 1927. CSU supporters of the merger would not change the private status of Wilberforce. Other merger options are under…

While Texas officials scramble to adopt race-neutral admissions and financial aid policies in the public higher education systems, the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights has opened an inquiry into system compliance with civil rights legislation. Texas is the only state that prohibits affirmative action in higher education…

Reviews selected national policy recommendations and examines their impact on state policy making in Iowa, specifically in terms of the number and quality of Iowa elementary school foreign language programs and teacher qualifications from the mid-1980s through the 1990s. (Author/VWL)