This series of six brief booklets on day care was designed by consultants of the Iowa Department of Social Services to help owners and employees of day care centers in Iowa. The first booklet deals with the organization and administration of day care centers and contains specific guidelines on: (1) the steps involved in starting a child care…

Investment and endowment policies for educational institutions are shown to be greatly influenced by the size of the endowment and of the school budget. Administration of pooled funds is discussed with particular reference to procedures at Smith College. Establishment of an independent investment committee, separate from the finance committee, is…

The Waubonsee Community College Ad Hocracy model of governance incorporates the concept of a streamlined, flexible organizational structure which allows for voluntary participation in problem-solving and decision-making. Central to this model is the concept of open meetings which provide for the consideration of all views and the reaching of…

The complexity, cost, and importance of higher education make some form of central coordinative control in each state a necessity and, for this reason, 43 of the 50 states have already established central boards over their colleges and universities. Some of these boards are control boards to which presidents report and through which institutional…

The range and nature of the community college trustees' responsibilities are examined in this report. The wide variety found nationwide in selection criteria, terms of service, and composition of these boards is initially discussed, followed by an examination of board representation, the necessity for it to reflect its constituents' needs and…

While two-year community colleges have been presenting continuing education programs, one feature of the programs has continued to be dominant: their essential marginality. The new emphasis on serving the whole community calls for a totally different approach--that of integrating continuing education fully into the colleges' regular program. This…

The Cornwall Directory of Further Education 1969-70 contains courses, colleges, and college announcements sections. The first lists all courses of one year or longer (excluding evening-only courses) which may be taken at colleges of further education. Under each course is given a list of colleges at which it may be taken. There is a comprehensive…

A questionnaire was sent to the 7 state agency directors, 61 college presidents, and 61 college board chairmen of public two-year colleges that had established statewide agencies since 1968, and had institutional boards in existence prior to the state agency, to determine their perceptions of the changes in the powers and duties of college boards…

The present method of governance of California's public higher education, including the Coordinating Council for Higher Education, has worked well for coordination of the three segments of public higher education--the University of California, the California State University and Colleges, and the 96 California Community Colleges. A combination of…

A conference on the junior college board of trustees was sponsored by the UCLA Junior College Leadership Program, the AAJC--New Institutions Project, the Regional Education Laboratory for the Carolinas and Virginia, and the Duke University Junior College EPDA Project. The following papers were delivered: (1) "The Role and Responsibilities of…

In the early 1950's, economist Beardsley Ruml recommended that colleges and universities bring faculty salaries into comparable categories with other professionals by increasing the student-faculty ratio to twenty to one. Such a suggestion was greeted with enthusiasm from trustees and many administrators, but faculty were totally against the…

Governing boards selecting new college presidents should consider that: a choice of leader depends on the institution's direction; faculty, students, and alumni must be involved; equal opportunity laws must be respected; choice of an "insider" is dangerous; and search and selection machinery should be in place before the problem arises.…

In this essay by a director at IBM, it is suggested that management will not suffice for the future, but that leadership is needed. It is concluded that ultimately, management must depend on inner capacity, "from a source very close to the soul of a person." (Author/LBH)

A system of university governance with lay governing boards, similar to that in private universities in the United States, is proposed for universities in India in order to resolve difficulties caused by the present teacher-dominated system. (JMD)

A relatively low level of state funding and an emphasis on cooperative efforts between local boards and state organizations to resolve problems have enabled Pennsylvania community colleges to maintain local control. They now face increased state funding leading to greater state control and a general trend toward more centralized control. (LS)