This document reports on a conference designed to investigate new directions in Asian studies in undergraduate education in the 1970's. Discussed were: the language and area studies implications for teaching asian Studies at the undergraduate level; future needs for materials in Asian studies; what an area studies program should be at an…

A planning committee of educators in Maine made three recommendations for extending educational opportunities below the baccalaureate level to more people: (1) the development of a comprehensive community college structure for the state; (2) the use of existing public and private facilities instead of constructing new buildings; and (3) the…

Change in Liberal Education is a project designed to plan, develop and implement a variety of programs in undergraduate liberal education as alternatives to prevailing disciplinary-based curricula. A secondary objective is to increase understanding of the process of change. Analysis of these problems points to three central issues: (a) the nature…

Various considerations for a global approach to higher education are discussed. Emphasis is placed on the certainty of further growth, new problems and deficiencies of existing systems, and the search for new structures. Although global or integrated planning of post-secondary education is stressed, it does not imply global control. Rather,…

The Minnesota-Wisconsin Public Higher Education Reciprocity Agreement 1973-74 was designed to improve post-secondary education advantages of residents of Minnesota and Wisconsin. General provisions concern the nature and purpose of the agreement; duration of the agreement; scope of the agreement-students and institutions; plan for collegiate…

The purpose of the exploratory survey reported here is to identify and describe some of the existing programs and activities at UCLA that are directed toward and related to community colleges and, to a lesser extent, to note other developments at UCLA that might have relevance for two-year colleges. The report is divided into six sections.…

This is a descriptive and evaluative study of 8 consortia formed by urban institutions of higher education confronted with common problems of minority student recruitment, training of teachers for inner-city schools, and the need for academic expertise to help solve their economic and social problems. Findings show that consortia weaknesses stem…

Higher education institutions have the potential for creating and advancing programs for the betterment of society, but the programs should not be chosen haphazardly and without great thought. Universities, more specifically, can be involved in the areas of production of knowledge and research in domestic affairs, urban and environmental problems,…

Over the past several years the universities of Ontario have made a gigantic effort under the direction of the Committee of Presidents of Universities of Ontario to provide quality higher education for all qualified students. Inter institutional cooperation and coordination has been a must in this effort, and maximum utilization of available…

Following an explanatory statement on the history and nature of this document, the complete text concerning the role of a Catholic university in the modern world is presented. The first section discusses the nature of a Catholic university, emphasizing the essential characteristics, objectives, and the various kinds of Catholic universities. 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…

An introduction to the evaluation of the effects of Michigan migrant education projects on migrant children enrolled in its schools during the summer or 1971 is presented in this document. Background information concerning the general migrant phenomenon, the agencies and institutions responsible for providing migrant children with educational…

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…

Interinstitutional cooperation ranks among the most vigorous movements in American higher education, and the consortium has been promoted as a means for improving the marginal existence of colleges and for better utilizing the resources of larger institutions. This paper sets the stage for examining the effectiveness of voluntary…

In order to offer students guidance about the rapidly increasing field of communications, Apollo High School developed a cooperative radio and television communication program to be added to the English curriculum. The objectives of the project were (1) to utilize the expertise of the staff and the resources of Apollo High School, the Daviess…