New York University is in deep financial trouble as are other higher education institutions in the country. This was evident in 1969 when federal funds were cut, operating expenses were inflated, and student enrollment declined. In February of 1972 the president of the University appointed a task force to study the problems and alternatives of the…

This document deals with the concept of productivity within the university community. The principal findings is that productivity in its usual formulation (the ratio of output to input) is becoming less useful and less meaningful as an indicator of university performance. Such a condition has come about because the university in America and…

Today health care in the U.S. is facing a shortage of personnel that has never been surpassed. All states must begin to resolve for themselves the problems that are occurring and will occur within the next decade. This document presents the results of a study made in the state of Ohio to determine the present needs of medical manpower in the…

With the converging concerns regarding institutional financing, public accountability, and the development of more effective techniques for planning and managing of postsecondary educational institutions and systems, the need for serious, practical consideration of the state of the art in new planning and management techniques in postsecondary…

The purposes of this manual are to set forth the scope and procedures for the maintenance and operation of the University of California facilities Data System (FDX) and to serve as a reference document for users of the system. FDX is an information system providing planning and management data about the existing physical plant. That is, it…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) which describes the law establishing the General Association of Teaching Professions in the UAR. Its membership is composed of all persons who are or have been engaged in the field of education. Its activities are integrated into the political framework of the Arab Socialist…

This document contains the 1972 4-year plan that the University of the State of New York Board of Regents has devised for postsecondary education in New York state. More people have been involved in the development of the 1972 plan than any preceding one. In addition to the educational community, the public at large had a voice through public…

In 1967 Southern Methodist University (SMU) changed the name of their School of Engineering to the Institute of Technology so that the scope of the division might be broadened. At that time, a 5-year plan was devised that allowed for certain goals to be reached by 1972. This 1972 report seeks to identify the various forces at work that will affect…

To aid state and local manpower planning for nursing needs and resources, this guide presents basic principles and procedures essential to identifying needs and examining resources effectively. A wide range of resource and annotated reference lists present survey and study reports, background material, tools for planning, and a guide to…

This study examined the stability of students' educational and vocational plans over a two-year period. The Student Information Questionnaire of the Ohio Vocational Interest Survey was administered to a sample of eighth-graders who were again tested two years later. In general, the older students had more stable plans than the younger ones and the…

A committee was appointed to review undergraduate and postgraduate medical education in Great Britain, and in light of national needs and resources, including technical assistance overseas, to advise her Majesty's Government on what principles future development (including its planning and coordination) should be based. In particular, the…

The decision to develop an estimated income scale arose from a wish to prove or disprove the statement that colleges like Brown University may be headed toward a situation where the student body will consist of the rich and the poor, the traditional group of middle class having been eliminated. As the research proceeded, it became evident that an…

The 1969 Minnesota State Legislature requested that the Higher Education Coordinating Commission make an inquiry into the relationship between area vocational-technical schools and other institutions of higher education in Minnesota. This report presents recommendations based on a study that included background information about 27 area…

This booklet presents statistics concerning primary education in Guatemala. The first section covers enrollment, considering such factors as type of school and location. Other sections provide statistics on teachers, their locations, the number of schools, enrollment in terms of students repeating grades or leaving school, students advancing out…

This document presents a summary of an international seminar held in 1969 on planning the development of universities. Two case studies of problems in Leningrad State University and the University of Sussex were the basis for the senimar. Discussions at the seminar can be categorized into six major areas: (1) higher education and economic and…