An International System for the Exchange of Information on Science and Technology for Policy-making, Management, and Development (SPINES) was established to provide a decentralized international system for information exchange between member states which collect, process, and disseminate basic data on science and technology with special emphasis…

Negotiations with school employees should be limited to salaries, fringe benefits, and negotiation procedures, at least until the parties become familiar with the process of negotiation. It is better to delineate specifically those items that are negotiable. Boards, in defining negotiable subject matter, should be cautioned in agreeing to any…

The Special Committee of the Trustees of Columbia University was appointed "to study and recommend changes in the basic structure of the University." The second interim report contains recommendations of the Committee on the participation of faculty and students in university governance through a proposed University Senate that would replace the…

This compilation documents steps taken by approximately 90% of the state universities and land-grant colleges to involve students in governance, and to develop policies and procedures aimed at handling disruption. Part I, dealing with student participation in university policy making, is subdivided into: participation in governance, membership on…

The most difficult, self-effacing, and intangible role in higher education today is that of top management policy determination. Trustees carry the key management policy role and should neither be diverted nor shrink from it. Trustees must constantly assess their progress and modify their plans. Six points are suggested: (1) Trustees should devote…

This report describes a study that focused on discovering the experiences of State departments of education in the making of plans (especially longrange plans) for their institutional development. The data was collected during 1970-71 from questionnaires completed by personnel from 25 State departments and from interviews conducted in onsite…

An educational policy systems module is presented which is concerned with: (1) the formulation of educational policy in the United States, (2) the changing role of state and federal government in the formulation of educational policy, (3) the organizations and influence groups that are concerned with policy in higher education and their impact,…

In this report, the author discusses the problem of educational change in terms of four basic elements: the objectives, the implementation process, the production possibilities, and the evaluation process. To illuminate both the logic of explanation and the specific needs for research, two competing explanatory models are developed: (1) the naive…

The published proceedings of this conference focus on basic issues in the area of institutional research and are limited to those papers presented during the general seminars. Topics discussed were: "A Conceptual Framework for Institutional Research: Three Points of View" (Samuel Baskin; Stuart Grout; Robert E. Hubbard); "The Role of Institutional…

This paper discusses human values as significant determinants of individual and social behavior. Major objectives of the discussion are to impress upon the planner the behavioral significance of values and to explore some methods of operationally and functionally incorporating values research into an ongoing planning program. (Author)

This is one of a series of policy alternative papers commissioned by the California Legislature's Joint Committee on the Master Plan for Higher Education. Most of the papers are directed toward synthesis and analysis of existing information and perspectives in the area of graduate education in California. Topics cover the various aspects of…

This quarterly publication contains annotated bibliographic references screened from a select number of some 489 current United States and foreign publications on science (including technology and engineering) policy, as well as a small number of articles. This issue contains 407 bibliographic citations and four articles. The first article…

Programs aimed at "critical thinking" should be concerned with elaborating the logic of the appropriate methodology to permit a student to evaluate the content of the instruction in terms of that methodology. An examination of four curricula, on "hominid evolution," on "marine science," on an "environmental ethic," and one urging students to "take…

Since its inception the Children's Advertising Review Unit has turned to research in order to better evaluate children's advertisements, to develop guidelines for children's advertisers and to resolve some perplexing questions about certain types of advertising content. Although some work has been done in advertising directed toward children, most…

Universities should unite and refuse to contract with, or take gifts from oppressive foreign governments. (Author/BB)