There is a great deal of discussion and concern within the postsecondary education community regarding the future of postsecondary enrollments. The Council staff has followed this debate and has identified critical population factors that will influence future enrollments in Oregon institutions. In light of this, the Council has presented…

This report is one of a series of disciplinary planning studies carried out by the Advisory Committee on Academic Planning of the Council of Ontario Universities. The emphasis of the report is on forward planning, and it is hoped that it will help ensure the more ordered growth and development of graduate studies in Ontario's universities. This…

Governing board members and chief administrators are increasingly faced with outside demands for better accountability, higher productivity, and experimental innovations at the same time that students stress the need for more relevant courses and more daily contact with professors. A few of the most important trends which have potential for…

This report on student aid in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts concerns itself with four basic questions: (1) How well are the student aid needs in Massachusetts being provided for? (2) How does the student aid program in Massachusetts compare with programs in other states? (3) What policy changes, if any, should Massachusetts make in its student…

The oversight hearings before the special subcommittee on education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, April 1972 are presented. A summary of the Kansas Master Planning Commission (MPC) response to the legislative charge is included with particular emphasis on current trends in Kansas postsecondary education,…

The rules and regulations of the Florida State Board of Independent Colleges and Universities are indicated. Rules concern philosophy of higher education, institutional descriptive inventory, minimum standards for licensure, procedures for implementation and authority of the board. Membership and officers are listed. (MJM)

The need for environmental education programs for citizen groups and schools alike is defined, together with the need to plan for such education. To bring about this process a state plan for environmental education is advocated. Such a plan is viewed as a four-part, comprehensive and long-range chart for planned change. To function effectively,…

Six papers were presented at an invitational seminar for administrators of statewide boards and commissions of higher education concerning planning for state systems of post secondary education. The topics cover planning: a basic responsibility for a state system; development and implementation of a state higher education plan; near, short, and…

This report presents the results of a survey to ascertain the extent of computer use in Canadian education. Of 307 administrative units responding to the questionnaire, 83 indicated they used electronic data processing services. Business management services accounted for most of the computer use, while administrative and instructional services…

Educational goals and objectives for the public education system of Alaska are presented in this Title III (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) report. The goals are (1) to provide an environment wherein each person, regardless of any conditions affecting him, is afforded the opportunity to reach his maximum potential as an individual and as a…

Recent California legislation now prescribes a procedure so that all territory in the state will be included in community college districts by Fall 1975. Responsibility for this procedure has been assigned to county committees on school district organization. The State Board of Governors supervises the formation of all new districts. Studies of…

This planning bulletin presents the goals and priorities that the New York State University Regents consider to be the major statewide concerns for post-secondary education in the years ahead, and it is intended to be a guide for the development of the 1972 master plan by the State's institutions of higher education. Part I of the bulletin sets…

The Task Force on Space for Health Sciences is one of four task forces established by the Committee on Capital Financing of the Council of Ontario Universities to work toward the development of a capital formula that would define space needs and building costs for Ontario universities. Each task force has a particular assignment related to the…

This study sought to identify in a meaningful and standardized fashion the in-state and out-of-state students at the freshman, junior, and graduate levels for each of the 9 colleges in the state of Idaho. It further sought to ascertain for each college the main contributing areas or zones in the state for freshman and junior students and to…

This report is the second part of a two-phased study designed to provide data for forecasting the size and characteristics of freshman classes at colleges and universities in Idaho. The initial phase of the study focused on the post-graduation plans of high school seniors who participated in a statewide survey conducted in May 1971. The present…