Adult education research in British Columbia has developed as an integral part of the North American network, with a strong commitment to adult education as a field of study. Much of the scholarly production is not supported by grants and a substantial amount of the publications are conceptual. New research topics are emerging in response to…

Describes the creation of a state-of-the-art, high-tech Catholic school with support from a wealthy Baptist businessman. Because of the large amount of money donated, the school was designed to have everything, rather than just being utilitarian, as are most underfunded Catholic schools. The school has a high non-Catholic population and has high…

U.S. universities collected more than $641 million from royalties on their inventions in the 1999 fiscal year, and they filed for 7,612 patents. Findings from a survey by the Association of University Technology Managers show licensing revenues, patent activity, and income from technology developments of U.S. higher education institutions. (SLD)

A longtime leader in the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) assesses the state of the profession, asserting that diminished resources have reduced public higher education's intellectual quality as well as its students' opportunities. (EV)

Studied tribal libraries through visits to libraries in Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona. Tribal libraries serve as key information centers for the tribe's sovereign nation, and are almost always the education center of the community. However, they get minimal federal support, and few states enjoy a functional working relationship with them. (SLD)

Explores the history of privatizing university housing and some current financing options, including use of developer and private foundations. Examples of successful alternative financing methods are highlighted. (GR)

Describes meta-analysis, including criticisms; reviews its use in resolving disagreements regarding the results of research in psychotherapy, school funding, and medicine. (Contains 43 references.) (PKP)

Responses from 199 rural Pennsylvania nurses showed that 86% had participated in recent continuing education. Deterrents included lack of support from supervisors/spouses, inflexible schedules, money, time, and travel. Administrators believed nurses were supported for professional development. Little money was available for continuing education.…

Describes how historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are adopting advancement models allowing a more cohesive and lucrative approach to development. The opportunities that HBCUs are exploring now include: non-alumni donor development, online contributions, alumni giving, endowment development, challenge grants, faculty and staff…

Research commercialization is a crucial aspect of technological innovation and is a complex socio-economic and technological process. This paper explores the commercialization of university research, drawing on an empirical study of the development of research commercialization by Australian universities. The study addresses three main research…

Australian higher education's interest in performance dates back to the 1960s but intensified during the 1990s, with the increasing focus on measuring outputs and outcomes rather than input. This development has been partly prompted by greater interest in quality assurance mechanisms and the recent advent of the Australian Universities Quality…

Annual state panel data from 1980 to 1999 was examined to understand the effects of child support enforcement (CSE). However, in recent years, it has been found that the CSE among current and former welfare families are dramatically improved.

All respected educators share one ultimate goal: to enhance the lives of students in their care. Few make impacts that get lauded worldwide; instead, most are content to know that, at day?s end, one child is more knowledgeable, more secure, or more fired up to learn thanks to that presence in their lives.

We hypothesize that the social support available from low-income networks serves primarily a coping function, rather than a leverage function. Social support and its relationship to material well-being is assessed in a sample of 632 former and current welfare recipients. Respondents report higher levels of perceived emotional, instrumental, and…

There is little empirical evidence documenting the development activities of academic units in colleges and universities. This study attempts to bridge the knowledge gap by examining the development practices of graduate schools, which confront special challenges in their efforts to generate private support. Results from a survey of member…