There has been a trend in state government toward tighter and tighter centralization that, though done in the name of greater economy and efficiency, is in large part a reach for political power. Not all services of the state can be performed well if integrated into a single monolithic administrative pyramid with all other state services and…

Because of rapidly increasing college enrollments and a matching increase in tuition and other costs to students, this document presents a proposal for an open university to be created in the state of Massachusetts as an alternative to traditional higher education in the state. This study examines 13 principal components of this new university:…

Cable television can dramatically increase the existing television offerings and open up important new services for the public. It offers a double potential: one for general service within a limited geographic part of the region and one for highly selective service all across the region. As a result, television will no longer have to be everything…

An implementation proposal for a needs assessment model for South Carolina's public schools is presented. Part One, a narrative presentation of the suggested procedure, includes: identification of task force members, formation of the expenditure coordination committee, task force training conferences, task force organizational meetings, task force…

The appropriations formula used by the Tennessee Higher Education to generate operating budget requests for the colleges and universities annually is dependent on a detailed study of instruction and departmental research costs. This publication contains the results of this cost study made in the fall of 1971. The basic unit of measurement that…

A conceptualization of statewide planning for postsecondary education is proposed in this document that builds on fundamental notions of objectives and decision. Perhaps its principal virtue is that it provides a basis for analyzing and relating both operational problems and organizational issues. Analysis of the problems and decisions that face…

In this document, the author compares institutional costs at higher education institutions in Illinois between 1958 and 1971. In order to do this, it was necessary to deflate 1971 dollar expenditures and express them in terms of 1958 dollars. Measured in 1958 dollars, expenditures have increased by 397% to $446.7 million using the Consumer Price…

This study reports the higher educational needs of the persons living in lower west Florida counties from Manatee to Collier, identifies the most feasible course of action to meet those needs and assesses the consequences ensuing from adding to the state university system. Chapters cover access to public higher education, expansion of the state…

This document presents findings and recommendations of a resource group charged with providing background information and recommendations concerning the utilization of existing facilities and needs for new facilities for the development of a master plan for higher education in Connecticut. Taken into consideration by the resource group were the…

The period of the 1960's was a time of great escalation of numbers of students enrolled in postsecondary education in the state of Minnesota, but during the 1970's, enrollment growth has slowed considerably. In 1970 enrollment increased by over 5% and in 1971 the increase was slightly over 2%. In 1972, however, enrollments stabilized for the first…

In this instance, the Joint Committee on Higher Education in Washington State was directed to review capital funding methods at the 4-year institutions of higher education in the state. The major finding of the study, which emerged after an intensive survey of bond practices, was that some means should be found to enhance management effectiveness…

In this speech, the author proposes a comprehensive study of professional, industrial, and business employment needs, and of the relationship of these needs to educational programs and services in the state of Texas. The proposal for action addresses statewide concern for the current lack of correlation between educational programs and career…

This report examines the effectiveness and the desirability of the Regents Academic Chair Program in New York State. In 1964 at the outset of the program, 10 chairs, 5 in science and 5 in the humanities, were established and over the past 7 years the chairs have been occupied by some of the most eminent scholars in the world. Not only have these…

The State University System of Florida developed this Fact Book in response to a need for a convenient and authoritative source of information on the operations of the System and the individual universities. The Fact book contains information concerning student enrollment at the various universities, programs offered and degrees granted from…

This speech reviews past articulation efforts on the national level, comments on present articulation efforts, and looks ahead to new forces which will probably affect articulation. Past and present efforts discussed included the Knoell-Medsker study, which generated articulation guidelines, Kintzer's "Nationwide Pilot Study on Articulation," and…