Noting that the concept of postsecondary education is changing the idea of what an institution is, the author summarizes the various means of evaluating institutions (by federal government, state governments, private agencies, and the institutions themselves) and emphasizes the need for institutions to define expected outcomes and work toward…

Traces emerging federal policy that constitutes a multidimensional attack on abuses of the educational consumer (involving Congress, the Office of Education, the Federal Trade Commission, Veterans Administration, Postal Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs) aimed primarily at protecting federal investments. (Editor/JT)

Three objectives underlying higher education consumer protection regulations are identified: protection from specific abuses, better student selections, and program quality. The author contends that the federal government should focus on preventing abuses, the other responsibilities remaining with the private sector including the voluntary…

The departure of children from foster care, the demography of foster children, the number of moves in foster care, and other foster care status changes, including adoption and hospitalization, are analyzed in a 5-year longitudinal study of 624 children, from infancy to 12 years of age, who entered foster care in New York City in 1966. (BRT)

Increasing state involvement in the decision-making processes of Connecticut community colleges limits the autonomy local college administrations need to achieve objectives and respond to local needs. Four areas of operation particularly affected by this trend are expenditure control, personnel, data processing, and facilities development. (LS)

Control is a balance between decision-making at the state and institutional levels. In Mississippi, locally controlled two-year institutions with state coordination from an effective community college system, which will meet future needs if imaginative and diverse local participation in statewide concerns continues. (LS)

The support and involvement of a state department of education is invaluable in the maintenance of an arts in general education program. Describes some AGE programs made possible through state cooperation. As well, state arts agencies can be valuable allies in developing and implementing a local or state plan for the arts in general education.…

Suggests that women's roles can be developed through the initiatives of national organizations that will reinforce existing avenues leading to better understanding of, and social change for, the women of today and tomorrow. (TA)

Describes a state of Oregon experimental program demonstrating a multidisciplinary team approach to dealing with severely emotionally disturbed youth (aged 6-17) in a residential care setting. Those treated were physically dangerous. Varied therapies were used, with frequency of review emphasized. Coordination of public and private resources and…

In improving board performance, the nub of the issue is perceiving the board's functions as multiple: among other things as legal corporation, supreme court, board of inquiry, stabilizers, planners, and energizers. Also critical: unhurried recruitment, systematic orientation, judicious deployment. (Editor)

Examines from legal and psychological perspectives counseling services that are provided to minors without parental knowledge or consent. Explores current mental health agency policies and practices, and makes recommendations regarding the counseling needs and rights of minors. (SKC)

The history of academic unions in Australia is reviewed, and it is argued that institutional and union leaders are more likely to succeed in stopping decline in higher education by cooperative efforts to influence governments than by the existing pattern of inter-sectoral or employer-employee rivalry. (MSE)

A former Secretary of Education discusses the presidential and Department of Education responsibility in providing leadership and advocacy for educational change and improvement. (MSE)

The proceedings of the meeting and stated objectives concerning the creation of national bodies for application of the regional convention concerning international transfer and recognition of training, and national legislation and conclusion of regional and subregional agreements for that purpose are summarized. (MSE)

The two public agencies responsible for funding higher education in Great Britain are described and contrasted: the University Grants Committee responsible for all universities and the National Advisory Body for Local Authority Higher Education responsible for advice on funding for a much larger group of public institutions. (MSE)