The growth of government participation in higher education planning over the last two decades is discussed from the dual perspective of a college planning officer at Western Washington State College, and also a Washington state senator. It is noted that the state-federal planning establishment has flourished after the great growth period in U.S.…

An antidote to some probable effects of population patterns and the economy upon the academic community are proposed by the vice-president for planning at Northeastern University. He suggests that a steady commitment to the development of new course topics will ensure that postsecondary education remains innovative and attractive to the…

There are too few veterinary colleges to handle the applicants and the need in the profession. (PG)

A discussion of education in the Third World countries, particularly those in Africa, as this region receives almost half of the financial help and two thirds of staff from international efforts. (Editor/RY)

Surveys current educational conditions in England, France, West Germany, Sweden, and Finland. (MB)

Author suggests drastic overhaul of the public school system to eliminate the various levels of repression to be found within it. (AN)

Suggests immediate reorganization of professional schools to meet social demands for more intensive educational training. Points out need for changes such as admitting more black students into graduate schools, making it possible for women to do the same professional work as men, providing interdisciplinary training, and forging stronger links…

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation combined its concern that few top flight scholars are choosing the humanities for careers and its awareness of the current oversupply of humanities faculty to create a $24 million fellowship program to direct talented graduate students into English and comparative literature, American studies, history, classics,…

The adoption by professional humanists of a marketing model is advocated, with emphasis on its application to undergraduate instruction. The model is designed to preserve the quality and autonomy of humanistic education and is derived from elementary marketing theory. (Author/MSE)

Recent cultural and technological changes suggest a pattern of increased emphasis on personal needs and aspirations and a shift away from traditional values. Educational leaders must develop new strategies to deliver services to a public not willing to support them. Available from California Higher Education, P.O. Box 26541, Sacramento, CA 95826,…

A report prepared by an academic commission under the auspices of the International Council on the Future of the University found Italian university life characterized by a chaotic admissions system, inadequate physical facilities, deeply polarized faculties, poorly worked-out career structures for teachers, and high student-teacher ratios. (MLW)

Models of regulatory policy based on industrial organization theory can be applied to governmental coordination in higher education. They show that the relationship between costs and enrollment depends on student demand. When demand is stable or decreasing, governments should promote competition and keep costs down by reducing regulation. (RW)

The role of private schools in this "mainstreaming" of the handicapped effort is outlined. (JMF)

The fifteen-year cohort group emerging from the postwar baby boom has already generated a succession of severe strains upon the absorptive capacity of American institutions. This group may be expected to continue to generate and experience corresponding strains as it moves through each stage of the life cycle, and to prompt new responses. (LBH)

A survey of 79 industrial teacher educators received 57 responses indicating the following: most programs combine multiple areas of industrial education; 68% were not in colleges of education; and most were optimistic that demand for industrial education will increase in the future. (JOW)