This report of a survey of research and perspectives on national planning for higher education is organized in two sections. Section I of this report reflects the collective professional assessment of the views held by staff members of approximately 36 research agencies on planning, the existing state of planning, the several federal aid…

This report deals with recommendations for resolutions to the problems and issues in higher education today, focusing on procedure and process, and emphasizing especially the role of the coordinating board as the intermediary between state governments and institutions. It also concentrates on the functions of planning, budget review, and program…

Pressures on higher education institutions are of two types: those that arise from the actions of the government or organized groups; and those that arise from natural'' forces, such as the decline in the birth rate. Higher education will no longer be a growth industry unless new constitutencies can be attracted to its institutions through…