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Altbach, Philip G., Ed.; And Others – 1994
This collection of 16 essays explore the effects and implications of the changing relationship between external societal influences and academic institutions in the United States. A foreword by Clark Kerr is entitled, "American Society Turns More Assertive: A New Century Approaches for Higher Education in the United States." The essays…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Accountability, College Curriculum, College Students
Vacca, Richard S.; Hudgins, H. C., Jr. – 1991
This book is limited to a study of the education opinions of the Supreme Court during the time that Warren Earl Burger served as Chief Justice. Over 100 opinions having direct bearing on education were issued during the Burger years, a total greater than in the entire Court's history. The first chapter presents the history of the establishment of…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Constitutional Law, Corporal Punishment, Court Litigation
Quay, Richard H.; Olevnik, Peter P. – 1984
An annotated bibliography of more than 1,100 scholarly publications concerning the financing of American higher education during 1960-1981 is presented. The greatest emphasis is on works published in the last decade, including books, articles, reports, studies, and theses on paper or microform. The following topics representing financial concerns…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Budgeting, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty
Hall, James W. – 1991
This examination of innovation and invention in higher education presents the thesis that, contrary to public perceptions about the university and internal attempts at separation and purification, higher education has, from its earliest days, repeatedly introduced far-reaching innovations, responsive to the economic, social, and political needs of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, College Faculty, Continuing Education
Halstead, D. Kent, Ed. – 1984
A bibliography of readings in higher education, which covers 1968-1981, deals with subjects generally approached from an aggregate state or national perspective. For each publication, the following bibliographic information is provided: title, author(s), publisher, and number of pages, and abstracts. Subject and author indexes are included. The…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, College Administration, College Role, College Students
Nelson, Murry R. – 1978
The study of law in the K-12 curriculum can help students develop respect for the law and gain a better understanding of the rationale for various laws. Currently, there are two main approaches to the study of law in public schools. One is to offer a separate course or courses in law; the second is to integrate the concepts of law throughout the…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Curriculum Development, Educational Finance, Educational Needs
Cohen, Arthur M.; Brawer, Florence B. – 1982
This monograph provides a comprehensive overview of community college education in the United States. Chapter I reviews the social forces that contributed to the development and expansion of community colleges and the continuing changes in institutional purposes. The changing patterns of community college student characteristics are the focus of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Administration, College Curriculum, College Faculty
Dearman, Nancy B.; Plisko, Valena White – 1981
In six chapters and 118 tables with interpretive charts, this annual report presents data on the American educational system, including its students, its personnel, and its larger social context. Among its many findings are that Hispanics and students in central cities showed the highest dropout rates; that almost as many female as male high…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Curriculum, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Kreitlow, Burton W.; And Others – 1981
Controversies over adult education purposes, methods, audiences, and procedures are examined. After outlining a procedure for reviewing competing positions on controversial topics, the book pairs the contrasting views of two authors on each of 10 key issues facing adult education. Chapters cover: philosophies at issue (David L. Boggs); identifying…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
Sherman, Lawrence W.; And Others – 1978
The findings of a two-year national study on the problems of U.S. police education are examined in this report of a commission whose members were noted educators, police administrators, and public officials. The following recommendations are among those offered: (1) the majority of federal funds for police higher education should go to programs…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Career Education, College Credits, College Faculty
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1977
This report on adult education in the organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member countries is primarily intended for policymakers but is also designed for use by professional adult educators and others concerned in developing the full potential of adult education as a service to the individual and society. Content is in…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Agency Role, Disadvantaged
Johns, Roe L.; Morphet, Edgar L. – 1975
Educational finance policies have such a critical influence on every educational service and program, on the national economy, on the welfare of individuals, and even on the welfare of the nation itself, that educational finance cannot be studied adequately in isolation from our total social system. Therefore, the authors have used the systems…
Descriptors: Administration, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Court Litigation, Educational Economics
Alvir, Howard P. – 1976
Forecast of a 1986 program of educational innovation involving education stamps and student bank accounts is presented. The objectives of the program are to provide more efficient, less expensive, and more equal education. The author maintains that these objectives will be met by allowing average citizens to spend money on an individual basis in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Experiments, Educational Finance, Educational Improvement
State Univ. of New York, Albany. Board of Trustees. – 1976
This report reviews the major problems facing New York community colleges and presents the recommendations of a Committee of the State University of New York Board of Trustees. The nature and range of problems were clustered in three areas: provision of adequate funding and opportunities for optimum resource utilization; clarification of the roles…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Competitive Selection, Educational Finance, Educational Opportunities
Nelson, Adam R. – University of Chicago Press, 2005
In recent years, federal mandates in education have become the subject of increasing debate. Adam R. Nelson's "The Elusive Ideal"--a postwar history of federal involvement in the Boston public schools--provides lessons from the past that shed light on the continuing struggles of urban public schools today. This far-reaching analysis…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Public Schools, Equal Education, Racial Integration
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