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Budig, Jeanne E.; Khan, Anwar – 1980
Findings of a study on higher education financing in the states are summarized with specific reference for the states covered by the 1977 Adams versus Richardson decision. The study, "Higher Education Financing in the Fifty States: Interstate Comparisons" (Marilyn McCoy, D. Kent Halstead), was jointly issued by the National Center for…
Descriptors: College Desegregation, Comparative Analysis, Court Litigation, Educational Finance
Public Policies and Independent Higher Education: A View from the States. ASHE Annual Meeting Paper.
Download full textZumeta, William – 1989
The study explored the distribution and interrelationships across the states of certain policies that affect the independent higher education sector. The 1988 survey queried two groups of respondents (state higher education executive officers (N=48) and state independent sector association executive officers (N=39). on aspects of state funding and…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Policy, Government School Relationship, Higher Education
Cullen, Roxanne; And Others – 1987
Results of a campus-wide assessment of the writing skills of students at Ferris State College (Michigan) are presented. In fall 1985 and spring 1986, incoming freshmen produced writing samples in English classes. Upper-division students in the following programs also produced writing samples: allied health, arts and sciences, business, education,…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, College English, College Freshmen, College Seniors
Holzman, Judy Myers – 1986
A collaborative effort of the business community and Kennesaw College (Georgia) resulted in the development of and implementation of an introductory commercial Spanish course that has been successful in introducing students to business practices in a Spanish-speaking environment. Previously, a translation service had been developed by the…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Business Communication, Cooperation, Course Content
Collins, LeRoy – 1979
Social, political, and business moral issues that impede solving public problems, and the situation in higher education, specifically in Florida, are considered. Problems in society that have a moral impact include the high rate of crime and an ineffective rehabilitation system for convicted criminals, illicit drug traffic, and the strength of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Quality, Educational Vouchers, Elementary Secondary Education
Reibman, Jeanette F. – 1975
Issues of concern to higher education in Pennsylvania and possible roles for the state government are addressed by a state senator. The difficulty of providing postsecondary education in view of reduced funds is noted. It is suggested that the expectation that adult students will help solve the problem of fewer traditional aged college students…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Advisory Committees, Change Strategies, College Students
Leslie, Larry L. – 1975
The issues of accountability, conflict, and academic freedom in higher education and the relationship between institutions and state coordinating boards (governing boards, voluntary and compulsory coordinating boards, and planning agencies) are addressed. The causes and nature of the inherent conflict between state coordinating bodies and…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Accountability, College Role, Conflict Resolution
Pittenger, John C. – 1977
The role of state college trustees and their interaction with state government are considered. It is suggested that the trustee should be concerned about what is best for postsecondary education in the state generally as well as for the specific institution. The future trends indicate declining college enrollments, which require planning…
Descriptors: College Planning, Declining Enrollment, Educational Finance, Enrollment Trends
Reid, John Y.; Rogers, Sharon J. – 1981
A sample of colleges and universities that advertised for a provost or vice president for academic affairs in 1979 was studied to determine participants' perceptions of search committee operations. For 45 participating schools, useable questionnaires were returned by 253 search committee members, 31 successful job candidates, and 25 department…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Academic Rank (Professional), Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Qualifications
Muffo, John A.; Coccari, Ronald L. – 1981
Variables that correlate highly with success in obtaining 1978 external funding for research among the 338 member institutions of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) were studied. It was found that AASCU institutions that have been successful in obtaining outside funds for research purposes do tend to place more…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Enrollment Rate, Financial Support, Graduate Study
Henard, Ralph E. – 1981
The extent to which Colorado state universities and colleges coordinate master plans, program reviews, and methods for allocating faculty to programs was surveyed. Thirty-six state universities and seven state or community colleges participated. Seventy-five percent of the state universities believed that campus master plans and program…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Planning, Community Colleges, Coordination
McIntyre, Chuck – 1980
Based on an examination of the socioeconomic factors likely to affect community college financing in California from 1980 to 1985, this report presents recommendations for community college fiscal legislation during the state's 1981-82 legislative session. The report first outlines 17 assumptions concerning future trends in community college…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Community Colleges, Educational Finance
Turner, John D.; Booth, Mary W. – 1979
A chronicle of the problems faced in an attempt to collect data on sociology curriculum trends in California's community college system is presented. The project was initiated in an effort to determine if other colleges in the system were experiencing the same difficulties with curriculum and enrollment in sociology courses being encountered by…
Descriptors: Centralization, Community Colleges, Conference Reports, Curriculum Evaluation
Gilmer, Scott W. – 1997
Colleges and universities are privatizing various institutional components and are seeking greater autonomy from state government. In defining privatization, the paper makes the distinction between privatizing and contracting, and notes six areas where a good or service can be owned or managed by the government or by the private sector: ownership…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Administration, Contracts, Financial Policy
Jones, Connie A.; Gower, Diane S. – 1997
This study examined distance education at Tennessee Board of Regents institutions of higher education. Both four-year and two-year institutions were surveyed via electronic mail. Thirty-five percent of the surveys were returned. The results indicated that all responding institutions were involved in distance education, specifically to reach…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Distance Education, Educational Finance
