The role of higher education in the community in India is examined with special emphasis on the need for adult education and direct social involvement. Reasons for social involvement are addressed, along with the role education should play in promoting justice, and the need for new educational methods. (LBH)

A renewed emphasis on service as the fundamental purpose of higher education, exemplified in both professional and personal development, may help restore meaning to academic life. (Editor)

The place of research in modern society at large is examined along with its role as a producer of highly trained manpower. The relationship between research and teaching in Sweden is discussed with regard to the 1975 university reform based on the report of the U68 Commission. (LBH)

The tradition of humanities and liberal arts education has become culturally dysfunctional, says the chairman of the philosophy department at Ohio Wesleyan University. The historical role of liberal arts is reviewed and the current emphasis on vocationalism is discussed. (LBH)

Recent issues in higher education suggest that universities are on the defensive, and that the educational community will be better served by trying to set a new agenda with the public. Two topics for this agenda are offered: the loss of a common perspective and the relationship of people to institutions. (LBH)

The true value of education is addressed by the vice president for education and research of the Ford Foundation. It is suggested that the economic value of education has been overplayed, and the idea that better educated people make better citizens is explored. (LBH)

Considers the negative, second-rate image of community colleges, contributed to by three inconsistent practices. Suggests ways of improving this image through expanded efforts to disseminate information at national and state levels. Identifies several challenges facing the community college with respect to student recruitment and development. (AYC)

Recaps major criticisms of the community college and predictions made in "Dateline '79" (Cohen, 1969). Plots trends for the 1980s, envisioning five distinct institutions: the resurrected secondary school, educational broker, rapid response college, and certification and satellite centers. Forewarns community colleges not to neglect their basic…

In an examination of higher education's role, uncertainty alone is believed to afford freedom to continue the quest for truth. The belief is affirmed that it is possible to be uncertain, accept no closed system of thought, and at the same time possess a constructive faith. (Article originally published in 1951.) (AF)

By adopting new techniques of recurrent and nonformal education, colleges and universities can design programs responsive to the problems of social disorganization and isolation, low productivity, and unemployment. (LBH)

The idea of education as a tool for continuing development and enrichment poses major challenges for higher education that cannot be sidestepped. (LBH)

The transition from upper secondary to undergraduate university education in Australia is examined. It is suggested that in the student's first year of university, the year 13, increased efforts must be made to make the student aware of the dual nature of education; i.e., the acquisition of knowledge as well as social responsibility. (LBH)

Over the past few years, New Jersey's Middlesex County College (MCC) has placed an inordinate amount of attention and effort on the issue of student transfer to four-year institutions. Although attention to traditional academic goals is important, MCC's stated mission also addresses other important segments of the college's market. The college has…

This document discusses the role of higher education institutions in less developed countries and the responsibility of these countries to higher education institutions. The university's role in these countries is reviewed in relation to the university as bearer of the culture, trainer of skills, service agency, and the university on the frontiers…