This bulletin discusses the status of agricultural education from 1916-1918. Contents include: (1) Agriculture in secondary schools; (2) The elementary schools; (3) Agricultural education at meetings; (4) Agricultural education in other countries; (5) Educational work of the Department of Agriculture; (6) The agricultural colleges; (7)…

In the "Gradcost III" study, relatively simple procedures have been developed for estimating the costs of graduate degree programs based on use of definitions and data generally available in U.S. graduate schools. Graduate degree program costs are taken to be the sum of three elements: departmental costs, allocated from departmental…

It is proposed that research universities are a vital component of higher education in the United States because they provide cultural and intellectual leadership, research potential, and the professional and technical human resources to translate research into social, industrial, and economic action. The future of these institutions in view of…

This book offers a critique of intellectuals in U.S. colleges and universities and the consequent decline in the quality of higher education and suggests solutions. Chapter 1, "Two Intellectual Classes," defines the professional intellectuals; writers and editors who work for the mass media, large publishing houses and think tanks; and…

Data on graduate science enrollment and support as of the Fall 1978 is reported. Surveys were sent to 418 schools--285 graduate schools and 133 medical colleges--which included 8,242 graduate departments. After a review of the survey background and the scope, response rates, and imputation effects, Section Two classifies each institution and…

This report presents information about graduate education at eight state-funded institutions in Colorado: the University of Northern Colorado, the Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University, the University of Southern Colorado, Adams State College, the University of Colorado (Boulder), the University of Colorado (Colorado Springs), and…

Key features of the College of Education at the University of Saskatchewan in 1976 and actions that were taken in light of these features over the subsequent two-year period are considered by the College's dean, who began the appointment in 1976. Three major objectives established by the dean were to: increase the institution's productivity in all…

The development and use of the faculty staffing forumla for Colorado, prepared by the Association of Public College and University Presidents (APCUP), is examined, and a recent major attempt to update or modify the formula is described, along with the outcome. Based on the work of representatives from many campuses, a large scale computer…

This document is a bound copy of reports of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, including the Office of Education, for 1960-1962. The Office of Education presents data and discussion on U.S. education across sectors and jurisdictions, as well as the work of the Office of Education. Among additional topics covered are the National…