Analyzes the text of the Education Framework Law passed in West Germany in 1976 and discusses trends in West German higher education since its passage. Topics discussed include: higher education responsibilities, law and order, university entrance, and governmental commitment to reform. (Author/DB)

Reviews in detail the legalities of curriculum development and adoption in West Germany, discussing constitutional guidelines, introduction procedures and practices, legal assessment, and educational objectives; and suggests cooperation between state parliaments and ministers of education. (CK)

The report examines trends and issues in the finance of higher education in West Germany. Patterns of finance in the fully funded state institutions of higher education are governed by the public budget law of 1969. The quantitative expansion of the higher education system planned at the beginning of the 1970s has been essentially completed. For…