Educational expansion in Great Britain in the 1970's will be less easily achieved than in the 1960's, and may include preference for polytechnics, worsening staff-student ratios and lower per capita costs. (Author/HS)

The recommendations of a national committee on the organization, quality, and efficiency of Australian universities are reviewed. They cover accountability, flexibility, and efficiency of operation. Implications for the future of universities, especially small ones, are discussed. (MSE)

Presents an overview of developments in U.S. higher education, including the uncertainty about student demand, the nature and extent of Federal support for higher education, and the "steady state." (Editor/PG)

In the German Democratic Republic educational planning has to guarantee the realisation of several constitutional mandates: admission to universities and colleges in accordance with the principle of achievement, with the requirements of society, and with reference to the social composition of the people and equality of the sexes; the right to work…

Four separate proposals are outlined for the creation of international institutions in higher education. (Author/PG)

Instead of treating educational planning as an exercise in long-term forecasting, administrators should concentrate on the efficient operation of the system. (Editor/HS)

Examines techniques for projecting freshman enrollment in specific academic departments. (Editor)

Reviews skills and attributes viewed as valuable for leaders of higher educational institutions in today's climate of changing student populations. These include encouraging reflective backtalk and seeing the long view; and understanding changing roles (figurehead, leader, liaison) and relationships (internal and external); governance and…

Looks at ways of controlling the size of the German higher education system since it is no longer economically feasible to continue an essentially open admissions policy. (Editor/HS)

Institutional responses to the fiscal crisis in American higher education, as well as state and federal initiatives, are pushing universities toward four interrelated structural reforms: institutional differentiation; shift from basic to applied research and development; increased interdisciplinarity; and a shift from department-based research to…

A study of the long-range course planning of one university's students found that less than half plan more than a few courses ahead, and that planning correlated more with students' time in college and career commitment than with academic aptitude or achievement. (MSE)

In an examination of the need for expansion in Nigeria's higher education, past trends are examined in the context of current efforts to keep up with the high demand. Finance is found to be the ultimate and critical determinant of the growth of the university system. (MSE)

The report of the Faure Commission, Learning to Be, is critically examined and found wanting. It is argued that the Commission fails to reveal the essential problems of formal education, is vague in its recommendations for reform, and ignores the political implications of its proposals. (Editor)

Describes the nature, foci, and analytical base for policy analysis and presents a case study in policy analysis. (Editor)