Discusses factors that can influence a university's choice of goals and concludes that, given expressions of public concern that appear to be basic shifts in the fabric of Canadian society--and thus of its requirements of higher education--the reconsideration of institutional goals has become vital. (JT)

This paper reports selected findings from a study of formal, institution-wide planning in the United States undertaken by the National Center for Postsecondary Governance and Finance, located at the University of Maryland. The study included a review of higher education planning literature, a survey of administrators at 256 institutions, and…

Discussion of educational reform/renewal involves consideration of the institutional characteristics of schooling. Schools have underlying patterns of conduct, belief, and values that provide meaning to the ongoing activities of learning. These patterns and assumptions of school life have tended to produce standardized educational experiences,…

The value systems of faculty at three junior colleges in California (each representing an urban, rural, or suburban character) are compared, and the institutional personality of each college is described in terms of the perceptions held by its instructors. The specific purposes of this study are to: (1) identify the values held by 238 staff…

This monograph argues that university status should be conferred on colleges only when they have reached a specified level of achievement within their various academic programs, and that when changes are made in an institution's administrative structure and academic organization, something other than institutional aspirations should serve as the…

Adapted from a paper presented at the Fourth Congress of the International League of Societies for the Mentally Handicapped (Hebrew University, Jerusalem, October 21, 1968). (RJ)

An objection often raised against student participation in university governance is that students don't know enough about institutions of higher education. An undergraduate course that focuses on the functions and role of the university would help answer that objection. Such a course has been developed at the University of Michigan and includes…

Part I of this report describes results of studies concerning "net change" of personality from analyses pooling students from all the 13 colleges participating in the Project on Student Development and from analyses pooling all students retested within each college. The findings indicated that: (1) changes occurred in most of the areas measured by…

Criticizes institutions of higher learning for their excessive concern with techniques, systems, and structures as opposed to people. Maintains that leadership that believes in its people plus people who are committed to the institution equal students who are satisfied. The prescription for institutional wellness is centered around leadership.…

This brochure describes the mission, approach, and services of the Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention. The Center is the nation's primary resource center for assisting higher education institutions in the development, implementation, and evaluation of alcohol and drug violence prevention policies and programs that…

Presents the story of how and why the Ford Foundation began to support environmental research and to educate the public about conservation and pollution. (26 references) (Author/MCO)

A report of the Committee on Freedom of Expression at Yale appointed by the president to examine the condition of free expression, peaceful dissent, mutual respect and tolerance at Yale and to draft recommendations for maintenance of those principles. (JT)

Based on interviews, research workshops, and discussions with corporate executives throughout the United States, this study investigated increased diversity in family structure and its impact on corporate personnel policies, employee benefits and services, and the attitudes of management. Part I provides a backdrop of recent trends in the family…

This paper examines the values of society's basic institutions such as the family, the school, religion, business and government from the psychotherapist's point of view. Dr. Donald J. Tyrell states the problem: "the person suffers harm from the institution; he seeks help from the psychotherapist to undo the damage; he returns to the institutional…

This report describes the results of a series of studies examining changing beliefs concerning civil liberties among students attending several small colleges which differed dramatically in student characteristics, institutional goals, climate, teaching practices, and student-faculty relationships. The findings indicated that: (1) there was a net…