Reported is a study to identify various institutional characteristics that affect learning outcomes of prospective science teachers as measured by: (1) College and University Environment Scales, (2) Natural Science Area Test, (3) Test on Understanding Science, (4) Science Teaching Assessment Tests, and (5) Student Questionnaire. Ninety prospective…

Uses the theories of Michel Foucault to support the contention that the educational system normalizes and disciplines the individual rather than stimulates the development of personal potential. Argues that children should be allowed to co-author the contracts they have with their educators; in this way education can serve to empower the child.…

This article suggests that a critical postmodern organizational perspective offers significant ways to assess an institution of higher education's effectiveness. The first part of the article outlines what is meant by "critical postmodernism" and then delineates a definition of multiculturalism in higher education based on the work of…

A growing proportion of the producers of American belles-lettres belong to the academic guild. The private patrons of writers of earlier periods have few counterparts today, and colleges and universities have taken over and enlarged the function they performed: to give writers both the wherewithal for living and a habitat, thus performing a haven…

This manual is based upon a study of 247 old people and their families and five long-term care facilities in New York City. The data indicate that what families do for their aged kin in institutions makes a difference to the older person, and that the ability of families to maintain contact with their institutionalized relative depends, in part,…

The technical report presents a chapter outline and thesis summary of an investigation of social science research institutes in American universities. The bulk of the report presents the thesis in four sections. Section I proposes a typology of organized social research units (OSRUs) in the 11 universities studied. Dimensions used to classify the…

In this article, the author discusses his contention that even the best of the best of American schools are not quality schools. He also observes that the curriculum that has been in place since 1892 was the main reason why schools cannot offer the best in quality education. He cites the ten problems that have plagued the American educational…

A framework and a derivative course of action to higher education institutions as they move through transition from an industrial to technological society are presented with reference to Alvin Toffler's "The Third Wave." The concept of equilibrium/disequilibrium is the theoretical basis of the framework. Three models demonstrate the…

An analysis of 358 higher education institutions offering 622 special programs and services for Hispanic Americans and American Indians concluded that institutional effort toward Hispanics in higher education was largely a function of client demand and available funding. In areas where population density was highest for Hispanics, colleges and…

The new Federal Youth Center in Pleasanton, California is attempting to pioneer in successful ways of correcting offenders. Constructed at a cost of five and one half million dollars, the correctional institution offers many innovative programs. As part of the Federal Bureau of Prisons building program, three objectives are to be kept in mind: (1)…

Established in 1973, Standing Rock Community College serves the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation by providing education and training to all interested persons who can benefit from the effort, by providing service at a lower cost since families can remain at home, by having an open admission policy, and by being flexible so that the greatest good…

An exploratory study of the experiences of prison inmate mothers and their children found that neither adequate support nor needed services for the children were provided by the state. Designed to obtain baseline data, the study initially consisted of a national mail survey of correctional adminstrators and a series of interviews with female…

This document is the result of a conference of university administrators and faculty and representatives of professional associations, private foundations, and civic organizations called to formulate strategies that can prepare students for responsible citizenship in a diverse democracy and to engage faculty members in developing and utilizing…

The first of a series of publications to be issued by the Commission on Civil Rights, this booklet is designed to promote discussion and understanding of the manifestations and costs of racism and, especially, to stimulate action by groups and individuals to effect necessary change. Major topics dealt with are: the significance of and the need for…

This monograph was created to help colleges and universities throughout the West strengthen their commitment to diversity. Twenty colleges and universities in four states--Idaho, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Oregon--participated in the Institute for Ethnic Diversity, with each campus, from large state research institutions to small community…