This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a proposal made by the Advisory Council on Universities under the ministry of Education. The humanities and science departments of Finnish universities award the degrees of bachelor, master, licentiate, and doctor. This report deals with the first two. The lowest (BA or…

This case study of three university departments was designed to generate substantive theory about decision-making in academic departments. Homans' social systems theory was used as a framework, and it is shown that the rate of interaction affects the crystallization of norm structures and processes of influence and decision-making. (Author/LBH)

Close cooperation between educational agencies, schools of education, and cooperating teachers smooths the transition from college student to practicing professional teacher. (JD)

Basic language skills required for work in the university are discussed regarding listening comprehension, varying standards of students' English, literature instruction, the function of English studies in the universities, English for science majors, and student resentment. (LBH)

The Netherlands' use of an ad hoc interinstitutional committee of university board members during a period of retrenchment is described which resulted in a plan to close a number of university departments and to terminate many small and not very successful research programs. (MSE)

Part of a larger study of the educational significance of departmental resource centers in higher education, this survey aimed at quantifying, validating, and supplementing information gathered through other means. Information collected on each center includes resources in its collection, use of resources, feedback and evaluation activities, and…

Keynote address at the Association of Departments of English (ADE) Seminar, June 22-26, 1970, at the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. (DS)

This paper examines the responses of an academic subunit, a college within a university, to declining enrollment and funding over a period of eight years. Responses examined include budgetary, programmatic, and technical (operational) adjustments associated with the instructional function of the college. (CJ)

The controversy surrounding the sex discrimination suit, brought seven years ago by a University of Minnesota chemist, is discussed as it relates to the current court decision in which the plaintiff was awarded $100,000.00. (Author/SA)

The structure of arts, science, and humanities colleges within major universities was investigated to determine the relationship between number of faculty or students and the number of administrative levels, and the ratio of administrators to faculty. (SF)

This paper seeks to reveal the differences among seven departments of sociology in Turkish universities based on studies carried out since 1985 by sociologists working in these departments. Since sociology and sociological education started in 1914, there have been many evaluations of sociology in Turkey. The present study differs from others in…

A descriptive study was conducted to identify the problems met by university department chairs and describe the most common methods for dealing with them. The data were gathered by both qualitative and quantitative methods using a national survey of 808 department chairs (with a 70.2% response rate) as well as a series of semi-structured…

Educational administration as a field of study is inextricably tied to American-developed conceptual frameworks, even when educational administration is pursued as a domain of inquiry in other countries, such as Canada. As an applied discipline, however, educational administration reflects the particular cultural configuration in which it is…

This directory is a national listing of women administrators currently employed in vocational education. This publication is organized into eight major sections and two indexes. The major sections are categorized according to institutional affiliations: (1) state education agencies, (2) local education agencies, (3) regional education agencies,…

This report is the result of inquiries conducted during the winter of 1971 at 12 universities into departmental policies and procedures in relation to the foreign student. Two departments were surveyed at each university, providing 24 reports or case studies. The results were reviewed by the members of the Task Force on Crucial Issues, and…