This book provides an indepth description and analysis of financial management and budgetary procedures for education in Kazakhstan, one of the centrally planned economies of the former Soviet Union. The case of Kazakhstan is characterized by its radical and bold policies to improve educational financing and budgeting during the 1990s. Chapter 1,…

This report provides information about students in postsecondary education in California, including information on first-time freshmen and transfer students, as well as other data, including total enrollments and student outcomes. Most of the tables display information covering the period 1988-89 through academic year 1997-98. Tables are organized…

Before one can have the freedom to express ideas in open debate, however, one must have freedom of conscience: the right to arrive at one's private beliefs, without being coerced into an artificial unity by those who wield power over him/her. After all, the freedom to speak is a dead letter if one lacks the freedom to think, to believe, or to…

Adelphi University, an institution whose primary recommendation is good teaching and whose principal source of support is tuition, can survive only by meeting the educational needs of the community surrounding it. Increased public services include: guest scholar program, Child Activity Center, class convenience, new student populations, and…

Three trends in Central American higher education are examined in historical context: (1) inertia from lack of mobility, bureaucracy, and corporate influence; (2) elitism as a response to budgetary constraints; and (3) attempts to increase responsiveness to educational needs and demands. Issues examined include earlier attempts at change, slow…

Reviews major issues in the financing of higher education in the 1990s, including overall resource level, revenue patterns (state and local financial commitment, federal funding, student charges, endowment income and private giving), and the changing role of student aid. Also examines issues as they affect different sectors or institution types.…

Discussion of Romania's higher education looks at the crisis since 1989 and government strategies for revitalization, including expanded access, increases in social science enrollments, spontaneous establishment of private institutions, and the problems of limited resources. Comprehensive reform of the state's role in financing and governance is…

Reviews information technology and resource sharing projects in Indiana. Topics include ACCESS INDIANA, an information infrastructure developed to expand Internet access, improve online access to government information, and accelerate the development of community networks; library automation; cooperative library services; high school library media…

Describes a study that surveyed how liberal arts college libraries are coping with the challenge of increasing periodical prices in the sciences. Highlights include reconciling budget shortfalls; cancellation procedures; accreditation criteria; access versus ownership; interlibrary loan and document delivery services; cooperative purchasing; and…

Marketing education in business schools gained importance over the past decade because of sharp economic development and globalization practices of the international companies in Turkey. In this paper, we examine the students' perceptions about the quality of marketing education in state and private universities. Sampling from five state and five…

This report details enrollment in South Dakota colleges and universities as of the close of the second week of the 1995 Spring term. The tables present data by headcount and full-time equivalent enrollment. Opening tables show headcount enrollment for public and private institutions and public full time equivalent and headcount historical…

This report presents trend data for degrees and certificates, by program, for the years 1983-1996 for Maryland higher education institutions. Data tables are included for: (1) the following community colleges: Allegany; Anne Arundel; Baltimore City; Carroll; Catonsville; Cecil; Charles County; Chesapeake; Dundalk; Essex; Frederick; Garrett;…

A study of selected higher education institutions investigated support services provided to low income women and single parents, particularly those who receive Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). The study surveyed 76 institutions around the nation of which 60 responded. The study conducted 13 follow-up site visits in 9 states. The…

"OATYC Journal," which is published by the Ohio Association of Two-Year Colleges, is designed as a forum for the exchange of concepts, methods, and findings relevant to the two-year college classroom. Along with commentaries and letters of reaction from the readership, the two issues of volume XIII contain: (1) "Focus: The…

This first systemwide report on New Jersey higher education examines how well the state is meeting its goals for higher education affordability and accessibility, institutional excellence, and effectiveness in addressing societal and economic needs of the state. The six sections of the report include: (1) an introduction, which stresses the…