"Correlates of quality," those parts of students' programs thought to influence the quality of students' work, were examined in a study of Minnesota's UWW program. Graduate dossiers were rated according the graduates' fulfillment of seven graduation criteria and correlated with barriers of students at admission, major area of study, length of time…

The effects of combining full-time on-the-job learning with full-time course work were examined for a group of 26 students enrolled in the University Year for Action Program. Although students perceived the agency learning environments more positively that parallel classroom learning environments, program participation had little impact on concept…

Adult audiences' attentiveness to and evaluation of various sources of information were examined in this study. Personal sources of information were evaluated more highly by adults interested in pursuing higher education than those not interested; mass media information sources were not evaluated differently by the two groups. (Author/LBH)

This article aims to stimulate an interchange of ideas on teaching through a discussion of experiential learning as a necessary, but not sufficient, component of the preprofessional student's education and a description of the semester programs of USC's School of Public Administration as a tool for incorporating experimental education into a…

An experimental academic program at Kent State is described in which a volunteer, nonprofessional mode of teaching has produced positive results. Data collected suggest that people like to teach and do it well when they are part of a "divergent" system of openness and continued growth. (Author/LBH)

A planning process is advocated and the elements (strategic, operational, and budgetary), contents, and flow of the process are outlined. Necessary staff work and experiences in the use of various institutional planning techniques are discussed. (Author/LBH)

Results of two separate studies by the Center for Educational Management Studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst on the use of comprehensive models are reviewed. Current status of model use is summarized and the findings of a survey on the potential use of models are reviewed. Shortcomings and possibilities for future research and…

The origin and objectives of the HIS, MSAR, TUSS, and Gern models are explained and main characteristics are compared regarding: estimates of student numbers, teaching curricula, size of groups, hourly workload of teaching staff, calculation of space requirements, non-teaching staff, operating and capital budgets. Pooling of efforts is…

External influences on higher education are reviewed and a framework for constructing a departmental planning process is suggested. Survey findings are reported on who affects such planning processes and how departmental chairpersons view the future. Issues considered include faculty evaluation, reassessing department structures, and encouragement…

Quantifiable data planning systems and their characteristics are discussed. The need for system integration with institutional data systems for control and operations is emphasized, and prerequisites for such integration are identified. Resources and organizational changes necessary for implementing a planning data system are examined. (Author/LBH)

Any worthwhile approach to the question of costs in connection with planning must begin by considering not only what kind of costs will be relevant but also what kind of planning they are to be used for. Efforts being used in U.S. and European universities are reviewed. (Author/LBH)

This article proposes--and illustrates by actual example--the extent to which day-to-day facilities planning in universities must in the future be determined by the dynamics of change acting upon the university of tomorrow, whose objectives must be rethought and modified. Issues considered include the teaching, research, and especially the…

Discusses attitudes of ethnic minorities regarding development and implementation of multicultural education programs. Minorities and disadvantaged groups should be included in the decision making process and educators and curriculum developers should be willing to learn from culturally different students and community members. (DB)

Discusses ways of increasing the interest level of graduate students in the historical foundations of education. Suggests that students be trained in historiography, experiential learning, and the philosophy of history. (DB)

Examines public education in Waltham, Massachusetts, over a 50-year period to illustrate the effects of the testing movement on a local American school. Findings support the contention of radical historians and economists that (1) the major objective of public schools has been social control and social sorting out of students and (2) testing and…