A rationale for developing national systems of postsecondary education in developing nations is outlined, and models for public policy, legislation, governance, and institutional administration are presented. (MSE)

A survey of 5,000 American school principals and superintendents examined the use of and attitudes toward drugs among school adminstrators and the skills they felt they needed to cope with their leadership roles. Strategies for decreasing drug dependency are outlined. (MSE)

Much marketing information can be obtained for admissions policy formation and forecasting from existing data sources, including course perceptions, the nature of the competition, and the admissions policies of the competition. The British university application system would benefit by exploiting computer applications of this concept. (MSE)

Examines the role of the new Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) in the United Kingdom, created in 1993 when British polytechnics and other institutions achieved university status. It focuses on the application strategies of prospective university students, the increased volume of applications, and the effect on universities. (MDM)

Continuing education has a variety of economic impacts on the institution, campus community, and the local economy. Administrators can document their impact by recording direct contributions, amending databases, making valid estimates, collecting data from other departments/units, and reporting the data formally and informally to strengthen their…

Writers of correspondence course study guides should be aware of boundaries between oral and written language; differences between textbook and study guide prose; the need for direct address, informality, personalization, clarity, and simplicity; and the diverse tastes, learning styles, and levels of their audience. (SK)

Seven methods for measuring and comparing value added in higher education are considered; six are index methods (all found unsatisfactory for lack of empirical support) and a seventh is proposed which calculates value added as the difference between the outcomes achieved and those predicted from national (United Kingdom) data. The advantages of a…

Student admission criteria and a college's advising and recruitment efforts are viewed from the perspective of a growing higher education establishment trying to attract students. A student selection model is proposed, derived from an "innovation-decision process" (Rogers and Shoemaker), which focuses on applicant behavior and decision-making…