Examines the developing interactions between bargaining agents, senates, and administrations at 4-year institutions and suggests that there are a number of patterns evolving for faculty participation in decisionmaking under collective bargaining. (Editor/PG)

A systematic procedure is described whereby private colleges may establish long-range objectives and allocate their limited resources to programs that are most productive in fulfilling these objectives. Results of the actual application of this system to a private college are reported. (Editor)

Based on a study conducted in Michigan, this article summarizes many of the problems involved in data collection and coordination. A number of specific recommendations are presented to alleviate these problems. (Editor)

Analyzed are some of the political problems encountered in conducting evaluations in higher education. An operational university evaluation system which minimizes some of these problems is cited. (Editor)

Suggests that, in situations of fiscal crisis, inadequate prior evaluation and time constraints, faculty evaluation cannot merely follow the traditional models. An alternate evaluation approach is suggested and its usefulness for limiting the extent and scope of analysis is described. (Editor)

Considers the present redirection of public support of higher education from institutional to student support categories. It was found that when considered as money income, student aid results in (1) increased consumption of higher education and (2) a redistribution of students to the private, the non two-year, and the smaller institutions.…

Investigates the relationship of teaching styles, the faculty's perception of college goals, satisfaction, influence over policy issues, and organizational characteristics, and the teaching effectiveness of community college divisions. (Editor/PG)

Many four-year institutions are offering associate degree programs, a number which is increasing as pressure grows from communities demanding more occupationally-oriented programs. Many older students appreciate the two-year degrees not only for the occupational benefits, but also because of their self-fulfilling goals. (Editor/PG)

The purpose of this study is to provide an initial understanding of the dynamics and consequences of collective bargaining at one institution of higher education and provide a base for further research. (Editor/PG)

Changes in the modern family on young men and women attending college is examined in the context of higher education. A discussion is offered of psychological regression and narcissism, the need young people bring to college, and how these needs may or may not be met by traditional programs. (Editor/PG)

Suggests that community colleges concentrate their energy and resources to meet the significant educational needs of older adults and identifies several areas which deserve greater consideration. (Editor/PG)

This study presents rankings of higher education institutions based on the American Council on Education studies to aid in national higher education planning, especially at the graduate level. (PG)

American scholarship and higher education today are based on the single structure and strategy of the multiversity. There is reason to believe that for all its successes, the monopoly of the multiversity is becoming dangerously dysfunctional. (Author)

The author presents evidence that indicates that what is perceived as an erosion of academic freedom is not imagined, but that this threat comes from within the university rather than from without. (Author/PG)