Presented is a bibliography of titles on evaluation of instruction in higher education. It is preceded by a review of important issues in evaluation including reactions to evaluation from the academic community, purposes of evaluation, initiation and operation of the evaluation process, and evaluation methods. (JMD)

Results of the study reported include indications that student evaluations of college instructors tend to be higher when not anonymous and that undergraduate students' evaluations of instructors are lower after course marks are received. Problems associated with the use of student evaluations of instructors are discussed. (JMD)

The development and implementation of centralized information systems in the public sector are addressed. Focus is on such systems where a central government agency is collecting information from a number of similar institutions, such as hospitals and colleges. The approach of the Ontario College Information System is described. (Author/LBH)

Data for administrative and financial control are being confused with data needed for policy and planning purposes. Implications for information systems and data collection in Canadian higher education are discussed. (Author/LBH)

The relationship between policy formation and research is explored. Three theories accounting for the non-utilization of research, ways in which research is utilized by administrators, and situational factors influencing use are covered. Implications for future action within an increasingly political framework are presented. (SW)

Traditional assumptions about the educational goals and future plans of students who transfer from community colleges to universities are explored. The roles of the academic programs of community colleges in British Columbia and empirical data on transfer rates and enrollment in transfer programs are described. (SW)

Graduate professional education programs in adult education have grown, but adult education has not been accepted as a distinct field of social practice and as a social science discipline. Presuppositions of the field, professional leadership roles, and criteria for research and for the selection and adaptation of knowledge are covered. (SW)

An oversupply of Canadian Ph.D. graduates, particularly in higher education, has occurred. Historical trends in the employment of Canada's Ph.D. holders and future prospects are discussed. Enrollment ratios in different disciplines, support programs for doctoral students, and the immigration of university teachers are covered. (SW)

The critical mass approach to academic planning for higher education is addressed. Critical mass denotes the level of course offerings and research that academic units could not reduce and still meet program objectives. The model presented is used to advance nonenrollment, driven resource maintenance and acquisition proposals at institutional and…

Educational and social functions of public higher education are examined, a five-part goal-setting process is presented, and critical variables in goal-setting and planning such as institutional size, curricular emphases, historical background, and funding are discussed. (JMD)

A follow-up study of sociology graduates of a Canadian university indicates that most continue their education, usually in schools of education or social work. Many, especially women, become teachers; many work in social welfare agencies. Work status, attitudes towards sociology, comparisons with graduates from other disciplines, and background…

The relationship between the importance and satisfaction of various job characteristics as perceived by 322 business faculty members teaching in 15 Canadian universities is examined. The findings suggest that those aspects that the respondents felt to be most important were also those with which they were the least satisfied. (Author/JMD)

The role of higher education in preparing students for later employment is assessed with reference to the situation in Canada. Statistical data are given and it is concluded that the long-term impact of college is very positive in terms of high participation rates in the labor force and low unemployment rates, although short-term prospects are…

The 1970's have seen a significant slowing in the rate of growth of enrollment and a relative drop in the priority accorded to university education by provincial governments and to university research by the federal government. Institutional responses in Canada are described. (LBH)

General issues in manpower planning are outlined, Canadian efforts are reviewed, and suggestions for directions to be taken are offered. Focus is on the major questions of how and what manpower planning is done. (LBH)