A bibliography of readings in higher education, which covers 1968-1981, deals with subjects generally approached from an aggregate state or national perspective. For each publication, the following bibliographic information is provided: title, author(s), publisher, and number of pages, and abstracts. Subject and author indexes are included. The topical areas and the associate editors who provide an introductory description of their topics and an outline of subtopics are as follows: comparative national systems (Burton R. Clark), demography (Stephen P. Dresch), economics (Stephen A. Hoenack), educational opportunity (K. Patricia Cross), finance (David W. Breneman), governance and coordination (John K. Folger), history (Frederick Rudolph), independent higher education (Virginia Ann Hodgkinson), institutional role and mission (John D. Millett), quantitative approaches to management (Ben Lawrence), philosophy (Kenneth D. Benne), policy and general reference (Kent Halstead), productivity and cost-benefit analysis (Wayne R. Kirschling), research and research administration (Frederick E. Balderston), resource allocation and budgeting (Richard J. Meisinger, Jr.), student characteristics and development (Alexander W. Astin), student financial assistance (Lawrence E. Gladieux), and work and education (Lewis C. Solmon). (SW)