This study is an analysis of trends in public higher education and their probability and desirability for the 1970's as perceived by persons in positions of leadership in public higher education. The purposes of this study were (1) to identify the major trends in public higher education in the United States, (2) to assess the opinions of persons in positions of leadership in the public four-year colleges and universities in Texas, (3) to determine if there were significant differences in opinions of the probability and desirability of trends for the 1970's, and (4) to develop projections of the most probable and the most desirable trends for the 1970's.

Public higher education has evolved over time under the control of each individual state. The public system in each state is made up of distinctive types of institutions that together provide higher education in different formats. Public institutions may largely be classified into three groups based on the level of education provided including community colleges, regional institutions, and research universities. While the institutions employed are largely the same in each state, the extent to which each is utilized and the support given reflect the individual characteristics of the state. This dissertation examines appropriations and enrollments by state and year in three classifications of universities: research universities, regional universities, and community colleges. The appropriations and enrollments in regional and community settings are measured relative to the same for research universities. The explanatory variables are political, economic, and demographic variables relevant in state finance to the allocation of state budgets. There are three empirical chapters. The first uses Granger causality concepts to examine whether appropriations and enrollment have strong predictive effects on each other in the following year. Enrollment has no such effect on appropriations, while there is a weak effect the other way. The second chapter studies relative appropriations, finding that the proportion of appropriations allocated to regional institutions has remained consistent, while states have proportionally shifted toward community colleges. The third chapter studies enrollment, which is very stable for regional universities and has shifted toward community colleges relative to research universities. Again, political and economic factors are somewhat different in these models. Examining year effects net of economics and politics, there are no such effects on appropriations; but for enrollment, regional universities grew somewhat relative to research universities in the earlier years (1986 to 1993), and community colleges grew throughout the period with pauses. The Great Recession is clearly visible in community college enrollments, growing as usual during an economic downturn.

This paper aims to explore how shifting federal, state, and individual priorities have transformed public higher education from a bastion of quality higher education for the greatest number of people to a more privatized state that only provides access and choice to those who can afford them. Decreased public support and state appropriations for public higher education schools have led many institutions to privatize themselves through increasing tuition prices and enrolling more out-of-state and international students who can afford to pay the full sticker price. At the same time, federal financial aid programs have become more and more geared towards assisting middle- and upper-income families, rather than focusing their efforts on removing financial barriers for low-income students. Combined, these two trends have manifested greater socioeconomic inequality for students with low-incomes; public higher education institutions are slowly turning their backs on those for whom federally funded public colleges and universities were built.

Submitted by Mariana Rosa Alves Ladeira null (mari.ladeira@hotmail.com) on 2017-09-12T23:19:04Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Mariana Rosa Alves Ladeira Dissertação de Mestrado UNESP.pdf: 2574419 bytes, checksum: 9012da68e1a9d1a14a78bffff09a2fbb (MD5) / Rejected by Luiz Galeffi (luizgaleffi@gmail.com), reason: Solicitamos que realize uma nova submissão seguindo a orientação abaixo: O arquivo submetido não contém os nomes que compõem sua banca examinadora. A versão submetida por você é considerada a versão final da dissertação/tese, portanto não poderá ocorrer qualquer alteração em seu conteúdo após a aprovação. Corrija esta informação e realize uma nova submissão contendo o arquivo correto. Agradecemos a compreensão. on 2017-09-15T13:13:57Z (GMT) / Submitted by Mariana Rosa Alves Ladeira null (mari.ladeira@hotmail.com) on 2017-09-15T16:05:47Z No. of bitstreams: 1 VERSÃO FINAL DISSERTAÇÃO.pdf: 2557076 bytes, checksum: b73bde8cb0df88472d08aa740298d219 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luiz Galeffi (luizgaleffi@gmail.com) on 2017-09-15T16:12:53Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 ladeira_mra_me_fran.pdf: 2557076 bytes, checksum: b73bde8cb0df88472d08aa740298d219 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-09-15T16:12:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ladeira_mra_me_fran.pdf: 2557076 bytes, checksum: b73bde8cb0df88472d08aa740298d219 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-08-17 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / A presente pesquisa tem como objetivo analisar o perfil dos cotistas, ingressantes de 2014 e 2015, da Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro — localizada em Uberaba-MG —, a fim de identificar se os sujeitos da pesquisa são provenientes da classe menos favorecida brasileira, sendo essa traduzida na caracterização socioeconômica dos cotistas. Orientou-se pelas legislações vigentes atinentes ao tema, como por exemplo, a Lei n. 12.711, de 29 de agosto de 2012, que dispõe sobre a reserva de vagas de no mínimo 50% para cotistas nas instituições públicas federais. Assim como se buscou fundamentação teórica em autores como Pierre Bourdieu e Jessé Souza, que discutem a educação, a classe menos favorecida e a "ralé estrutural", dentre outros. O estudo é exploratório, de abordagem quantitativa. O método utilizado é o dialético, situando o trabalho na dinâmica da realidade brasileira, abrangendo os antagonismos e contradições. A pesquisa envolveu revisão de literatura, levantamento bibliográfico, pesquisa documental e pesquisa de campo. O cenário da pesquisa é a Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, situada em Uberaba - MG. A recolha de dados foi realizada a partir de informações fornecidas pela instituição, que foram posteriormente sistematizadas e analisadas. Os resultados apontam que os estudantes cotistas ainda são privilegiados em relação à classe menos favorecida brasileira, mas, que ainda assim, são filhos da classe trabalhadora. Espera-se que, a partir da pesquisa, novos debates e discussões sejam fomentados sobre o sistema de cotas; e que sejam agregados novos conhecimentos à área. / The present research has the objective of analyzing the profile of the participants, participants of 2014 and 2015, of the Federal University of the Triângulo Mineiro - located in Uberaba-MG -, in order to identify if the subjects of the research come from the less favored Brazilian class, being This translated into the socioeconomic characterization of the quota holders. It was guided by the current legislation on the subject, such as Law 12.711, of August 29, 2012, which provides for reserve of vacancies of at least 50% for quota holders in federal public institutions. As well as theoretical foundation was sought in authors like Pierre Bourdieu and Jessé Souza, who discuss education, the less favored class and the "structural ralé", among others. The study is exploratory, with a quantitative approach. The method used is the dialectic, placing the work in the dynamics of the Brazilian reality, covering the antagonisms and contradictions. The research involved literature review, bibliographic survey, documentary research and field research. The research scenario is the Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro, located in Uberaba - MG. The data collection was done from information provided by the institution, which were later systematized and analyzed. The results show that the quota students are still privileged in relation to the Brazilian disadvantaged class, but they are still children of the working class. It is hoped that, from the research, new debates and discussions will be promoted on the quota system; And that new knowledge is added to the area.

The central theme of this diploma thesis is to analyze key stress factors, which foreign background students meet during their integration in the Czech Republic. All respondents are recruited from the Eastern European countries, for instance, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus. Two main groups include: - students who are in the Czech Republic less than one year - students who are in the Czech Republic for more than one year The primary research method was using a semi-structured interview with eight respondents. For measuring acculturative stress level was used the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), which was filled in by 36 students. There were found differences in the adjustment level and language competence among two groups of students. This research has also confirmed the relationship between the length of stay in the Czech Republic a level of acculturative stress. KEYWORDS foreign students, stress factors, integration, public higher education

Utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Facility Management (FM) can reduce interoperability costs during the Operations and Maintenance (OandM) phase by improving data management. However, there are technological, process related, and organizational barriers to successful implementation of BIM integrated FM (BIM-FM), and process related barriers might be solved by the use of BIM integrated FM (BIM-FM) guidelines. However, the guidelines need to be updated with lessons learned from actual practices in order to maintain their validity. In order to diagnose current practices and identify key differences between prescriptive representations and actual practices, this exploratory research compares BIM component data requirements between guidelines and actual practices at public higher education institutions in Virginia. The gap in BIM component data requirements between the guidelines and the actual practices may prevent successful implementation of BIM-FM. This research is composed of three parts: a synthesis of prescriptive representations, determination of actual data requirements in practice, and comparison of differences between guidelines and practices. Document analysis and case study via document analysis and in-person interviews were conducted to collect data. Then, direct comparison was conducted to test the research question. Though the researcher disapproved the established hypothesis of 'There would be some differences in BIM component data requirements between prescriptive representations and actual practices' due to the difference in level of information and details between prescriptive representations and actual practices, this exploratory research provides useful information. / Master of Science

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The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of private funds on selected Texas public institutions of higher education by identifying and comparing the specific ways these institutions are affected by private funds. Conclusions: 1. Private contributions to institutions of higher education will continue to increase in the immediate future. 2. Private contributions to public institutions of higher education come from a variety of sources. 3. Private contributions make a greater impact on programs and projects involving people rather than on buildings and equipment in public institutions of higher education. 4. Future uses of private money in public institutions of higher education also appear to be related to people rather than to capital spending. 5. Public institutions of higher education in Texas will depend upon private funds to a greater extent in the foreseeable future.

As constraints on public funding become more prevalent and public policy devolves funding responsibility to the agency level in part, public organizations seek additional revenue streams. One identified private resource is philanthropy, which has seen a growth in importance over the past decade as individuals with vast sums of wealth commit a portion of their fortunes to aid society. The literature on philanthropy primarily seeks to understand donor motivations in order to aid organizational pursuit of these funds, with some scholars finding that giving is often undemocratic and can give private donors power relative to other stakeholders. What is far less understood are the effects donations have on organizational priorities. This becomes an important question for public administration as philanthropic donations to public agencies seeking additional funding. To better understand the effects of this phenomenon, this research undertook two replicative case studies in public higher education, an area where public organizations that have a long history of fundraising as well as decreased public funding. Through the lens of quasi-autonomous governmental organizations, rather than privatization, this study triangulates archival, historical, and interview data to study changes in salience of university priorities after a mega-gift is made. In the two cases studied, mega-gifts were found to have some limited effects on salience of priorities. Three different interpretations can be drawn from the findings. First, as loosely-coupled structures, higher education institutions guard against change. Second, control is a negotiated proposition and thus the potential for gifts to create change may be limited. Third, mega-gifts enable structural change, which allows some organizational actors to work with private donor to set agendas for otherwise public functions. These findings are particularly important for public policy makers, administrators, and citizens to understand and scholars to build upon as increasing numbers of public organizations seek to raise private monies. / Ph. D.