Since World War II, American higher education has been transformed by the postwar baby boom, the GI Bill, federally funded research partly inspired by the Cold War, and the belief that education is the foundation of democracy, prosperity, and national...

This term is usually used to distinguish courses of study that result in the award of a degree, diploma or similar advanced qualification, from various kinds of further education (FE) institutions. So far such work has been conducted in universities,...

Bertie, David M. Scottish Episcopal Clergy 1689–2000. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 2000. Goldie, Frederick. A Short History of the Episcopal Church in Scotland. Edinburgh: St. Andrew Press, 1951. Luscombe, L.Edward. The Scottish Episcopal...

A college catering for all students aged 16–19, full- and part-time, in a particular area. It brings under one roof both the range of courses found in normal sixth forms in schools and the vocational and technical courses offered in further...

Higher education is education provided by universities, vocational universities, community colleges, liberal arts colleges, technical colleges, and other collegial institutions that award academic degrees, such as career...

ELECTION 2006 / THE ECONOMY A SECTOR-BY-SECTOR LOOK AHEAD Key player: Richard J. Doherty, president, Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts Key issue: Financial aid If anyone understands the transformative power of education, it is Deval Patrick. ...

A National Bureau of Economic Research committee held a conference on Dec 11, 1998, in Cambridge, MA, which focused on higher education in the US. Topics discussed included estimations of the dollar amount of public higher education subsidies received by American youths and how...