Reviews actual and projected college enrollments from 1970s through the 1990s. Speculates that programs which were slow to expand their curricula to include sociological practice when the job market contracted in late 1970s, may reestablish narrow curricula once the academic market expands in late 1990s. Concludes that students are unlikely to be…

This publication provides analysis of current data on the supply and demand for teachers nationally and in Michigan in 1994-95 along with tips for new teachers who are still seeking jobs. The text covers areas of education where demand is highest including special education and science education, notes the persistent demand for minority teachers…

Enrollment simulation and planning (ESP) is centered on the use of statistical models to describe how and why college enrollments fluctuate. College planners may use this approach with confidence to simulate any number of plausible future scenarios. Planners can then set a variety of possible college actions against these scenarios, and examine…

This report is intended to be the vehicle through which the total results of a two-year planning effort by institutional personnel and Tennessee state board of regents staff are summarized and synthesized. By itself, this report provides little detail about the individual institutions; but, combined with the planning reports of the individual…

This edition of "Planning for Better Education in Wisconsin" gives special attention to the number one problem facing both public and private schools in the state--declining enrollments. Although some of the data included looks at enrollment trends in both public and private enrollments, the handbook is primarily concerned with the…