The objectives of the Working Party at the 2nd International Conference on Higher Education were to discuss and evaluate the various organizational structures used to cope with the explosion in student enrollment in mass higher education. (PG)

Analyzes, from statistical labor force sources since 1987, two potential influences on higher education demand in Spain: family characteristics and labor market signals. Results indicate that family characteristics (particularly the mother's educational attainment), and labor market signals (employment and income expectations according to…

Presents the results of empirical analysis of the influence of labor market factors on the private demand for university education in Ontario. The analysis indicates that the effect of youth unemployment upon enrollment demand is very weak. (Editor/PG)

Surveys developments in higher education in the United Kingdom since the publication of the government's 'White Paper' in December 1972. Considers: (1) reorganization of public higher education, (2) extent of student demand, (3) increase in enrollment of women, and (4) financial problems caused by inflation. (Editor/PG)

A discussion of portfolio analysis in college planning, a technique of determining the attractiveness and competitiveness of given academic courses, looks at the correctness of the technique and its application in the strategic planning process. Data from a British university illustrate the procedure. (MSE)

Attempts to predict the number of British students likely to seek places in higher education in the future are briefly described and their methods of prediction analyzed. It is argued that future numbers cannot be predicted reliably since there has been no identifiable regular pattern from which to make a prediction. (Author/LBH)

Recent developments in higher education in Iran are examined against a background of social reform and industrialization. (Editor)

The purposes of universities as defined in the U.S. and France are considered in the context of the profound changes in western industrialized societies in recent decades. Focus is on the relationship between the way moral, material, and technological changes are handled and the maintenance of free inquiry. (Author/LBH)

Factors affecting the development and implementation of education policy for special education in England and Wales is examined in the context of the 1981 Education Act. Factors considered include staff evaluation, the competing definitions of need and good practice, professional and administrative accountability, user rights, politicization, and…

Some of the errors in educational planning that arise from manpower forecasts are examined using the Australian doctors manpower plan, 1975-91 as an illustration. The large variation in results that can occur through the substitution of alternatively feasible coefficients is shown. (Editor/LBH)

Though some individual institutions may face financial difficulties, the problems associated with lower growth rates are likely to be organizational and educational rather than economic. The tendency towards more centralization has dangers for the diversity that ensures the flexibility needed to cope with an uncertain future. (Editor/LBH)

A model is used to analyze the choices made by a sample of high school graduates in Hawaii and estimates of the price elasticity and the cross-price elasticities of demand for enrollment at the University of Hawaii are obtained. Findings show that the demand is quite inelastic and that changes in tuition will not affect enrollment appreciably.…

In an examination of the need for expansion in Nigeria's higher education, past trends are examined in the context of current efforts to keep up with the high demand. Finance is found to be the ultimate and critical determinant of the growth of the university system. (MSE)

The demand for higher education in Australia is examined, and several hypotheses concerning the estimated effect of youth unemployment and the traditional human capital variables of the opportunity cost of education and expected future returns are evaluated using a previously developed demand model. (Author/MSE)

A discussion of new financing models for Spain's public universities first looks at recent institutional changes; the evolution of the university system over the last decade in terms of student, financial, and human resources; its situation within the international context; student demand; graduate output; and labor market demand for graduates.…