The Student Search Service of the College Entrance Examination Board gives colleges an opportunity to pursue potential applicants, thus alleviating enrollment problems. (PG)

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)

Studies on the economics of education in the course of the last ten years, in France and elsewhere, fall into 3 categories which correspond to 3 levels of elaboration of a new ideology of education, the origin of which is also found in the sociological approach upon which the modern economics of education is based. (Authors)

A survey of social work baccalaureate program directors in Virginia (n=13) and Louisiana (n=6) and 524 undergraduate programs nationally found that 64% planned to increase gerontology in the curriculum. However, gaps were found in research and field practicum components; few faculty had gerontology expertise. (SK)

Examined the responses of 107 U.S. colleges and universities to requests for enrollment information to identify the schools that fulfill demand in a timely and effective manner. Explains what makes these schools successful. Most schools had a working Web site, but most did not contact the person making the request by telephone after the initial…

When the subject of scientific analysis is learning, the research needs to be anchored in various nonmonolithic pillars. Several disciplines require a common ground of convergence. An objective observer of the domain can easily conclude that semantic e-learning brings together the three different worlds of learners, pedagogues and technologists.…

This paper briefly reviews the historical development of the university system in Chile, and describes the current structure of funding, supply and demand for tertiary education, research and university services. Both public and private universities in Chile have expanded and restructured, access to tertiary education has improved, and…

This review of literature related to college-level manpower planning in Indiana is the initial report of the College-Level Manpower Study of the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. This review deals with manpower studies at the national level, with studies conducted in other states, and with studies that deal specifically with Indiana. This…

The pressures of an expanding population and an increasingly complex technology will increase the demand for education in the next ten or fifteen years. On examining the figures available for expense per pupil for teachers and for instructional materials, it seems as if the education industry is overstaffed and underequipped. In the future there…

Based upon studies conducted in the U. S. and on data from other countries on the method used to provide dental care, increased dental productivity can be achieved through greater use of dental auxiliaries and by the use of expanded function auxiliaries. Dental practice laws should be made less restrictive to enable dentists to more fully utilize…

The author reviews research evidence he considers pertinent to the selection of teacher education students and synthesizes the evidence into 11 criteria for selection. The areas of childhood development, adult learning, college influence on students, college student characteristics, and present selection practices are all explored. In particular,…

Estimating increased access provided by higher education institutions is an important policy issue. This paper presents a mathematical model of enrollment demand to help policymakers understand potential attendees' decision making process. In this model, about 20 percent of students attending a new school would not have attended an existing…

Details some general marketing principles that a college admissions officer could use: adjusting plans to a changing institutional environment; making consumer-oriented plans and policies; aligning institutional qualities with the market segment that seeks such qualities; developing materials to be mailed to prospective students; and using…