Explores relationship between demography and other variables affecting student recruitment in higher education. Presents broad overview of major demographic trends that will occur through the end of decade and beyond and examines how these trends may be ameliorated by both internal/institutional and external/environmental variables that are not…

Presents presidential address delivered at Association for Counselor Education and Supervision luncheon at the American Counseling Association's 1992 convention. Theme for the address was pluralism and community. Focuses on how to build a sense of community and on role of counselors and counselor educators in promoting pluralism. (NB)

Discusses educational reform in the context of agricultural education. Covers a recent report on agricultural education reform by the National Academy of Sciences, state legislative initiatives, and several recommendations for the future of agricultural education. (CH)

This article summarizes a conference that addressed one of the most difficult paradoxes posed by the microcomputer. While educators have a mandate to use bold, new technology, traditional school arrangements and relationships are not to be radically altered. The school of the future may be an issue about the culture of school and of society. (MT)

The author cites several examples to demonstrate what artificial intelligence currently can do for users and discusses the likely future applications of intelligent machinery. (CH)

This document contains 20 essential questions that were answered by various community college board members. The following are a few of the questions: (1) Are you prepared to lead your college into the future?; (2) Do you realize the responsibility you carry as a trustee?; (3) Are your Board's practices?best practices?; and (4) How do you avoid…

Reports on the relatively new field of artificial intelligence and its relationship to vocational education. Compares human intelligence with artificial intelligence. Discusses expert systems, natural language technology, and current trends. Lists potential applications for vocational education. (CH)

Presents new estimates of growth in aggregate and industry demand for the 1982-95 period, updating prior projections to 1990 and extending the analysis to 1995. Examines the effects of alternate policies on United States economic growth, distribution of demand, and employment. (NRJ)

Probes conceptual and philosophical foundations of counseling psychology and considers possible futures of the specialty. Looks into histories of Western thought and U.S. psychology to situate perspectives and values that are fundamental to unique identity of counseling psychology. Presents two studies that deal with value commitments endorsed by…

This paper describes and analyzes population trends in countries in the Caribbean which were British colonies before the move to independence. It begins by examining past trends in each of the major components of population change, mortality, fertility, and international migration. Following this is a summary of the assumptions that have been used…

This report on Alzheimer's disease in North Dakota discusses the heightened awareness of the disease and the shift in the age structure as two possible reasons for the increase in recognized incidences of the disease. It explains the three epidemiological indices commonly used to describe a population in the study of dementing illnesses:…

Discusses differences between past and future young-old populations to illustrate changes in mortality, work, and family patterns that represent new potential for families and life careers. Notes that while demographic and cultural changes could create new chasms between worlds of men and women, they could also lead to increased convergence in…

Defines educational policy and its function. Discusses the social debate surrounding educational policy in Finland, as well as the goals of the Finnish educational policy. States that ultimate success in achieving these goals depends on the ability to keep social policy discussions involving education open and founded on human needs. (CH)

Describes various victories of public interest groups during the Reagan administration. States that the nation is in search of a new national agenda and argues that public interest groups will have a role in setting that agenda. (CH)

Discusses the characteristics of audio books as a prototype of electronic books. Topics include vocal interpretation; the demands that audio books place on listeners; the advantages of listening over reading; and a vision of the electronic book of the future. (KRN)