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Lord, J. Dennis; Catan, John C. – Urban Education, 1976
A variety of reasons for why court-ordered desegregation and bussing did not trigger massive white flight from the Charlotte Mecklenburg school system are given. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Black Education, Bus Transportation, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Methods
Ornstein, Allan C. – Principal, 1982
The new wave of youngsters in city schools will require remedial help out of proportion to the financial and political resources that cities will be able to invest in schools. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Disadvantaged Youth, Economic Factors, Elementary Education

Fairweather, Malcolm – College Student Journal, 1981
Assessed the spatial dimension of college enrollment and develops a model explaining the distributional patterns. The potential model uses migration theory and statistical techniques and has accurately predicted student enrollment patterns in the United States and Great Britain. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Students, Enrollment Influences, Enrollment Trends
Henderson, Cathy – 1977
Shifts in college enrollments until 1985 are discussed and attributed to a number of factors, among them: differences between states, birthrate changes, and between-state migration. Only students of traditional college age are considered. Enrollment trends are charted, and statistical data for each state appear in tabular form. (MSE)
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Demography, Enrollment Projections, Enrollment Rate
Doran, Bernadette – American School Board Journal, 1982
It looks as if the U.S. might be in for a small but significant (for schools) rise in birth rates. (Author)
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Contraception, Declining Enrollment, Educational Trends

Change, 1989
The impact of the migration of students from state to state on enrollment trends is discussed. Migration data of first-time freshmen is presented, using figures collected from institutions by the National Center for Education Statistics. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Demography, Enrollment Trends
Petersen, Richard J.; Smith, Carolyn R. – 1976
Data and a brief analysis of migration of college students are presented. Information is presented on: enrollment by control of institution and "origin" of student for 1958, 1963, 1968, and 1975; net migration of college students and percent of student residents remaining in home state institutions for these four years; residence and…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Enrollment Trends
Hodgkinson, Harold L. – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 1996
Demographic influences on the makeup of urban university student populations are discussed, focusing on how demographic trends can shed light on some current debates in higher education. Issues discussed include welfare and education, ethnicity and poverty, migration patterns, the aging population, and children of Baby Boomers. (MSE)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Baby Boomers, College Students, Demography
Moyer, Kerry L. – 1992
This report presents demographics and information on Pennsylvania's state system of higher education and on issues that may influence that system in the 1990s. Following a brief introduction, the first section treats changes in state demographics including migration, minority groups, accelerated aging of the general population, and family housing.…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Employment Patterns, Enrollment Trends, Females

Khawas, Elaine El- – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1995
Recent international trends that may affect postsecondary education in the United States in the twenty-first century include governmental change and dislocation, rapid enrollment expansion, and processes of geographic integration. Implications for colleges and universities include greater student mobility, more distance learning, and opportunities…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Educational Change, Enrollment Trends
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Office of Postsecondary Research, Information Systems, and Institutional Aid. – 1978
The third of a series on higher education enrollment patterns and trends in New York State for 1974-76, this report is aimed primarily at an audience concerned with policy analysis related to college enrollments. The first section presents interstate residence and migration data and views New York State within the national context. The section…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Enrollment Trends, Geographic Distribution