Reports findings of a national survey gathering information on how high enrollments have affected engineering education. Data are presented on student/faculty ratios, enrollment increases, teaching loads, and salaries. (CS)

Research findings indicate that trends in technical education appear to be cyclical and that there is an observable similarity between these trends and the phases of the Kondratieff Wave. It appears that technical education is directly responsive to economic trends. (CT)

Reviews the present situation of foreign languages in the U.S. and discusses the prospects for their future. Sees reasons for believing that the near future may bring a resurgence of interest in at least some modern languages and advocates intimate knowledge of a foreign language and culture for its humanistic value. (MES)

The labor market for teachers is expected to become more favorable in the 1980s. According to National Center for Education Statistics projections, the teacher surplus should begin to decline in 1983-84. (SK)

The author compares new estimates of college dropout rates with earlier studies, examines trends in enrollment rates and degree awards, and presents estimates of enrollment inflows and outflows. (SK)

Reports the results of a 1979-80 survey of 171 administrators of journalism schools. Indicates that most expect increases in enrollment during the 1980s but that many administrators believe the increase will be slower than in recent years. Many expressed concern about the quality of their programs and about low beginning salaries for graduates.…

Concludes that public school enrollments are not very sensitive to public school spending, so that it seems unlikely that a major cutback in public school spending will trigger the hypothesized unraveling of the public schools. Journal availability: see EA 511 898. (Author/IRT)

An excerpt from John A. Centra's "College Enrollment in the 1980's" reveals, among other facts, that projections for the next 20 years' forecast enrollment show declines and that the regional and state trends will vary from the national trends. Factors affecting enrollment levels at different institutions are surveyed. (PHR)

Describes the decline of public esteem for the scientist and interest in physics. Author discusses the difficulties in recruiting physics students and obtaining federal money. (MA)

Argues that, contrary to popular belief, the demand for higher education in the United States has not declined, and suggests that if such a decline does occur, it will be a result of social and political priorities, rather than a result of natural and inexorable forces. Available from: Secretary, The American Economic Association, 1313 21st…

Uses time-series analysis to study effects of changes in tuition and other factors on enrollment at U.S. private colleges and universities. Argues that enrollment demand function should be expressed in a dynamic model. Actual enrollment adjusts to the desired enrollment very slowly; tuition and other related costs significantly affect enrollment…

Interviews with a sample of 11 adult education faculty and administrators and survey responses from 78 of 131 adult education programs were analyzed. Graduate program integration significantly affected student enrollment. Integration, responsiveness to change, and leadership significantly predicted variance in faculty growth. (Contains 30…

Using a modified labor market analysis, examines the impact of growth of social work programs on educational standards, the human services labor market, and the salary structure of graduates. Suggests that a perceived surplus of social work education programs has been detrimental to the income potential of entry-level social workers, to the…

Ranks the 26 leading U.S. universities according to their relative success in attracting, enrolling, and graduating African American students as well as their progress in bringing black professors to their campuses. Universities are ranked according to a blending of 13 widely accepted quantitative measures of institutional racial integration. Duke…

Surveyed the 25 highest-ranked U.S. business schools regarding the status of black students and faculty. Results found that blacks continued to show very slow progress in business school enrollments and in securing faculty positions at these schools. Some schools had no black faculty members, and 14 of the 25 had no tenured black faculty members.…