This document presents the results of a study designed to determine the racial trends in higher education and to compare these findings with a similar study made in 1968. Highlights of the findings include: (1) 53% of the black students and 45% of the nonblack students were women; (2) As in 1968, proportionately twice as many blacks as nonblacks…

The survey summarized in this report dealt primarily with 2 questions about the fall 1971 entering freshman classes at colleges and universities in the U.S.: (1) How many additional freshmen could institutions have accommodated in the fall of 1971? and (2) How many black and other minority freshmen enrolled in the fall of 1971, and how do these…

Since the late 1960's, German studies, like foreign language studies in general, have been on the decline. Part of the decline in foreign language enrollments can be attributed to higher education's declining rate of enrollment growth, part to elimination of language requirements for degree recipients, and part to shifting program emphases. A…

Undergraduate course withdrawal at the University of Washington has risen from 3.5 percent in fall 1964 to 7 percent in spring 1973. In an attempt to understand the dynamics of withdrawal, the Faculty Council on Academic Standards arranged a survey of students dropping classes in the spring quarter of 1973. It was found that, typically, students…

This paper discusses two approaches that are well adapted to school district enrollment forecasting and related planning studies. The author focuses in turn on two enrollment forecasting methods--the Analytical Simulation Approach, and the Modified Cohort Survival Approach. After briefly describing each forecasting method, he presents a short case…

Districts with declining enrollments spent about $200 more per student than the growing districts, had about three fewer students per teacher, averaged about $500 less in average teacher salaries, had a lower dropout rate, and had higher achievement scores. (Author/IRT)

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)

Between 1970 and 1976, the rates of college attendance increased for Black men and for women of all races; White males were the only significant group to register a decline. Reasons for this drop are suggested, including a decline in general academic capabilities of high school graduates. (LBH)

Notes that the course of the enrollment curve, from a rapid increase to a plateau and then a decline, threatens graduate education and thereby scientific research with more far-reaching consequences than have been suspected. (Author/AM)

This article reports on a mail-questionnaire survey of fourteen Asian American Studies programs in the United States. The following are discussed: (1) program resources and features; (2) enrollment and course trends; (3) teaching and curriculum; (4) research and publications; and (5) community involvement. (Author/AM)

Presents a statistical analysis of courses elected by students in "reformed gymnasium" (liberal arts high school) in six states of West Germany (1976-77). Since the reform, several states show a marked drop in foreign language enrollment; others, a gain. Suggestions are given for counseling students. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Factors contributing to the renaissance of Italian and the goals of students who study the language are discussed. Alternatives to rote learning in the classroom and ways to generate interest in Italian in the community are suggested. (SW)

By 1975 most West European Countries were experiencing a deceleration or halt in the rapid growth of applications and enrollments that had characterized the 1960's and early 1970's. Statistical trends in Austria, Norway, Denmark, Finland, the Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, and the Netherlands are summarized, with Sweden treated as a case…

The several campuses face enrollment and financial problems as well as strained relationships between students and administrators and between the public and the university itself. As a result, the higher education institutions are becoming more doubtful of their missions. (LBH)

Traces the evolution of the increase in the number of graduate level degrees being granted in engineering from 1900 to date. Concludes that graduate engineering schools are currently in balance and future emphasis should be directed to quality rather than quantity. (SL)