Examines current debate and advocacy efforts to protect Head Start funding in light of congressional budget reductions. Presents appropriation and enrollment figures, and current proposed funding levels. Describes new directions in Head Start, including Early Start, collaboration efforts with public schools, and full day care. Highlights the…

Provides the key findings of the 2001 Annual Survey of Journalism and Mass Communication Enrollments. Shows that undergraduate enrollments continued to grow while graduate enrollments declined. Discusses degrees granted and race, ethnicity, and gender factors. (PM)

Traces the history of Black colleges and universities. Most Blacks now attend predominantly White schools. Because Black institutions today could accommodate only 25 percent of potential Black students, the problem of access for Blacks must be solved by federal and state governments and majority institutions. (DM)

Budget constraints and changing enrollment patterns have expanded the concept of faculty development to include retraining. In home economics, retraining faculty for high demand areas such as hotel/restaurant management and fashion merchandising can be an efficient use of resources and an effective way to meet demand. (SK)

Provides an overview of enrollment trends and the status of minorities in the United States, in higher education, and in home economics. Proposes strategies for increasing minority representation in higher education and in the American Home Economics Association. (SK)

This historical case study of the Scottsdale School District (Arizona) examined the degree to which school governance was democratic, based on the dissatisfaction theory of democracy. Turning point election indicators were traced for 1896 to 1986, highlighting the 1956-86 period. Suggestions are given for using the dissatisfaction theory more…

Two surveys of 120 North American medical schools obtained 63 responses in 1986 and 58 in 1988, finding that the number and types of continuing medical education (CME) programs, enrollments, and fees increased; self-study offerings increased; and documentation of resource allocation and the cost effectiveness of various CME methods assumed greater…

A review of trends in vocational continuing education (VCE) in the United Kingdom (including policy, programs, participation, research, and comparison with international activity) indicates that, although a key element in economic competitiveness, expansion of VCE to match international progress seems unlikely without basic research on outcomes…

Discusses the current state of affairs and trends in the child care industry. (BB)

Reports on 15 tasks, as outlined by the Pipeline Implementation Committee of the American Society for Engineering Education, that are within the sphere of influence and the responsibility of university engineering deans for sustaining a vital corps of engineering practitioners and professors in an era of increasing technological change. (JJK)

About 31.8 million students will attend public elementary schools this year, an increase of 8% over last year. A third will be from minority groups. The number of elementary teachers will reach 1.5 million; the student/teacher ratio will be 19 to 1. Most parents have positive attitudes about their children's schools. Per pupil expenditures reached…

Researchers investigated the extent of change occurring in undergraduate enrollments, faculty assignments, and departmental names in physical education and related areas from 1980-90 at Southwestern institutions. Questionnaires indicated a shift in undergraduate enrollment from physical education/teacher education to exercise science/fitness…

Presents some of the findings of the 1990 annual enrollment survey of journalism and mass communication programs in the United States. Discusses findings regarding enrollment and degrees granted, curricular specialization, gender and race, faculty size, and curricular activities. (SR)

Enormous enrollment growth has created substantial management problems for Dutch universities. Based on the idea that government research policy should stimulate, not weaken, university capabilities to improve their management, a system of research schools has been integrated into the higher education system to better concentrate teaching and…

Examines factors contributing to the increasing enrollments of adults in higher education. Discusses the characteristics of adult learners, and the special circumstances and needs of reentry adult women. Suggests that remedial and developmental specialists have an important role to play in assisting reentry students. (DMM)