Described is Western Australia's elementary and secondary science education programs relative to science content, emphasis on science, instructional goals, and science curriculum materials utilized. School enrollments and the demand for highly trained technical personnel in Western Australia are also discussed. (DS)

The major purpose of this study was to identify which of 16 socioeconomic variables discriminated most effectively between districts with declining enrollments and districts with rising enrollments among public elementary and secondary schools in Tennessee. (Author/IRT)

National, regional, and institutional trends projected by several researchers are discussed. In spite of the wide range of predictions and possibilities about future enrollment trends, the majority of the forecasters take a moderate view of the future growth. (Author/MLW)

Trends in the eighties, such as a shift to the East and Sunbelt states by college-age adults and the shift from liberal arts education to skills studies, are examined in this essay. Professionalism is stressed as the cornerstone for survival in the next decade, and planning and surveys are suggested to ensure college store prosperity. (PHR)

The critical issue of manpower in optometry is discussed in terms of widespread shortages and the decline in the number of applicants for admission to schools of optometry. (JMF)

This is a report on the decrease in enrollment in secondary schools observed in England, and the effect this decrease is likely to have on science education. (BB)

A process for the management of reductions in the number of faculty positions available to a university is described. It considers staffing by projections, the evolution of personnel planning, and the balance of reductions in faculty and administration, along with coping strategies and advice growing out of five years of enrollment decline…

In about five years, postsecondary proprietary education has grown from a sleepy sector, best known for trade schools, to a $3.5-billion-a-year business increasingly dominated by companies building regional and national franchises. Shares of a dozen higher-education companies are traded on major stock exchanges. However, some are considered…

Despite record enrollment of foreign students in American colleges and universities, the rate of increase in enrollments has slowed, causing concern among international education specialists. In addition, while growth in American students studying abroad continues, the number is still considered small by some. More government interest in these…

A model projecting school enrollment by using births lagged an appropriate number of years and a model using lagged births and the previous year's enrollment were applied to two school grade levels and state and county levels in Kentucky. The model using lagged births and earlier figures provided better predictions. (SLD)

Discusses the development of charter schools in the United States over the past decade, examining the history of the charter school movement, the rapid rise in charter school enrollment (which indicates many parents believe they are working better than the schools they are leaving), and the lack of definitive research on the effectiveness of…

Uses new data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study to examine the influence of school choice on racial integration, investigating racial breakdowns in schools and classrooms within diverse public and private kindergarten programs. Results indicate that kindergarten students in public schools are slightly more likely to be in integrated…

Considers how the closure and consolidation of schools are seen by cash-strapped boards of education as means to save money. Addresses the same "seven red herrings" or arguments that are repeated loudly and angrily to officials as they go through the process of public consultation. (SG)

Vocational education is in trouble because of three factors: declining high school enrollments, increased graduation requirements, and students' growing preference for pursuing higher education. The opportunity to reform high school vocational education offered by the new Perkins amendments will be wasted if left in the hands of vocational…

Discusses strategies intended to balance the effects of underenrollment in day care centers. Strategies for staff, advertising, and promotion are detailed. (RJC)