Describes a study focusing on strategies employed by community colleges that have been severely affected by state budgetary shortfalls and accompanying enrollment increases. Indicates that state funding declines have promoted institutions to seek local funding and increase tuition and that college attempts to avoid enrollment limitations involve…

Enrollment managers in search of a flexible, comprehensive student flow model will find the Markov Chain a suitable mathematical process for use in tracking students through their academic careers. Furthermore, projections can be made based on previous enrollment patterns, and many scenarios can be examined under various constraints and…

Evaluates gender differences in mathematics achievement based on research conducted at the State University College of Technology at Delhi, New York, an urban community college. Reports that females typically outperformed their male counterparts but that the percentage of females enrolled in precalculus and calculus had decreased for the past 15…

Finnish and U.S. secondary vocational enrollment data were examined. In both countries, females tended to choose programs in service/caring areas, males in production/industry. Similar patterns were found in the labor force. Recommendations were made for eliminating barriers to gender equity. (SK)

Profiles South Africa's system of 15 technikons, institutions providing 1- to 5-year programs in science, technology, engineering, business, and industry. Discusses growing enrollments, the shift away from science and technology fields, teacher qualifications, and the place of technikons in South Africa's postapartheid higher education system.…

Reports a follow-up survey of 1,565 high school physics students in Oregon to determine whether and why they had taken physics in college. Results indicated that roughly half of the 590 students responding went on to study physics and that students from schools offering multiple physics courses had higher rates of continuation. (MDH)

Attempts to update chronology of events in noncompulsory upper secondary education in Australia since 1987. Identifies key differences among trajectories for Australia's conservative, progressive, and "common culture" states and territories as they deal with increased demand for higher level of schooling. Highlights some underlying…

The proportion of college students commuting to campus grows steadily. Nonetheless, many colleges still think in terms of the residential tradition. A model of institutional adaptation can be used to assess and change college environments for this population. The model focuses on access to institutional programs, basic services, and support. (MSE)

An ongoing system of short-term budget controls that test actual performance against budget forecasts is essential for enrollment-dependent independent colleges. The budget control model presented here is a tool to inform the management continuously of changes in the all-important tuition revenue stream. (Author/MSE)

College trustees evaluating transfer policies and practices should consider allocation of staff and resources for support services and articulation; institutional expectations and planning goals; transfer population trends in the institution; transfer management within the institution; transfer student characteristics; and self-evaluation of…

Development of the Peruvian university system is described, focusing on periods of rapid expansion. Enrollment declines in 1974-78 are analyzed in the context of the educational reform program of the military government. The 1983 new university law, following return to civilian government, and future prospects for higher education are discussed.…

A survey of 16 optometry schools shows foreign student enrollment up from 1.1 percent to 2.1 percent of total enrollment between 1977-78 and 1989-90. A rapid increase in Canadian students is noted, with growth from 19 percent to 54.4 percent of all foreign enrollment. Opportunities for improving the field worldwide are seen in these trends. (MSE)

A comprehensive series of 12 courses provides school facilities planners with the knowledge to make demographically responsible and educationally sound recommendations about present and future educational facility needs. (MLF)

Traces the history of the private junior college in the United States, examines its strengths as distinctive educational alternative, discusses the threats to its continued survival, and reviews strategies proposed by private junior college advocates to ensure the continuation of this institution into the twenty-first century. (DMM)

A discussion of distance education as the fastest-growing instructional pattern in the world looks at enrollment trends and the immediate concerns of the institutions, including student attrition, the need to maintain strong communication links with students, and administrative and logistical problems. (MSE)