Discusses how seniority rules in teachers' contracts have affected the performance of public education during the last 10 years of decreasing enrollments and growing power of teachers' unions. The merits of alternative types of employment contracts are considered. (Author/RH)

The impact of demographic developments upon higher education is discussed, including the educational policy planning issue of how to meet cyclical developments in student enrollment. The teacher market in general and the faculty market in particular are described. (Author/MLW)

Explores the state of college English instruction and suggests several solutions to the problems of the nineties, including erasing the division between literature and composition teachers and developing closer working relations between educational institutions. (AEA)

Reviews trends in Canadian private school enrollment by province from 1920-1978. Provides statistics on number of private schools and any denominational affiliation. Discusses Canadian legislation governing private schools, the role of private education, and the fact that private schools are found largely in democratic nations. (NEC)

Lorenz curves and Gini coefficients of concentration are used to measure the extent to which school places are uniformly distributed between provinces in Papua New Guinea. For the period studied, the distribution has become significantly more uniform, in keeping with the nation's planning objectives for more equal educational opportunity.…

The ability to manipulate student aid effectively is seen as crucial in the enrollment crunch of the 1980s, and trustees should make sure they have a knowledgeable financial aid officer. Federal dollars in student aid add up to 93 percent of the federal government's contribution to higher education. (Author/MLW)

For Blacks to reach parity in higher education, they must be enrolled--and graduated--in greater numbers. Five issues are identified: the gap between the amount and quality of higher education, the role and mission of Black colleges, the Adams cases, professional degree programs, and the survival of Black colleges. (MLW)

Looking back on enrollment trends in higher education in Britain since 1800, this study examines the trend toward expansion and the philosophy behind such expansion. A statistical model is developed for enrollment trends, and recent literature on enrollment is examined in light of the model presented. (MSE)

Discusses the implications for adult education from six influences: (1) increase in the median age of the population, (2) inflation, (3) consumerism, (4) status of women, (5) political conservatism, and (6) public disenchantment with the current state of education. (SK)

Enrollment declines during the next 15 years in the college-age group, especially in the country's northeastern quadrant, are discussed. In the northeastern region, enrollment declines are likely to be twice the national rate. A model, designed to reflect what is likely to happen, is provided. (MLW)

It is demonstrated that although governments in France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom failed to foresee the scale of expansion of demand for higher education in the 1960s, as well as the slackening of private demand in the early 1970s, they succeeded in meeting short-term private demand. (KC)

For women, improvements have been made in high school athletics and interscholastic sports and in enrollment and graduation rates through college. Disparities continue to exist in the nontraditional vocational education courses; physical sciences; in graduate degrees awarded, particularly in the sciences; and in extracurricular participation in…

Reviews the literature relating the decline in transfer education to: increased enrollments in occupational programs; the growth of remedial and community education; the increase in the number of part-time, older students; and competition from four-year colleges. A bibliography is included. (AYC)

Drawing on a national survey by Barak and Berdahl, this article discusses the trend in many states toward official reviews of doctoral programs. The rationale behind these academic reviews, procedures used, results, and the benefits and problems of review programs are discussed. (SJL)

The design and findings of an evaluation of the admissions program at Moravian College in Pennsylvania are discussed. A master plan was devised for the admissions committee utilizing marketing principles to insure the recruitment and admission of qualified students. (Author/SF)