Two methods were used to project college and university enrollment in South Carolina: the age ratio method, which correlates college attendance with the population of traditional college age; and the cohort survival method, using historical data on the progression of students from high school to and through college. The projections indicate that…

Major reforms in Nigerian University education since independence (October, 1960) are examined. An overview of the early beginnings of higher education in Nigeria is followed by a consideration of the recommendations of the Elliot and Asquith Commission reports (1943 and 1945) on future university development. A major outcome of the reports was…

Background is given for the state-level adult education planning process, developed in response to the need for program direction; definition of the relationship of adult education to other vocational and adult general education institutions; and delineation, articulation, and elimination of unnecessary duplication. Focus is on the Adult Education…

Data concerning first-time students at Tidewater Community College were examined to identify changing trends among certain student subgroups. Longitudinal data on first-time students, collected each fall quarter between 1973-77, were incorporated in the analyses. A series of contingency tables were developed to represent numerous demographic and…

At the completion of the fall semester, 1979, a study was conducted at Essex County College to determine the status of the 182 students who had received an "R" grade in a basic communications skills course (COM-080) in fall, 1978. The "R" grade is given to students who have made progress in a developmental course, but who have not attained "C"…

Extensive tables, figures, and data summaries outline the following components of tentative (as of November 1978) 10-year enrollment projections (1980-89) for Montgomery College (Maryland): (1) high school graduates--immediate enrollment, delayed enrollment, early graduations, private and parochial school graduations, and early placement students;…

Perspectives on postsecondary education planning at the state level are presented. Statewide planning in higher education emerged as a result of the large number of college students occurring after World War II. The important contribution of planning in the 1960's was to expand the physical plant; in the 1970's planning became a little more…

The role of the Hudson Institute in the policy research center program was to build on and adapt current studies of the future for the purpose of assisting the Office of Education and its five pilot centers. Part 1 of this report comments briefly on some methodological and substantive issues that arose during the pilot phase and suggests how…

This report examines selected characteristics of evening students in Hawaii community colleges and compares evening-only students with students taking day courses only and students taking both day and evening courses. The distribution of students by time of attendance in fall 1976 was 17% evening-only, 72% day-only, and 12% evening-day. A total of…

This report presents the results of a research effort that investigated the educational, social, and financial implications of declining school enrollments. Although the study focused on the Canadian province of Ontario, most of the report will be useful to school officials in other areas as well. Chapter 1 presents the background for the study by…

Despite an arduous effort to cope with modern Puerto Rico's societal needs, Puerto Rican junior colleges' educational offerings are inadequate and often irrelevant. The complexity and peculiarities of the junior college system in Puerto Rico cannot be fully grasped within the existing models for educational research designed for the educational…

Of all students enrolled in the six community colleges of Hawaii in Spring 1975, 65 percent are regular (credit) students, 17 percent are "other" students (COP, PREP, senior citizens, non-credit), 14 percent are apprentices/journeymen, two percent are special students (concurrent early admits and continuing education), and one percent…

The document includes tables and graphs showing trends in enrollments (Section 1), expenditures (Section 2), and teachers (Section 3) for the United States and outlying areas. Statistical information was derived from annual reports published by the Division of Vocational and Technical Education and unpublished data compiled by the Program Support…

The Canadian Department of Manpower and Immigration is presently involved in occupaitonal forecasting, i.e., projecting the supply and demand of individuals in various occupational categories. This report is intended to provide data on the output of skilled manpower from the community colleges in Canada, to be used in occupational supply…

This institutional self-study is based on data available for Wilbur Wright College from 1968 to 1974, and includes data pertaining to three areas: enrollment, the American College Testing (ACT) profile, and student characteristics. Enrollment data shows distributions under categories including: day and evening enrollments, withdrawal and…