A symposium on the challenges and opportunities facing small institutions as they move into the 21st century was held to allow participants the opportunity to describe their own initiatives and to hear the views of representatives of larger institutions with technology mediated programs. The paper provides an overview of the strategic issues…

This report focuses on changes in the enrollment of credit students at Hudson County Community College (HCCC) (New Jersey) during the period 1990-1999. The data permit two types of comparisons: HCCC over time and HCCC relative to the other 18 community colleges in New Jersey. Highlights include: (1) HCCC entered the decade as the 15th largest…

Proposes that specific programs of study, rather than school size, be used as the unit of analysis in assessing educational costs. (WM)

Article presented the results of a survey on the motivations of chronic absentees and the school's place in checking student truancy. (RK)

Surveyed Kansas teachers from small, medium, and large schools to determine if there were differences in instructional duties of teachers in schools of different sizes. Revealed that, although there were many similarities in types of duties required, teachers in small schools do have more noninstructional duties. (AH)

Summarizes results of a national survey of the concerns and characteristics of school board members. Presents board members' concerns by school system size and compares these concerns with those of the general public. (JM)

The question addressed is whether large enrollment provides economy of scale for institutional operation. The answer is masked by the complexity of an institution. The manner in which complexity, size, costs, and enrollment interrelate is examined. Curricula and complexity may severely affect per student cost. (MSE)

Explains Project Simu-school, a computer program that can predict enrollment, needed buildings and programs, and anticipated costs. (JM)

The first in a series of three articles reviews research dealing with the size of elementary schools. (Author/MLF)

Discusses several conditions that can inhibit or enhance a principal's effectiveness: the size of a school or district, the distribution of power, the unit of management, and the availability of support systems that foster professional development. (Author/IRT)

Analyzes the economic effects of primary school closure because of dwindling enrollments. Suggests that even if closure produces savings, final decisions should depend on the value attached to educational and social outcomes. (Author/KC)

Proposes a classification scheme based on institutional control, geography, governance, and size in order to capture the diversity of two-year colleges in the United States. Argues that development of an easy-to-use classification system could serve to improve the precision of research on the community college. (Contains 16 references.) (NB)

Argues that, of the schemes described and proposed in this journal volume, Katsinas' proposal, which is based on institutional control, geography, governance, and size, meets the largest number of criteria and may have the best utility. Asserts that a system for classification of community colleges is needed. (NB)