Discusses the implications of the National Curriculum Study finding that English as a Second Language is the fastest growing area of the curriculum. Indicates that community colleges may need to evaluate their policies toward the provision of ESL courses in light of current demographic trends. (16 citations) (MAB)

Traces the efforts of the Division of Continuing Studies at a large northeastern state university to regain fiscal solvency through business and leadership techniques including management by objectives, section management, and a course confirmation formula. Warns program administrators about potential problems with break-even registration…

A review of eight new books suggests that increased privatization of education in Europe is inevitable, particularly for higher education. Twelve data tables provide statistics for 29 European countries on enrollment ratios, private school enrollments, vocational education, engineering and science students, public expenditures on education, and…

Leadership in church-related colleges is particularly challenging because of decentralization of authority and responsibility in colleges in general, the particular moral imperative of the church-affiliated institution, declining enrollment, changing methods and approaches in higher education, societal secularization, and institution-specific…

The balance of public-private schooling in Australia is unstable, and public schooling may become primarily a safety net for students not served by private schools. There are unequal exchanges of bright and motivated pupils and influential and articulate parents away from the public schools, a process which fuels its own momentum. Reform proposals…

Narrative and tabular data from the 1990 Modern Language Association survey are provided on the status of foreign language programs. Findings are reported for institutional and departmental characteristics, applicants, enrollments, plans for enlarging graduate programs, numbers of doctorates granted, courses offered in the target language, and…

Contends that increasing college-level enrollments in both business and economics provide an incentive for curriculum integration. Describes a program in which fundamental concepts in both courses are taught separately but integrated when the subjects address similar issues. Concludes that students will be involved more actively when courses…

Provides data on undergraduate enrollment, athletes (number and proportion of enrollment), operating expenses (amount/proportion), recruiting expenses (amount/proportion), sports-related student financial aid (amount/proportion), football program revenue and expenses, and total athletics budgets for the 1996-97 academic year for 306 institutional…

A growing number of small colleges and large public universities are following the lead of private universities in seeking donations from foreign alumni. Electronic communications have facilitated the cultivation of such relationships, but face-to-face contact is still preferred. This trend comes as foreign enrollments in the United States are…

Business schools across the country are specializing in electronic commerce, in which teams of students create online businesses available on the Internet only to participating institutions. The courses offer students an opportunity to see how an online retailing business is conducted, including creating and maintaining Web sites, advertising…

The role of student financial aid has shifted from promoting access to higher education for the needy to shaping the entering freshman class. This realignment requires a shift in focus for student aid staff, creating an even greater institutional leadership role and placing the aid director in the fore of enrollment-management theory and practice.…

College prospects for American-Indian youth are brighter than in the past, with two- and four-year college enrollments up and American-Indian SAT scores rising. Anti-affirmative-action policies are having some chilling effects on minority enrollments nationwide, but certain tribes and universities are working together to strengthen college…

Describes the origins and development of the University of Dayton (Ohio) interactive World Wide Web site for undergraduate admission, credited by the enrollment management staff for the success of online recruiting at the institution. The Web site includes international admissions information and an electronic mailing list for interested users.…

Researches the history of the Virginia Plan for Dual Enrollment, reconstructing the evolution of dual-credit courses in Virginia. Traces the rationales for these programs, attempts to determine why certain decisions were made for the program in Virginia, and explores the impacts that the plan has had on students, faculty, and educational…

Discusses the role of labor markets, markets of degrees and qualifications, and the market of educational services in relation to higher education reforms in central and east European countries as well as Russia. Finds that the markets' pressure on higher education limits access to quality higher education while enrollment is growing. (CMK)