Eight essays on financing policies and issues in higher education to be faced in the near future are collected. They include: The Political-Economic Context for Financing Postsecondary Education in the 1980's (Robert C. Andringa); The Political-Economic Context: A Reaction (Kay S. Cornaby); Financial Responses for the 1980's (Melvin D. Orwig); A…

The impact of declining enrollment on the public schools and its implications for educational planning are examined. Three critical areas in instructional improvement are considered. As enrollments decline, more space becomes available in school facilities. Uses for this space are suggested: development of resource centers, expansion of enrichment…

This paper examines how 402 randomly selected sociology departments in colleges and universities in the United States are attempting to cope with problems in higher education. A survey instrument was developed in which questions focused on two basic issues: (1) how have problems such as enrollment declines, shifting academic interests among…

The proposed formation of a Western Australian College of Advanced Education as a multi-campus reorganization of the existing five teachers colleges is examined, as are other options. The proposal is based on the 1976 Partridge Committee report, which claims that the autonomy of the five teachers colleges has resulted in unnecessary duplication,…

Data tables summarize the semester-by-semester persistence of each class of regularly matriculated students entering Bronx Community College (BCC) between Fall 1972 and Fall 1976 in terms of graduation and retention rates. For each entering class, the tables provide progress analyses up to Fall 1978 by curriculum group and high school grade…

The evaluation report of the 1977-78 Colorado Migrant Education Program (federally funded through ESEA Title I) describes the supplementary programs, summer programs, and support services employed to provide educational services to migrant children throughout the state. It is reported that the program, operated by school districts and boards of…

The publication, intended for persons involved in educational activities, provides selected data on demographic, social, economic, and educational characteristics of Region V, United States Department of Education. Region V comprises Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The majority of the data was drawn from the 1976…

The survey of adult education conducted by the National Center for Educational Statistics in 1972 is analyzed. The following facts are highlighted in the more detailed analysis of 1972 results: (1) The demand for hours of adult education is distributed in proportion to eligibles in each age and education group, (2) persons with lower levels of…

This document describes the development of primary education in Tanzania. Part I deals with the period before independence from colonial rule and contains the following sections: (1) Informal Education, (2) Arab Education, (3) German Period, (4) British Period, (5) Types of Schools, (6) Scope of Curriculum, (7) Management of Schools, (8) Post…

Foreign language graduate assistants usually lack adequate teaching experience, yet must somehow repay their university for assistantships needed to remain in school. Such neophyte teachers rarely inspire students to continue language study. But the more experienced staff must teach upper-division courses for these same students and the graduate…

The implications of faculty workload and formula budgeting issues on higher education in the 1980s are discussed. Because of declining enrollments and tight resources it is suggested that state legislative committees in the 1980s will accelerate their requests for faculty workload data related to formulas for the allocations of full-time faculty.…

The Ontario Council on University Affairs' fifth annual report, a document equivalent to a state's annual report on higher eudcation, is presented. The full text of all advisory memoranda issued in the year and the text of the major paper released by the council on issues concerning the Ontario University system are provided. The paper was a…

A historical overview of higher education in the Bahamas Islands and an examination of The College of the Bahamas as it exists today are presented. After an introduction including information on the geography, educational history, the Bahamian economy, governmental structure, and cultural insularity, the paper focuses on the development of The…

Two quantitative enrollment projection techniques and the methods used by researchers at the Ohio Board of Regents (OBR) are discussed. Two quantitative approaches that are typically used for enrollment projections are curve-fitting techniques and causal models. Many state forecasters use curve-fitting techniques, a popular approach because only…

In March, 1979, the Commission on Women of the California Community and Junior College Association held two hearings to determine the needs of present and potential women students in the California community colleges. Of the more than 125 individuals in attendance, 48 presented approximately ten hours of testimony. Throughout the hearings there…