Many public university systems rely on their own institutional research (IR) offices, in addition to the IR offices from their member institutions, to help conduct the work of the university system. In this chapter, the author illustrates the type of work conducted by system-level IR offices using a nontraditional data source that can be used to…

A free and pluralistic society is maintained by constitutional guarantees and an educated populace. Nigeria, like other nations in West Africa, spent billions of dollars and embarked on a program of mass educational improvement in the 1960's and 1970's. While secondary school enrollment increased eleven times between 1962 and 1975, over half the…

Discusses the enrollment and financial problems facing institutions of higher education, especially departments of English. (RB)

The concepts of demand, need, desire, and take-up were discussed in the context of preschool services in three small areas of Inner London. It was shown by using log-linear models that desire for preschool provision could be efficiently predicted by a combination of sociodemographic variables. (Author/IRT)

The dramatic increase in college course offerings about the decade of the 1960s is a result of both to student curiosity with its protest movements and of faculty composition. Some feel the courses are essential to student understanding of modern life, whereas others feel more research is needed. (MSE)

Mental health services in Greece are few and are centralized in large cities. Few psychologists are involved. However, psychology is emerging rapidly as a science and profession in Greece, and increasing demand for services may result in the need for training programs. (GC)

In response to enrollment demand at the California Community Colleges, the Commission has approved five proposals since 2000 to create new community college campuses and off-campus centers. Among the significant findings of this updated report are the following: (1) Based on current space and utilization standards, the community college system…

Discusses the recent panic in Great Britain concerning university applications and enrollments. (PG)

The authors conclude that student personnel can decide to use the economic crisis as a means of politely getting out or as a means of defining and of charting a course on its own behalf. (Author)

Discusses manpower requirements' relationship to higher education. (PG)

A national study of enrollment growth rates in community colleges, conducted by the Arkansas State Department of Higher Education, found it most commonly exceeded expectations, especially in urban areas. (NF)