Discusses the effects of shrinking enrollments in higher education: teacher surpluses, rising costs, grade inflation, certification and dropping standards. (PG)

Examines universities' present and future role in graduate education and research in light of shifts in doctorate demand and in the level and composition of research support. (Editor/PG)

Presented at the Annual Convention of the National Association of Secondary School Principals (53d, San Francisco, February 28 - March 5, 1969).

THE HYPOTHESIS THAT PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURES ARE RELATED TO THE RELIGIOUS COMPOSITION OF A COMMUNITY WAS TESTED STATISTICALLY. EIGHTEEN RANDOMLY SELECTED SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS FROM A TOTAL OF 130 HAVING MORE THAN 300 PUPILS IN ADA WERE USED FOR THE STUDY. QUESTIONNAIRES ON RELIGIOUS PREFERENCES WERE SENT TO 50 RANDOMLY…

Student access to higher education, the student's ability to enroll in some form of postsecondary education appropriate to his needs, capability, and motivation, and student choice of alternative higher education activities and institutions have recently been thought of in terms of the financial burden associated with attending a postsecondary…

The paper briefly outlines the current status of adult education literature, shows some trends, indicates what is needed, and offers some suggestions on how to meet these needs. The current literature in the field falls into three general categories: published books and pamphlets, fugitive documents, and periodicals. Based on a study of documents…

The primary objectives of the study were to develop a model for a National Academy for School Executives (NASE), to determine the receptivity of school administrators to such a program, and to determine the feasibility of implementing the model within the near future. Four academic task forces studied the structural elements, fiscal requirements,…

In this study of the economic process of education, individual activities regarding education are treated as a process of overtime resource allocation. The optimum plan for receiving education is investigated in terms of a mathematical model, and the demand for education is derived by examining the effects of changes in parameters on this optimum…

The objectives of this study were to: (1) develop a rationale and structure for quantifying individual demands of people for vocational education, (2) demonstrate a method of quantifying these demands, and (3) develop a set of guidelines for administratores at State and local levels for determining individual demand for vocational education.…

Attempts to predict the number of British students likely to seek places in higher education in the future are briefly described and their methods of prediction analyzed. It is argued that future numbers cannot be predicted reliably since there has been no identifiable regular pattern from which to make a prediction. (Author/LBH)

Examines the status of higher education within the nonproduction sphere in the Soviet economy. Higher education does not directly produce material goods, but its role in training the work force is critical in maintaining a modern, productive economy. (AV)

To maintain their leadership in occupational programming in today's competitive postsecondary market, community colleges must (1) examine and cope with issues identified by industry, (2) explore alternatives to course and degree programming, (3) develop and use outcome measures, and (4) base programming decisions on coordinated data. (RT)

By 1975 most West European Countries were experiencing a deceleration or halt in the rapid growth of applications and enrollments that had characterized the 1960's and early 1970's. Statistical trends in Austria, Norway, Denmark, Finland, the Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, and the Netherlands are summarized, with Sweden treated as a case…

Proposes a production-demand framework for explaining national schooling expenditures, teacher-student ratios, and male and female school enrollment rates across countries. Data for 89 countries for 1960-1980 are used to estimate the effects of real incomes per adult, the relative price of teachers, urbanization, and other factors on enrollment…

The levying of taxes for nonelementary education was first legalized in Great Britain under the Technical Instruction Act of 1889. The act's impact on the successful establishment of evening classes and vocational training in the Wallasey Borough of Cheshire during the years following the act's passage is described in this article. (PGD)