Results of an analysis of associate degree trends on three levels--college, state, and national--which may merit further study and use in program planning are presented. These results, in tabular format, show: (1) an increase in degrees and awards below the baccalaureate level; (2) a decrease in the proportion of degrees awarded for programs in…

Based upon a review of Connecticut State Labor Department studies, community college enrollment and graduate statistics, and the State Master Plan for Vocational Education, this two-part report examines the vocational education needs within Connecticut and assesses the degree to which the state's community colleges are meeting those needs. After…

With rising enrollment pressures, practices resulting in flexibility in the undergraduate curriculum are important as a means to provide optimum development of students from varying academic backgrounds and experiences who are preparing for a wide range of careers. Three general types of practices leading to curricular flexibility are emerging:…

Designed to respond to the changing requirements of educational policy formation, Volume II on "Educational Demand for Education" offers a general report based on the findings of its case studies of four countries--France, Germany, Greece and the United Kingdom--together with the results of Volume I, which presented the theoretical…

This handbook was compiled to assist OECD Member countries in the long term development of their educational statistics and to provide them with a basis of comparison for the collection of internationally comparable statistics useful to educational planners. Recent methodologica" approaches to long term planning are also discussed. The…

The extent to which the nature of the relationship between access and educational structure in Europe has changed recently is examined. The influence of two developments in higher education is emphasized: the relatively slower growth rates of enrollment and the spread of nontraditional forms of education. The trend toward universal access in…

With traditional enrollments declining, unless community colleges adapt to an increasing nontraditional population they may find themselves out of business. The 1977-1982 California Community College Five Year Plan indicates that nontraditional students, now the majority of community college enrollments, are often physically, economically,…

In response to the Pennsylvania State Board of Education's request that the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Universities (PACU) and the Pennsylvania Association of Private School Administrators recommend solutions to the problem of unnecessary duplication of academic programs, a one year inventory of postsecondary degree programs in the…

Empire State's 1976 Master Plan called for focus on providing educational alternatives for the increasingly diverse students at the college. It was decided to design programs to fit the students, which raised two problems concerning educational standards: criteria for performance and degree definitions. This report discusses the coordination of…

This text examines the economics of education as it exists in the United States. The text begins with a very brief introduction on the history of the financing of education. Then it examines the patterns of educational expenditures from 1960 to 1973, describes the current financial status of education, evaluates the contribution of education to…

A modified version of the "Survey of Adult Learning," originally developed by the Educational Testing Service, was distributed to a sample of 800 of the 60,835 adults residing in the area surrounding Fort Scott Community College to determine the learning needs of the community. A response rate of 43 percent was obtained. Results…

The Educational Simulation Model (ESM), developed by UNESCO, is designed for use at the national level for long range simulation of educational system fluctuations. The model is a set of equations which describe an educational program and the changes and flows in student enrollment in all the courses of an educational system. Thus the model is…

This is one of a series of country studies (ED 045 613-20) concerned with the supply of secondary level teachers in English-speaking Africa. It attempts to analyze the problem of teacher supply within the context of the social and economic factors which largely determine its nature and govern potential solutions. The first part of the document…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a summary of the contents of a decree covering the education objectives, theories, research, and future legislation as envisioned by the Soviet Academy of Pedagogical Sciences. Although the decree praises the outstanding past achievements of the Soviet education system,…

Examines the impact of underutilizing workers' educational skills (or "overeducation") on a firm's productivity. Using both production and individual employee data, the study estimated a production function for 22 U.S. Bell companies during 1981-1982. Overeducation was negatively and significantly related to firm output. Discusses…