Quantitative educational planning includes the quantification of educational demand, the plan of placement and the estimation of cost. (Author)

The objectives of the Working Party at the 2nd International Conference on Higher Education were to discuss and evaluate the various organizational structures used to cope with the explosion in student enrollment in mass higher education. (PG)

Studies on the economics of education in the course of the last ten years, in France and elsewhere, fall into 3 categories which correspond to 3 levels of elaboration of a new ideology of education, the origin of which is also found in the sociological approach upon which the modern economics of education is based. (Authors)

Discusses the renewed demand for history in elementary and secondary schools and outlines the features of a modern curriculum. Recent directions and the essential elements of history are described as well as student outcomes. (AM)

Liberal arts institutions are uniquely qualified to meet the growing demand for international business education. Minot State University's program shows how high quality international business curriculum can be developed using existing resources. (SK)

Looks at four models of training demand: (1) probability of attending training in the near future; (2) probability of having attended training in the past; (3) probability of being willing to follow multimedia and correspondence courses; and (4) probability of repeating the experience of attending another training course in the near future.…

Demand for English for speakers of other languages in Britain outweighs supply. Because the ability to communicate effectively in English is essential for labor market success, it is imperative to support learners and teachers of English as a second language. (SK)

Examined the responses of 107 U.S. colleges and universities to requests for enrollment information to identify the schools that fulfill demand in a timely and effective manner. Explains what makes these schools successful. Most schools had a working Web site, but most did not contact the person making the request by telephone after the initial…

With the continuing decline of FCS education collegiate programs nationally in recent years, only a few programs currently have the capacity to offer graduate level preparation both at the masters and doctoral levels. To address this situation, several initiatives have been recommended--and some adopted--including offering joint degrees by several…

In this article, the author sets out something of the vision in the Government consultation paper, "Delivering World Class Skills in a Demand-led System," and looks at how this is likely to play out for adult learners. The contention of Leitch is that there is a supply-led system in education and training. The Government has planned…

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…

This report provides an comprehensive analysis of the way recession is impacting upon graduate outcomes. Data used in this report reflects the current level of applications to higher education (HE) for 2010 entry, but, due to data collection timing differences, the employment and training destinations of the graduating cohorts of 2005/06-2008/09.…