Explores the high demand for higher education in South Korea and attributes this phenomenon to a loss of flexibility in the management of "developmental policies" by the South Korean government. Suggests that a "personalist ethic" prevails in education and government in South Korea. (SLD)

Employing a simple enrollment-demand model, investigates the regional market environment of a private, church-related, comprehensive university. Finds a significant competitive threat coming from the private sector within the region, which raises the net price elasticity of demand for this institution to well above unity. (22 references) (MLH)

Describes environmental influences on the "baby bust" generation (those born 1967-1979). Categorizes the generation into five clusters and considers the implications of their maturation for adult education policy and programming. (SK)

Suggests that standards and criteria currently used for admission are not completely reconciled to changing demographics and appear inadequate to meet the demands of students seeking college admission. The viewpoint supplied here does not encourage a dismissal of the meritocracy but a change in how it is defined and implemented, especially at the…

School districts are scurrying to meet the demand for extended-day programs offering students varied services, including homework help, tutoring, remedial work, academic enrichment, and arts and crafts. Funding can be obtained from outsourcing, federal grants, and local tax support. (MLH)

Estimations of enrollment age and schooling duration for Tanzanian children revealed different patterns for boys and girls. Although girls have lower levels of education, they enroll earlier, either because of lower returns to preschool experience for girls or parental desire to prepare them for the marriage market as soon as possible. (SK)

As electronic commerce expands, higher education attempts to keep up with the demand for instruction. Some universities have added a concentration in e-commerce to their master of business administration program and others are adding majors, certifications, or degrees. (JOW)

Asserts that while distance education may not make money, artificial demand for it by the U.S. armed services may lead to a restructuring of the university in a way detrimental to faculty interests. (EV)

Agricultural education students (n=166) completed an Internet survey in which 67.5% indicated they had not taken distance courses; 60.8% were interested. No relationship between personal characteristics and interest in online courses was found. They identified important elements of online courses as scheduled meetings, audio, and graphics.…

Describes how faculty members are adding new courses and changing existing ones to respond to student demands for information and for meaning following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. (EV)

Virtual environments (VEs) are growing in popularity among educators and have unique potential for online learning. This paper describes the unique characteristics of VEs that make them an effective venue for online learning due to increased environmental presence. Unique characteristics of VEs include nature of visual stimuli, control of the…

Before 1997, education was a way for young French men to avoid military service in the army. After the abolition of compulsory conscription in 1997, this incentive to stay on in education disappeared. We show that the decrease in the benefit of pursuing education for men was followed by a fall in their educational achievement relative to women and…

Research knowledge and reflections about efforts to mobilize participation have been developed in the Netherlands. Research into educational motivations has suggested nine independent motivations among adult learners that can be grouped into three general categories: intrinsic, extrinsic, and conditional educational motivations. An attempt has…

Presents the pros and cons concerning advertising for recruitment using three modes of analyses - economics, ethics, and law. The author concludes that advertising is an invaluable technique for information dispersal in higher education. (Author/PG)