Cites instances of community colleges turning away students due to lack of adequate enrollment space, and thus fulfilling their own prophecies of declining enrollments. Calls for a study of the number of, type of, and reasons for students being turned away from community colleges. (CAM)

Examines those characteristics of the community college that enable it to successfully compete in an educational environment marked by declining enrollments in traditional college programs and increasing demands for local, part-time, continuing education opportunities. Provides recommendations for the further development of lifelong learning…

Categories to quantify demand include the relevant age group, the staying-on rate, the qualification rate, and the take-up or willingness rate. These are examined for the time span of 1969-70 to 1975-76. It is suggested that more sensitivity is needed to allow demand to make itself felt. (MLW)

The evidence relating to the decline in higher education in the United States is summarized, and comparison is made between the U.S. system and that of the United Kindgom, especially in relation to the resilience of the two systems. It is concluded the U.K. system may be less resilient in a period of severe fiscal restraint and declining…

Discusses the concept of the demand for foreign language teaching in various types of West German schools. An account is given of the methods by which data were obtained. One conclusion reached was that currently accepted teaching goals are questionable. (IFS/WGA)

Today's conservative political and economic climate is a poor one for higher education. Colleges are being forced to cut their budgets and vocationalize their curriculum. (SJL)

Study concludes that linguistic deprivation, defined as differences between language or dialect spoken in the home and that of the school, influences success in school. As long as language proficiency determines success, culturally different groups will have difficulty advancing socially and economically. (RW)

The growth of higher education in Australia is examined with emphasis on its impact of course offerings, student selection and achievement, and difficulty levels of university courses. (LBH)

Discusses the changes in secondary and higher education enrollment and the subsequent changes and steps that the independent business school must make in its curriculum to adjust to changing enrollment patterns. (SH)

The politics of petrodollars stands high on the list of academic concerns as universities wrestle with the ethics of accepting profitable Middle Eastern research and teaching contracts. Implications of the issues involved--political repression, discrimination, student selection, curriculum control--are addressed. (LBH)

Discusses trends in higher education in Ireland over the last decade, focusing on the growth and diversification of higher education, the establishment of regional technical colleges, admission rates, and access. Notes that the 80% growth in enrollment over the past decade has heralded the transition to a mass system of higher education. (MDM)

As engineering technician training developed in New South Wales in the 1950s-1960s, technical educators were marginalized by power struggles over apprentice recruitment and the complications of industrial legislation. However, educators and professional associations took a leadership role in the development of technician training in the metal…

Argues that funding for education has increased in California since 1989 and that the reason for continued large class sizes is increased enrollment. Compounding the problem is the fact that 7 out of 10 new students had limited English proficiency. (DDR)

Discusses the history of Washington's community colleges, which developed slowly due to lack of support. Describes the 1961 legislation that dramatically increased their growth by lifting restrictions on the number of colleges. Discusses the colleges' current financial struggles, arguing that Washington's economic climate may seriously impact…

Examines the historical practice of denigrating the intellectual capabilities of blacks. Two theories of black inferiority are discussed as are the abolitionist movement that started the notion of black inferiority and the reaction of black Americans to this trend. (GR)