Selected data showing possible trends and biases in the student population at Monash University are shown that may indicate whether changes in public policy and in the pool from which students are drawn are being reflected in the composition of student intakes at Monash. (LBH)

Summarizes results of new studies on the relationship between tuition and enrollment in higher education, looking at analyses of this relationship alone, of that between student financial aid and enrollment, and of that between aid and enrollment for students of different income groups, races, and in public and private sectors. (MSE)

Examines the emergence of the concept of university leadership, common in the United States but relatively new in many other countries. Describes three models of institutional leadership (academic chief executive officer, elected rector, and minister) and analyzes the potential of each. Discusses both national and institutional culture as powerful…

Because of the excess supply of student spaces relative to the number of students able or willing to pay posted tuition prices at private colleges, many schools have been using financial aid to compete for students. However, schools like Muskingum College (Ohio) are now reaching the limit of this strategy and are implementing major…

An updated model of the effect of birth rate on demand for higher education predicts that if current patterns hold, the total demand for higher education by U.S. residents ages 18-24 will increase by 30% over the next decade. The projection assumes a continuation of past funding availability and continued influence of cohort size and international…

Against the backdrop of declining performance, political transition, and the increasingly dominant role of donor agencies in educational decision making, this paper questions the feasibility and sustainability of educational expansion in Malawi. Three critical features of the Malawian political economy (land scarcity, declining wage economy, and…

Pakistan province initiated two pilot programs to encourage the creation of private schools for poor girls. Uses randomized assignment to treatment and control groups to measure program effectiveness. Finds that the pilot schools are successful in urban areas, but relative failures in rural. Explains differences such as better availability of…

Examines how colleges and universities can rededicate themselves to equal opportunity for minority students. Because of cutbacks in higher education and reduced opportunities for minorities at the postsecondary level, colleges and universities must make a concentrated effort to recruit and retain minority students, and to increase their chance for…

Identifies the changing nature of educational demand and its effects on educational planning. Concentrates on the socio-cultural, political, and technical factors involved and their relationship to the changing contours of educational planning. Analyzes trends that may modify the role of education. Discusses strategic planning based on the…

While African American studies programs are growing, there is a shortage of African American faculty to teach them, and graduates in the field are not enough to fill the demand in the near future. White faculty with appropriate academic backgrounds are filling in the gap, drawing mixed reactions from African American studies scholars. (MSE)

Argues that the GI Bill has largely gone unfulfilled for blacks. This is because the poverty in which most blacks found themselves after World War II made seeking higher education problematic. College overcrowding, inadequate precollege preparation, and segregationist policies at schools did not help. The result was greater pressure on black…

A possible scenario for higher education in the twenty-first century that reflects the impact of technological advances is described. Two additional factors incorporated are a continued decline in funding for higher education and increased reliance on the open market to address the educational demands of new, technically sophisticated enterprises.…

In the 1980s, the Chinese government converted uppersecondary education to an equal mix of general and vocational/technical education. Although justified in economic terms, the development of vocational/technical education was actually prompted by a desire to reduce the social demand for higher education and use education as a social…

This article proposes that university department prestige can be measured by ability to place its doctoral recipients, as illustrated by analysis of accounting student placements. Resulting rankings of departments were evaluated for stability over time and against other program characteristics to illustrate the validity and uniqueness of the…

It is proposed that, although Finland has tightened the national role in the governance of higher education institutions in recent decades, a shift toward competition has meant a shift toward control by market forces. The effect of this policy on the roles and stratification of institutions is examined. (Author/MSE)