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Download full textChisholm, Mark; Cohen, Bethaviva – 1982
Background information needed to understand the literature on the impact of price on college attendance (i.e. price-response literature) is provided. After briefly introducing price theory and its use in demand studies in higher education, the major expository articles are reviewed, and major analytical methods used by researchers are examined.…
Descriptors: College Attendance, Economic Factors, Educational Demand, Enrollment Influences
Grao, Julio; And Others – 1993
The Reform of Secondary Education carried out in Spain in recent years has given rise to an increased number of options for students. This study empirically analyzed the consistency between options chosen by students in secondary education and the later demand for degrees at the higher education level. The sample consisted of two cohorts of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Career Choice, Course Selection (Students), Educational Change
Pong, Suet-ling – Compare, 1995
Presents a comprehensive examination of the development of postindependent Malaysia's education policies. Compulsory education combined with sustained economic growth has produced a literate and upwardly mobile Malay population. Preferential policies for the Malays, however, have resulted in increased stratification and inequality among the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Compulsory Education, Economic Factors, Economic Impact
Harl, Neil E. – 1985
Although rural education is entering an era of opportunity in terms of both youth and adult needs, the capacity of rural areas to provide needed educational services may be diminished due to rapid economic and social change, particularly in agriculture. Three federal policies operating over the past two decades have created an unfavorable…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Trends, Economic Change, Economic Factors
Brown, David L. – 1987
Demographic and socioeconomic conditions and changes in rural communities provide the context for education programs in such areas. Although these conditions have improved since the 1950s, they have worsened since 1980, affecting the human resource base of rural economics. Cyclical and structural changes affect--and are affected--by: (1) reduced…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Educational Attainment, Educational Demand, Elementary Secondary Education
Murnane, Richard J. – 1984
This essay reviews research pertaining to the relative merits and drawbacks of expanding family choice in public education. A primary objective is to identify and explore tensions among competing objectives in the design of expanded choice systems. After an introductory section on goals and definitions, the second section explores how more family…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Catholic Schools, Competitive Selection, Compulsory Education
