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Brandes, Uwe; Raters, Ernst – European Journal of Education, 1981
The effect of a sharp fall in the birth rate on German universities and the need to identify new target student groups are considered. The implementation of extended education and three matters of significance in promoting it (prospective audience, organization, and use of appropriate distance-study materials) are discussed. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Declining Enrollment, Demography, Educational Demand
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Oehler, Christoph; Teichler, Ulrich – Higher Education in Europe, 1984
Recent West German experience with still-expanding higher education suggests that the idea of planning must change, from drastic enrollment variation to insights into implementation; from preoccupation with expansion to planning under various external conditions; and from a focus on quantitative measures to consideration of a broader array of…
Descriptors: College Planning, Demography, Educational Change, Educational Policy
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Baumert, Jurgen; Kohler, Helmut – European Journal of Education, 1984
Two factors have shaped the development of the secondary education system in Berlin during the last 15 years: the demographic fluctuations shifting the pressure from one stage of the school system to another and the lengthened duration of school attendance. (MLW)
Descriptors: Demography, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Knoll, Joachim H. – 1981
This monograph is intended to present the structural image of adult education/further education in the Federal Republic of Germany. It first covers such areas as the size of the country and its individual states and population and employment. Following a survey of the educational system, legislation concerning adult education/further education is…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Demography, Educational Change
Peisert, Hansgert; Framhein, Gerhild – 1990
This monograph on higher education in the German Federal Republic aims to describe the contemporary scene through a detailed look at structure, finance, research, studies and teaching, students, faculty, and international relations. Organized into nine chapters, the first, "Historical Development and Current Responsibilities," describes…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Demography, Educational Change
Lingens, Hans G. – 1998
This book outlines some of the current problems faced by higher education in Germany. The first chapter describes the development of higher education and the changes in this system over time, with an emphasis on the development of higher education in the two Germanys before reunification and some comments on developments since reunification.…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Students, Colleges, Demography
Russell, Russ, Ed.; Neale, Michael, Ed. – 1983
A party of vocational educators from the United Kingdom (UK) traveled to the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) to observe current experiments with the first year of apprenticeship training or, as it is called in Germany, the Berufsgrundbildungsjahr (BGJ). During its study, the visiting party focused its attention on the objectives, design,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adolescents, Apprenticeships, Change Strategies