This article documents patterns of take-up of traditional religious and primary school education in Chefchaouen, one of the most disadvantaged provinces in Morocco located in the impoverished northwestern region of the country. First, the author provides some background on the socioeconomic and cultural characteristics of the province of…

Key concepts for building a needs assessment information system are discussed (i.e., need, needs assessment, management, and information system). For the areas of basic or general education, recreation/leisure, and work, a chart illustrates kinds of needs (i.e., normative, felt, expressed, comparative, and anticipated). Three aspects of needs…

A report to the Mayor from the Advisory Commission on Postsecondary Education, focusing on improving public postsecondary education in the District of Columbia, is presented. The three issues involved are: (1) many postsecondary education services are being offered by many different agencies and institutions in the city, but there is no one…

Based upon visits to representative educational centers, interviews with area citizens, and a research review, this report assesses the post-secondary educational needs of Australia's Pilbara region and recommends the establishment of two community colleges to meet these needs. A geographic, economic, and demographic profile of the Pilbara…

Discusses how professional institutions have influenced the content and level of engineering courses in Ireland. Describes how industrial demand leads to the provision of a wide range of courses at different levels. (CW)

In an examination of the need for expansion in Nigeria's higher education, past trends are examined in the context of current efforts to keep up with the high demand. Finance is found to be the ultimate and critical determinant of the growth of the university system. (MSE)

Administrators at the University of Cincinnati were found to be receptive to nontraditional institutional goals designed to serve the nontraditional students of the 1980s, but current power relationships discourage innovations to attract these students. (Author/MLW)

Changes wrought and unsucessfully attempted in the research universities in the past decade are outlined, and the reasons discussed. The lack of positive change is seen to stem from the place of the research university in the higher education system, the institutions' diversity, and the role of faculty. The lessons inherent are highlighted. (MSE)

Information is provided about the scope of training activities in business and industry, the role of the training specialist, and skills which will facilitate the transition from school-based teaching to corporate training programs. The growth of training programs in the corporate setting provides an optimistic future for the training specialist.…

Future directions in higher education will be shaped by massive changes in student clientele, economic conditions, instruction, and professionalism. Colleges and universities must prepare for a volatile period. Specific trends are discussed. (Author/PP)

When large segments of the population need to be educated, social pressures come into play, aspirations are raised, and some mechanisms or ideology must exist to direct individuals to appropriate kinds of education. French, British, Soviet, and American systems for differentiation and selection are compared in this context. (MSE)

A sequential screening procedure has been proposed in Queensland, based on what is known in decision theory as a 'lexicographic ordering.' The concept is explained, and some of the associated assumptions, implications and shortcomings are examined. (Author/MLW)

Under pressure to improve undergraduate instruction and prepare a new generation of faculty, colleges and universities are strengthening their training programs for teaching assistants, extending them far beyond traditional one-day orientations. Increasingly, participation is required. The most effective efforts appear to be centralized programs…

Discusses the factors contributing to the growing demand for lifelong learning and examines the disproportionately low participation rate of minority students in the lifelong learning process. Considers the need to create, from the elementary level onward, self-directed students who are aware of their educational options. (DMM)

A collaborative nurse practitioner program of George Mason and George Washington universities demonstrates (1) optimal use of existing resources; (2) a structure that enhances financial well-being of both students and the institutions; and (3) meeting of consumer demand by maintaining the higher proportion of credits at the lower-cost institution.…