Macro-indicators on the conditions of Ontario universities and supporting data that might be used to generate such indicators were developed, and analyses of both indicators and data were undertaken. Overall objectives were as follows: (1) to measure the real resources available to the Ontario university system as a function of the volume of…

Funding for proposed community college facilities in California is based on a method which applies recognized space and utilization standards to expected future instructional activity as expressed by weekly student contact hours (WSCH), the product of student enrollment estimates, and expected future instructional loads. Until 1974, official…

THIS REPORT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE OFFERINGS AND ENROLLMENTS IN THE PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF THE UNITED STATES IS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 1963-64. CHARTS AND TABLES SHOW DETAILED STATE-BY-STATE COMPARISONS BETWEEN THE 1962-63 AND 1963-64 SCHOOL YEARS. COMPARATIVE STATISTICS BACK TO 1958 ARE ALSO SHOWN, BUT NOT BY INDIVIDUAL STATE. GENERAL,…

This article describes a model which incorporates social, economic, and political variables to explain change in the level of white enrollment for a large number of cities for the period from 1968-1974, with special focus on the impact of school desegregation. (Author/AM)

A study of the use of employment and unemployment patterns of recent graduates as predictors of a university's graduates' employability found that differences in employment patterns are more a function of the mix of majors among a particular institution's graduates, and that use of these predictors is unstable over time. (MSE)

A list of the 75 U.S. colleges and universities with the largest foreign student enrollment is given, along with the number and percentage enrollment, a table of foreign student enrollment distribution by field of study and numerical and percentage changes since the previous year, and a list of the 63 countries from which at least 1,000 students…

Data on the 1979-80 enrollment in United States medical schools provided by the Association of American Medical Colleges are presented. Female medical student enrollment increased and figures do not support the notion that underrepresented minorities have been adversely affected by the Bakke decision. (MLW)

A study examined the percentages of freshmen and seniors enrolled in high-prestige majors at James Madison University (Virginia), using a prestige ranking for 30 majors based on student body ratings. Contrary to expectation, there was not a higher percentage of male than female seniors enrolled in high-prestige majors. (Author/MSE)

A study investigated the relationship between 1,720 college students' expectations at matriculation and actual post-baccalaureate choices. Results indicate minority students who expect to earn graduate degrees are significantly less likely to do so than their Caucasian counterparts. The findings suggest directions for further research. (Author/MSE)

The terms, definitions, and procedures used by states in obtaining student counts are investigated as part of the Education Data Improvement Project of the Council of Chief State School Officers. The Project describes state collection of data elements currently contained in the common core of data of the National Center for Education Statistics.…

A survey of 1971 journalism enrollments in 162 colleges and universities in the United States showed that 36,697 students were journalism majors, an increase of 10.8 percent over the 1970 figure of 33,106. Enrollment figures are given for (1) the top 20 schools in number of journalism students; (2) the top 10 schools in number of doctorate…

A NATIONWIDE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE ENROLLMENTS AND OFFERINGS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS. DATA WERE GATHERED FROM STATE SUPERVISORS, CONSULTANTS, AND SCHOOL PRINCIPALS VIA QUESTIONNAIRE. THE COVERAGE INCLUDED PUBLIC, NONPUBLIC, AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS. DATA WERE TABULATED AND DESCRIBED. THE DESCRIPTIONS INCLUDED FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSE…

Rates and trends in foreign student enrollments in European countries and European student enrollments abroad are outlined in data and narrative analysis. (MSE)

Lays out a framework in which microeconomic decision theory and elements of information/communication theory drawn from human geography and sociology are joined in an integrated approach to the analysis of the spread of schooling among the less developed countries. Tests the model on area variations in India, Brazil, and Mexico. (BRR)

Trends in podiatric medical education are discussed, including accredited and approved programs, college enrollments, women student enrollment, ethnic minority enrollment, states providing the largest numbers of first-year students, residency education in podiatric medicine, tuition, and financial aid. (MLW)