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Sheehan, John – 1973
This book is intended to provide a basic introduction to the economics of education for individuals with a minimal background in economics. The first half of the book deals primarily with theoretical aspects, such as the demand for education, rates of return to investment in education, and economic growth and education. The second half of the book…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Educational Demand, Educational Economics, Educational Finance
1979
Designed to respond to the changing requirements of educational policy formation, Volume II on "Educational Demand for Education" offers a general report based on the findings of its case studies of four countries--France, Germany, Greece and the United Kingdom--together with the results of Volume I, which presented the theoretical…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Educational Demand, Educational Planning
Pfnister, Allan O. – 1977
Written to bring together some of the more significant writing about developments in higher education during the past decade, to organize the wide range of commentaries and studies, and to show the administrator, faculty member, and informed layman what the current status of American higher education appears to be, this book emphasizes trends in…
Descriptors: Accountability, Activism, Administrative Change, Collective Bargaining
Download full textKing, Maxwell C., Ed.; Breuder, Robert L., Ed. – 1976
This monograph results from a series of papers presented at Brevard Community College during the 1975-76 academic year as part of a lecture series in postsecondary education. Issues discussed include: (1) the future of community college governance relative to increasing federal regulatory involvement; (2) institutional goals as essential…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Demand, Educational Planning, Educational Trends
Levine, Arthur; And Others – 1989
A comprehensive picture of the student body of the 1990s is presented with specific recommendations to higher education policymakers, faculty, and administrators for meeting the needs of this increasingly diverse student population. It minimizes the emphasis on long-term projections and focuses on the years 1989-2000. Chapters are written by…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Asian Americans, Blacks, College Students
Shires, Michael A. – 1996
This report investigates whether the state of California can return to the levels of access to higher education envisioned in its Master Plan adopted in 1960. Chapter 1 is an introduction which discusses the state's commitment to access, the structure of the educational sector under the Master plan, the effects of the recession of the early 1990s…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Agents, Change Strategies, College Students
