Education will take a greater part of our national life by reaching out to a greater portion of the population. (MM)

Discusses four factors that are key to the growing demand for center-based child care over the next several decades, including increases in the population of preschool children; the number of working mothers with preschool children; the likelihood that parents will select centers over other child care arrangements; and the availability of…

This report, one of a series of country studies on higher education and employment, particularly in continuing professional education, looks at recent developments in Japan. The first of five sections defines the scope of continuing professional education in the context of Japanese economy and society, and sets forth a theoretical framework for…

An overview is provided of the future impacts on the the postsecondary educational delivery system triggered by projected changes in demographics, technology, the economy, and lifestyles. To help institutions prepare for and adapt to future changes, the paper presents the following projections: (1) postsecondary education will be evaluated more…

Higher education is exhibiting three trends or influences: (1) declining enrollments; (2) a low priority for postsecondary education relative to other demands on our public and personal budgets; and (3) scarce resources. The author expresses some skepticism about the strength of these influences. The birth rate is declining, but enrollments are…

The racial gap in who is going to college is wider now than at any time in the past 25 years. Bureau of Labor statistics show 50 percent of whites entered college in 1975. In 1985, that figure had risen to 60 percent. In 1985, about 50 percent of nonwhites entered college. In 1985, 45 percent entered. (PS)

The declining medical school applicant pool is examined as it affects or is affected by the profession itself, medical education, and the changing economics of health care delivery. (MSE)

To stay healthy, legal education will have to enhance greatly its information, finance, and planning capacities. In the long run, it is the interplay between the supply of aspiring students and the demand for graduates' services that provides the key to well-being of training for a profession like law. (MSE)

Faced with declining enrollments, teacher education institutions must seek new approaches that either maintain present programs or encourage new programs in nontraditional areas. Results of a study of retrenchment strategies presently in use are reported. Implications for the quality of teacher education programs are also discussed. (PP)

The last few years have seen an acceleration in "the drive toward the market" as the principal element underlying higher education policy in western Europe. The trend, seen in historical perspective, is more than just another example of higher education policy as crisis management. (MSE)

Canada's national educational system elicits diverse curricular demands and requires discreet, sensitive responses. In spite of perennial funding shortfalls, Canada's schools have been remarkably successful in meeting those demands. During and after the 1960s, educational change came as a result of two very strong sets of expectations. One broad…

This report presents results of an external review of programs at Florida State University institutions providing training in those allied health occupations which provide direct patient care. An executive summary finds that, overall, the allied health academic enterprise in the State University System is functioning well with strong student…

Discusses factors affecting both school funding demand (including demographic changes and student needs) and the supply of educational funds (such as fiscal capacity and effort, state and local expenditures, and federal aid). Classifies states with favorable, average, and unfavorable funding prospects, based on state rankings for each factor. (RW)

A brief review of the recent history of higher education in Britain is presented noting the problems of supply and demand for places. Issues for the future are outlined. The purposes of higher education, changed patterns of demand, higher education and the labor market, are also discussed. (Author/MLW)

Provides an overview of the Spanish educational system, focusing in the growth of demand for higher education over the last decade, policies implemented to meet the demand, socioeconomic influences affecting the demand for higher education, and the changes in the structure of higher education. (MDM)