The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) in consultation with the universities has estimated that 53,000 to 86,000 more university spaces will be needed by 2021 to meet student demand. There will be special pressures in the GTA. Universities' enrollment plans will not be sufficient to meet this demand. To help meet the growing…

Private higher education literature recognizes large public-private differentiation in terms of field of study. Relative to public counterparts, private universities tend to offer their services in fields that require low initial investments and present at least relatively attractive internal private rates of return. Thus, the main objective of…

Many public university systems rely on their own institutional research (IR) offices, in addition to the IR offices from their member institutions, to help conduct the work of the university system. In this chapter, the author illustrates the type of work conducted by system-level IR offices using a nontraditional data source that can be used to…

Cross-curriculum comparisons help open up new perspectives on old issues. The flight from physics by students is one such issue. Here a comparison is made with music education and language education. Where these comparisons provide useful insights they can also warn against knee-jerk panaceas. It is suggested we need to understand how and why…

The author discusses a number of current trends which seem likely to shape future developments" in education. (Author/AK)

The purpose of this paper is to use an historical approach to examine the changing nature, size and diversification of education and training in New Zealand. In particular, attention will be concentrated on the impact of the introduction of competition into the New Zealand tertiary education industry since 1989. It will examine the relationship…

Discusses the enrollment and financial problems facing institutions of higher education, especially departments of English. (RB)

In response to enrollment demand at the California Community Colleges, the Commission has approved five proposals since 2000 to create new community college campuses and off-campus centers. Among the significant findings of this updated report are the following: (1) Based on current space and utilization standards, the community college system…

In the coming decades, schools will change from closed teaching systems to open learning systems. Compulsory attendance, grades, and degrees will tend to disappear. Learning will be more future oriented, less retrospective. Survival in a changing world will mean that man must learn, unlearn, and learn again. (Author)

A system of elements for matching the supply and demand for workers from higher education is outlined. A portion of the system is exercised to obtain a provisional evaluation of supply and demand levels under assumptions of increased educational upgrading and industrial growth for the Southern region. (Editor/PG)

During the past five years the college's career programs have been growing steadily. Each year this growth has been noted mainly by comparison with the previous year. The present report shows how career programs have been growing in the longer term. A five-year time frame has been selected for comparison. The number of students enrolling in career…

The former Assistant Secretary for Education reflects on some of the salient trends and issues confronting our schools and colleges. (Editor)

Discusses supply and demand projections for Ph.D.'s. (Editor/PG)

Foreign language study has a humanistic value that should not be ignored. Foreign language study is as essential to a liberal arts education as is the study of mathematics to an education in technological and scientific fields. (HOD)

Increasingly, graduate schools and schools of continuing and professional studies are offering postbaccalaureate certificates, credentialing programs that reflect new demands in the workplace and global markets. The certificate programs lead to or supplement a graduate degree, recognize mastery in a professional or technical field, or focus on…