The expansion of higher education has become a significant trend in the East Asia region, and Taiwan has proven no exception. The driving forces of higher education expansion in Taiwan include enhancing national competitiveness and human capital, responding to social and industrial needs, and reducing educational inequalities among social groups.…

IN FEW INSTANCES IS PRICE A DECIDING FACTOR IN A STUDENT'S DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO GO TO COLLEGE. IT LOOMS LARGEST TO THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE WEAKLY MOTIVATED, TO THOSE WHO ARE ACADEMIC RISKS, AND TO THOSE WHOSE RESOURCES ARE QUITE LIMITED. COST IS A RELATIVELY MINOR CONSIDERATION IN PREVENTING BRIGHT YOUNGSTERS FROM ATTENDING COLLEGE. ONCE…

A profile of freshmen at the University of South Carolina (USC) was drawn from a survey during the 1979 summer and fall orientation programs. Twelve areas of interest were taken from the results: age, racial background, average grade in high school, highest degree planned, reasons for selecting the college, parental income, probable college major,…