As research advances in the areas of bullying, cyberbullying, and harassment in various sectors, it is a useful endeavour to consider the connections between research studies conducted in what may appear to be parallel spheres. In this paper, we examine the similarities and differences between research on bullying, harassment, and especially…

Recognizing the strategic relevance of higher education, various countries have established ambitious objectives for the percentage of graduates in their population by 2020. In some cases, without effective policies aimed at increasing domestic rates of participation in higher education, such goals will not be met. However, successful measures are…

No topic in private higher education study has attracted as great attention globally as has growth. This is appropriate as private growth has soared to nearly a third of the world's total higher education enrolment. But while private growth continues to be the dominant trend, important declines in private shares have emerged. These must be…

This study investigated how social factors affect college students' use of the online registration service that was recently offered in a private university in northern California. During the first year, about 37% of the students who preregistered their courses used the service. The results for the 951 students who registered online indicate that…

The politics, economic status, and attitudes toward education among the elderly are examined, with demographic figures showing declining poverty among the elderly, a lack of homogeneity, influence from political organizations, factors influencing their support of education, and the relationship of higher education and the elderly. (DB)

Factors affecting mathematics enrollment at Broward Community College, South Campus (Florida) were examined. An analysis of demographic data reflects a huge population growth for the South Campus area. Increasing numbers of elderly, young professionals, Hispanics, and other minorities will move here primarily from the northeast and Dade County…

Explores how the world's oldest English-speaking university is struggling with issues of finance, governance, mission, and demographics. (EV)

Developed perceptual inventory to determine relationship between societal or familial factors and onset of marijuana use among youths, and to discover whether perceived relationships differed by demographic characteristics such as ethnicity, religion, and gender. Reports initial results of factor analysis of responses from 56 college students.…

Describes how demographics, social, and economic forces of the 1990s altered the higher education operating environment. Provides policy context to examine the emergence of enrollment management in response to these forces. Improved economic conditions at the close of the 1990s presents institutions and lawmakers with opportunity to reform past…

States vary in the proportion of their populations who pursue higher education. A study that assesses the relationship between a state's economic and social characteristics and its citizens' participation in higher education is discussed. (Author/MLW)

Presents a study that examined aspects of the social behavior of young people in the sphere of education, focusing on external factors. Focuses on the increasing drop-out rates, the competitive situation in higher educational institutions, the dynamics in secondary specialized education, and the demographic factor. Includes references. (CMK)

Discusses Query-Based Instructional Machines (QBIM), common in museums, which are menu-driven and use touch-screens. Presents results of an investigation of student responses in a London university to the idea of incorporating QBIM instruction, exploring the influences of personal traits that might affect their attitudes as well as the impact of…

The hypothesis analyzed in this study is that grade "inflation" may be reflecting real increases in student achievement, demographic factors that may be related to grading, or institutional grading policies that permit grade point averages to rise even if grading standards remain unchanged. (Editor/LBH)

A major new project, sponsored jointly by the College Board and ETS, which aims to clarify which personal qualities can best supplement academic measures to predict a student's success in college, is reported. Three types of studies that will be undertaken are admissions studies, validity/retention studies and assessment studies. (Author/MLW)

Advances in public education in the USSR have been impressive. Over a relatively short historical span, the country has seen not only the eradication of illiteracy but also the establishment of universal elementary and secondary education. Higher and secondary specialized education has expanded prodigiously. (RM)