This paper addresses conflicting views on whether there is now or will soon be a surplus of college graduates and other skilled workers by analyzing data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Ten questions (and the answers reached) are addressed: (1) "Do the latest BLS projections of college graduate supply actually predict a bust--a…

An extensive literature review, a survey of approximately 275 library schools, an employer survey of 2,335 of the estimated 43,600 libraries in the United States, and the development of regression models for forecasting purposes were used to identify the current and future supply of and demand for professional librarians through 1990. The study…

The Kentucky Nursing Manpower Requirements and Resources Study (1981 and 1985) is one segment of a nursing project designed to develop a coordinated statewide system of nursing education in Kentucky. The study determined the number and types of nurses needed and compared current and anticipated nursing manpower supply and demand. Calculations of…

This document contains two papers commissioned by the Human Resources Commission of the National Research Council to explore the potential effects of military personnel requirements on the supply of scientists and engineers, and reaction to the papers from a one-day seminar of invited participants. The first paper, by Dr. Dael Wolfle, considers…

This paper provides a critical review of the purposes, current techniques and potential methods for analyzing doctorate and other high-level labor markets. Chapter 1 describes and interprets the doctorate manpower market of the 1960's and early 1970's, as well as the forecasted manpower crisis of the 1970's and early 1980's. Chapter 2 gives a…

Economic demand analysis is used to examine optometric personnel supply and demand and the potential for a glut or undersupply of eye care services in the near future. (MSE)

Medicine needs a revised conceptual framework: biologic concepts need to be joined with concepts stemming from social, economic, governmental, and cultural phenomena. Health should be understood in sociocultural and behavioral as well as biological terms. (MLW)

The role of labor planning in Canadian universities is examined with regard to new economic imperatives and data production initiatives by the federal employment and immigration agency. Conventional labor planning is rejected and guidelines for improving university-labor market linkage within existing policy and institutional frameworks are…

This publication offers an estimated analysis of the employment supply and demand for 1994-95 associate, baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral graduates of Michigan colleges and universities. An opening section briefly outlines the methods and definitions used for the analysis, in particular noting that placement directors and academic planning…

A brief review in trends of college populations, the number of students to be receiving degrees in different specialties, and the effect of such trends on the employment of college graduates and the future development of various professions and occupations. (JM)

Today's job market is constantly changing. What are college students doing to meet the demands of fluctuating job requirements? This article summarizes the responses of 540 college students, and offers some viable suggestions for colleges' future action in closing the gap between supply and demand for college graduates. (Author)

Further work is needed in identifying strategies to improve rural health services that are most appropriate and cost effective in regions with differing circumstances and needs. Substantial reform of payment systems favoring rural and primary care is essential to the effectiveness of educational reform. (Author/MSE)

Two foreign medical schools plan to open branch campuses in the United States. Opponents, including the American Medical Association and a physician group, argue that allowing unaccredited medical schools to operate here could jeopardize health care. The two institutions are distinctly different: a for-profit school in the West Indies, and a…

The process, activities, and outcomes of a plan for the development, implementation, and evaluation of a statewide coordinated system for nursing education in Kentucky are described. The background and objectives of the 5-year Kentucky Nursing Education Project are discussed, along with the following project components: organizational base,…

Information on higher education in 33 European countries, the United States, and Canada is provided in narrative and statistical form, in both English and French. In addition to covering the 1970-1975 period, comparative information for 1960-1980 is presented. For each country, areas of consideration include: population trends; the level of…