This paper examines the effects of cost, quality and macroeconomic factors on the demand for higher education (represented by the share of admitted freshmen choosing to enroll) at a group of selective liberal arts colleges over the period from 1988 to 1998. Students are segregated by their financial-aid status with different demand equations…

Addressing the many complex issues associated with culture, race, and diversity is tough under any circumstances. But such issues become even more complex in school settings where large numbers of students speak different languages and reflect diverse ethnicities and socioeconomic statuses. In this article, the author describes how the faculty…

Interest in prior learning recognition among Canadian adults is estimated on the basis of a large-scale national survey and illustrated by an account of the development of a prior learning assessment centre and the individual experiences of participants. Both the common principles and the distinctive activities that characterise the prior learning…

Education reformers are urging that all students meet new and more challenging expectations for learning. A crucial question is whether the education system, including the people who comprise it, have the ability to meet these new demands. This report argues that discussions of capacity should be broadened to include such factors as the…

This article discusses (1) the rationale for eliminating required physical education programs, (2) the advantages of expanding elective physical education programs, and (3) the advantages of limiting elective physical education programs. (RC)

This article discusses significant vocational guidance issues such as career choice, job satisfaction and productivity, career education and females in the work force. The author suggests needed areas of exploration. Comment by Robert Hoppock follows. (Author)

Literature on access to education in Africa, Asia, and Latin America is reviewed. Policymakers face the choices and issues raised by limited economic resources. Variables are identified that educational policymakers can manipulate to achieve desired outcomes in access and retention levels. The determinants and contextual conditions that support or…

Much of the literature in general education is focused on the design or the contents of education programs, or the "supply side," while little attention has been given to students' understandings of and attitudes toward general education, the "demand side." This paper reviews literature on the "demand side" of general education by first providing…

As postsecondary vocational education turns increasingly to preparation for high technological occupations, the question arises as to whether or not this infatuation with education for high technological occupations is reasonable and justified. Data on technician-level employment seem to contradict the view that high technological manufacturing is…

This 1987-1988 study was conducted to determine how full-day kindergarten was received in the school district of Philadelphia and to identify strengths and weaknesses of the program. Assessed were principals' and teachers' perceptions of the full-day program, the demand for it, and available space. Principals and teachers viewed full-day…

This report provides information on vocational education programs at area vocational schools, community colleges, and universities in Missouri. First, an executive summary describes the operation of vocational education programs in the state and the responsibilities of different educational sectors for vocational education. Next, enrollment trends…

Working-class students want both training and academic excellence; career programs are well supported, but those who advocate retreat from the liberal arts tradition are not giving their best to the masses. (Editor)

Recent developments in higher education in Iran are examined against a background of social reform and industrialization. (Editor)