Discusses the social causes of the current popularity of private schools and the effect on public education. One scenario of education in the next decade shows private school parents allying to pass tuition tax-credit legislation which permanently alters the entire educational system. Six other possible outcomes are described and evaluated. (AM)

The relationship between demographic changes, higher education enrollment trends, and college-age participation in higher education is discussed. Factors influencing educational demand in 1960-78 and means of measuring participation rates are examined. Enrollment trends until 1996 are discussed. (MSE)

The author demonstrates the utility of marketing concepts and techniques as a total strategy designed to overcome resistance to participation and to involve the hard-to-reach adult in continuing education. (SK)

This is a report on the decrease in enrollment in secondary schools observed in England, and the effect this decrease is likely to have on science education. (BB)

Zaire has one of the highest attrition rates in Africa--about 90 percent of the students who begin seventh grade never receive twelfth grade diplomas. This study demonstrates that administration policy and social environment of schools, as well as student ability and performance, may account for high failure rate. (RW)

Consideration of a specific group, mature women enrolled in degree courses, leads to a wider examination of the role of higher education in Australia. Focus is on the role of education in the life of individuals and in society as a whole. (LBH)

A process for the management of reductions in the number of faculty positions available to a university is described. It considers staffing by projections, the evolution of personnel planning, and the balance of reductions in faculty and administration, along with coping strategies and advice growing out of five years of enrollment decline…

"Elite higher education" is viewed in terms of the mode of education and the level of intensity and complexity at which the subject is pursued. It contrasts with "mass higher education," but must coexist with mass higher education, universal access, and continuing education. (LBH)

Examines the influence of certain opportunity costs (school attendance, educational quality attributes, and household economic status) on the educational demand of Mexican-Americans, African-Americans, and non-Hispanic whites using 1988-89 National Education Longitudinal Study data. Basic results suggest that a school's attendance rate is…

Discusses the problem in Portugal of increasing demand for and increasing difficulties in accessing higher education, and the range of educational strategies being used in response to the increasing competition for educational credentials. These practices are shown to have developed a new context for class competition within higher education. (GR)

The privatization of public schools in Buenos Aires during the mid-1800s provides a case to test the functioning of educational markets and the relationship between private and public education supply. Private education in Buenos Aires developed within a favorable framework from 1820 to 1860. Privatization produced a competitive environment that…

Some recent articles argue that the key to public education reform is exposure to market pressures. This article suggests that market forces shape the demand for, and the politics of, U.S. education. Market processes and pressures must bear substantial responsibility for the condition of U.S. schools and the problems afflicting them. (117…

Attempts to describe the world market for education in English as a first, second, or foreign language. The total market value for education programs or materials is estimated in the billions of dollars. Particular focus is placed on the English language education markets of the Far East/Australia, North American, Europe and the United Kingdom.…

Interviews with 30 human resource managers and faculty and case studies of British companies reveal a growing but segmented market for management education. Business schools are advised to know their market, focus on a niche, and build a critical mass of clients. (SK)

Using an inclusive definition of "demand side," case studies of two industry sectors and three regions in Australia identified how the needs of industry, enterprises, regions, and individuals were being met by vocational education. Local decision making and curriculum development were keys to reconciling the diverse sets of needs. (SK)