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Flemming, Donald N. – 1984
This state of the art report on instruction in English as a second language (ESL) in the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont in 1984 covers all educational levels but does not address funding or related political issues. The study was conducted by direct contacts with 150 individuals in the field. An introductory section discusses the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Role, Certification, Educational Demand
Download full textHolmstrom, Engin Inel; Petrovich, Janice – 1985
Baseline data on engineering programs, faculty, and students in selected and rapidly developing engineering specialties are presented, based on a survey of engineering schools. The specialties of interest are: computers, materials, microelectronics, robotics, manufacturing, and biotechnology programs. National estimates are derived from the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Computers, Demand Occupations
Hossler, Don – 1984
Enrollment management is discussed with focus on the expanding role of admissions professions and their increasing impact on institutional policymaking. Enrollment management influences the size, shape, and characteristics of a student body by directing student marketing and recruitment as well as pricing and financial aid. Attention is also…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Role, College Administration, College Admission
Agor, Weston H. – 1978
A detailed historical analysis of enrollment trends system-wide, by sector (public baccalaureates, community colleges, and independents), and by individual institutions in Michigan for the period 1964-1976 is provided. A special analysis of public baccalaureate institutions by statewide planning and development regions and by county for the five…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Educational Demand, Enrollment Influences
Brown, Laurence A., Jr. – 1982
The degree to which early enrollees in an adult distance learning program elected to take these courses rather than to enroll in traditional on-campus programs was assessed, along with the effects of participation on enrollees' ensuing behaviors and attitudes toward continuing education. The State University of Nebraska (SUN) Program was initiated…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Competition, Consortia
Goor, Jeanette; Farris, Elizabeth – 1981
The availability of evening and weekend baccalaureate degree credit courses and factors that discourage institutions from introducing or expanding such courses were investigated through a fast response survey that was sent to a national sample of universities and other four-year colleges. Among the findings are the following: almost three-fourths…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Bachelors Degrees, Credit Courses
Farning, Max; Borden, Sally – 1978
A consortium of five Wisconsin Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education (VTAE) Districts (Gateway, Indianhead, Mid-State, Milwaukee, and Southwest) were utilized to identify, verify, and alleviate barriers to enrollment. A VTAE survey in 1976 identified six major reasons for individuals' failing to attend school after indicating an interest in…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission (School), Adult Vocational Education, Conflict Resolution
Preus, Paul K.; Williams, Douglas F. – 1979
A personalized model for faculty development and a case study demonstrating its utilization are presented. The increasing need for stronq faculty development programs is noted with specific reference to the increasing numbers and varying types of college students. To respond effectively to the needs of this burgeoning student clientele, provisions…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Educational Demand
Zwerling, L. Steven – 1979
A significant reason for the establishment of the junior college was the desire to limit the achievement of large numbers of college entrants, because there were not enough high level jobs for all who aspired to complete traditional degrees. In the history of the junior college movement, this problem of mass education has been attacked by…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Access to Education, Community Colleges, Educational Demand
Breneman, David W. – 1978
The present status and future projections for graduate education at the doctoral level are examined and recommendations for regionalization are presented in this speech. Among the topics discussed are the Ph.D. labor supply and demand, federal graduate programs, state response, and cost studies. Although the number of Ph.D.'s awarded annually has…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Doctoral Degrees, Educational Change, Educational Demand
Open Univ., Walton, Bletchley, Bucks (England). – 1977
This textbook, prepared for a course entitled The Planning of Higher Education: The Private Demand, and offered by the Open University of Great Britain, is divided into four sections. In Section I the course is introduced and summaries of the various units are presented. In Section II, Forecasting the Private Demand for Education, definitions of…
Descriptors: College Planning, Course Descriptions, Economic Factors, Education Courses
STOKE, HAROLD W. – 1966
HIGHER EDUCATION MUST BE VIEWED IN TERMS OF ECONOMICS, POLITICAL SCIENCE, SOCIOLOGY, AND PSYCHOLOGY. THE TYPES OF QUESTIONS WHICH SOCIAL SCIENTISTS USUALLY ASK ABOUT ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES IN INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, AND OTHER SETTINGS ARE RAISED ABOUT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. STUDENT AND ADMINISTRATOR PROBLEMS CONNECTED WITH THE DIVERSITY AND…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Role, Administrators, Decision Making
Western Australia Post Secondary Education Commission, Nedlands. – 1979
An inquiry concerning the future of Murdoch University, Western Australia, is considered, as are the resulting recommendations. After a description of the university's establishment, growth, and present circumstances, postsecondary education in Western Australia and the demand for higher education are considered. A number of adjustments to the…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Environment, College Planning, College Role
Kayla, Carol; Hoey, James M. – 1979
Enrollment projections have indicated a large decline during the 1980's in the number of high school graduates, the traditional population enrolling in colleges and universities as freshmen. As competition for the available students increases it is suggested that smaller junior colleges like Potomac State College of West Virginia University may…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Curriculum, Declining Enrollment, Educational Demand
Deitch, Kenneth M., Comp.; McLoone, Eugene P., Comp. – 1966
This bibliography lists 724 books and articles dealing with the economics of education. With a few exceptions, the listings begin with 1950 and the majority have been published since 1960. Areas covered include (1) theory of human capital, (2) textbooks, (3) collected readings, (4) the political economy of education and broad social concerns, (5)…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Cost Effectiveness, Economic Development, Educational Benefits
