A survey was undertaken of the 50 states to learn the methods and formulas used by each to calculate full time equivalency student enrollment in colleges and universities. The data collected are analyzed and compiled by state, and the need for a common method discussed. A cursory review of the literature revealed that major inconsistencies exist…

The role of Christian day schools in meeting changing educational and social needs is evaluated and educational trends since the 1960s are reviewed. Among the solutions proposed to remedy alleged educational ills of the 1960s (including that schools were simultaneously too liberal, racist, permissive, authoritarian, and irrelevant) were free…

The accuracy and reliability of the student data base at the University of the District of Columbia were assessed. The data base, which is used by administrators for planning purposes, consists of the number of students enrolled in various course sections, the number of students enrolled in various departments by levels, and the principal fields…

A BRIEF DESCRIPTION IS GIVEN OF THE FEDERAL ADULT BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM, UNDER THE ADULT EDUCATION ACT OF 1966, AT THE NATIONAL AND STATE LEVELS (INCLUDING PUERTO RICO, GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS) AS PROVIDED BY STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES. STATISTICS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1965 AND 1966, AND ESTIMATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1967, INDICATE…

A SURVEY OF 45 SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL FROM 22 STATES AND ONE FOREIGN COUNTRY ATTENDING THE 1967 NDEA FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTITUTE HELD AT CENTRAL WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE PROVIDED A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ANALYZE NATIONAL THINKING ON THE PROBLEM OF UNSTABLE ENROLLMENT TRENDS IN SECONDARY SCHOOL RUSSIAN PROGRAMS AND, CONSEQUENTLY, TO SUGGEST WAYS OF…

This report analyzes 1979 spring term enrollment data for all 39 Illinois Community College Districts (whether on the quarter or semester system) and winter quarter enrollments for the five districts on the quarter system and compares these data with similar figures for 1974 through 1978. Information is organized in 14 data tables in terms of…

Information concerning college and university admissions and enrollment in New York State for fall 1978 is compiled in this document published annually by the New York State Education Department. Enrollment data are tabulated by type of institution, level of study, sex, institutional classification, attendance status, and credit/noncredit status.…

The persistence of the freshman class (5,052 students) of 1974 at Indiana University's Bloomington campus was investigated. The students were classified into three groups according to their enrollment status in the fall of 1976. Two-thirds were persisters who were enrolled for their third academic year. Among the students who were no longer…

Information on degrees, diplomas, and certificates awarded by Canadian universities during the calendar year 1975 is presented in this report. Table 1 provides historical data on bachelor, masters, and doctoral degrees awarded over the last 12 years. Table 2 presents summary data by institution on the various levels of degrees, diplomas, and…

This paper provides an analysis of the activities of the postsecondary opportunity programs in New York State. The four programs serving disadvantaged populations in 1975-76 were: College Discovery; Search for Education, Elevation, and Knowledge; the Educational Opportunity Program; and the Higher Education Opportunity Program. Approximately…

The American College Testing Program (ACT) reports on a survey of 1,717 institutions in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and related territories. The institutions covered in this study include responding four-year and upper-division colleges, universities, and other baccalaureate degree-granting schools; graduate, professional, and theological schools; and…

About 150 educators, administrators, and officials of public and private educational agencies took part in three days of discussions that focused on equal opportunity and the related issues of: (1) access, placement, and retention; (2) black colleges; (3) standardized tests; (4) needed change in white attitudes; (5) open admissions; (6)…

As part of a longitudinal study of student progress through the Hawaii community colleges, spring 1976 applications to the system were studied. The total number of applications received numbered 6,692 (3,924 new students, and 2,768 transfers), about half the number received for the fall semester (13,631). The colleges accepted 90 percent of the…

Changes in Canadian financing of education, and specifically in expenditure per student, for all educational levels in the last 15 years are examined through analysis of the proportions of national, provincial, and other support in relation to gross national product, total government expenditures, and enrollments. (MSE)

Reflects on the declining quality of higher education today, the increasing inability of higher education to meet student needs, and the ways in which demographic influences will affect higher education in the next 16 years. Offers seven suggestions for leaders of higher education in dealing with these concerns. (IW)