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Inaba, Yushi – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2020
Internationally and domestically, depopulation and the decrease of student enrollment caused are becoming an issue of interest in higher education, especially in regions such as east Europe, south Europe, and East Asia. This article analyzes strategies of Japanese universities to tackle depopulation issues in Japan. The 18-year-old bracket…
Descriptors: Universities, Population Trends, Declining Enrollment, Strategic Planning
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Marwell, Gerald – American Sociologist, 2012
Between 1950 and 1980 surveys of academic sociologists revealed a major shift in the relative ratings of the top six Sociology departments. Wisconsin rose from a distant sixth to being rated first or second. Harvard and Columbia dropped from first and second the rankings to as low as sixth seventh. Underlying these trajectories were a variety of…
Descriptors: Sociology, Departments, Universities, Reputation
Ostreko, Amanda L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study aimed to identify which engineering school characteristics relate to higher advanced degree production rates for women and underrepresented minorities (URMs). Data from the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), "U.S. News and World Report" ("USNWR") rankings of engineering graduate programs, Integrated…
Descriptors: Engineering, Engineering Education, Females, Disproportionate Representation