Raises fundamental questions regarding student recruitment: (1) why recruit students into nursing? (2) what are the issues that determine whether a school should have a nursing program? and (3) what are students being recruited into? (JOW)

Warns that the failure of public schools to provide extensive technological training and to restructure curriculum in order to achieve technological relevance may result in their "environmental collapse"--that is, their abandonment by dissatisfied constituents and clients for an economically attractive alternative. (Author/WD)

Due to economic factors, many institutions of higher education may be forced to reduce faculty positions. The procedures used by Emporia State University (Kansas) can be used as a model for colleges needing to pursue various methods of retrenchment. (JN)

Highlights the findings of a study by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development on the effects of declining enrollment on instructional and supervisory programs, reviews the ramifications of P.L. 94-142, and suggests new instructional arrangements for coping with an era of retrenchment. (Author/WD)

Introduces this special issue by outlining the issues (enrollment decline, federal budget restraints, federal cost containment guidelines, and inflation) that will be addressed. (IRT)

Addresses problems of declining enrollments and abolition of history requirements at the college level. Proposes restructuring of the traditional survey courses. (KC)

Colleges should look at themselves to discover why enrollments are declining. (MM)

Examining the reading level of two series of high school physics texts widely used between 1954 and 1976, this study indicates that the reading level of these two texts did increase during the 1960s while at the same time there was a decline in overall reading ability as reflected by SAT scores. (JC)

When responses from 135 of 222 New York secondary agriculture teachers were compared with a 1983 study, a 10% decrease in supervised agricultural experience (SAE) was found. Barriers were low level of summer employment, limited release time, less funding for transportation, and scheduling problems. A comprehensive overhaul of the concept and…

Recruiting middle school students for vocational education must be a comprehensive process that includes developing student interest and securing the support and participation of administrators, counselors, teachers, and parents. (SK)

Schools and states are responding to declining enrollments and need for educational reform in vocational and technical teacher education. At least 10% of colleges and universities have closed their programs, and many teachers receive no formal preparation before beginning their careers. (JOW)

The relationship between organizational culture and effectiveness is a dominant, if problematical, theme in management theory. This article illustrates one aspect of this relationship by analyzing data from a London comprehensive school experiencing a substantial decline in enrollment and in the 11+ component of that enrollment. Ameliorative steps…

Examined enrollment declines at three single-gender institutions in Massachusetts, asking: What strategies did they use in responding to enrollment decline? What planning-related factors were instrumental in aiding recovery? Found that each employed different responses and planning processes; two reversed the decline. Faculty and administrator…

Analyzes the enrollment patterns in chemistry during the first part of this century. Shows that the early progress of women in the first two decades of this century was not sustained and that a decrease in women's participation in all fields of chemistry was seen in the next few decades. Suggests explanations for these findings. (JRH)