Noting that mass education is a product of the affluent society, this article details efforts in West Germany to maintain quality education in times of shrinking economic growth, decreasing entry-level enrollments, level-funding, and decreasing political priority. Provides facts and figures on population trends, educational funding, demographic…

Declining academic credentials of law-school applicants, coupled with a significant drop in the number of applications, are forcing all but the most prestigious law schools to accept students they would have previously rejected. Figures collected by the Law School Admission Council/Law School Admission Services are analyzed. (MLW)

Colleges and universities should become age-integrated institutions and focus more on continuing education programs as a primary institutional function. (MSE)

Analysis of budgetary, personnel, and enrollemnt records from school districts in the Saint Louis, Missouri, area reveals that the administrative share of resources grows as funding increases or enrollment declines. Tendencies to cut administrative staffing when funds are restricted suggest that improved cost-benefit analysis of administration may…

Objectives of research to investigate recruitment activities by colleges of pharmacy were: to determine the extent of declining applications to pharmacy schools, to identify recruitment activities conducted by pharmacy schools, and to determine the perceived importance of specific recruitment activities. (Author/MLW)

Harlow, one of Britain's New Towns, attracted numerous young families in its early years, prompting development of a large school system with good career advancement opportunities for young teachers. As the town's population aged, enrollment fell drastically, necessitating major school reorganization to meet significantly changed student and…

Discusses the problem of the declining number of students majoring in theater arts. (PD)

Presents results of a New Mexico school survey that found the quality of education improved in schools as enrollment declined. (MD)

Each Spring, community colleges report their opening spring term enrollment figures to the Illinois Community College Board on a brief spring enrollment survey. This report contains information on student enrollments as of the end of registration (usually the 10th day of the term) for the spring semester and for the winter quarter at the College…

The characteristics of the environment in which colleges and universities exist--enrollment trends, financial exigencies, federal policy changes, unexpected disaster--are creating conditions of decline that require a new set of administrative and organizational responses. Flexibility, innovation, and pro-activity are suggested for effective…

Declining enrollment creates five distinct managerial opportunities: (1) to rethink organizational strategy; (2) to rethink the meaning and measures of performance; (3) to increase managerial flexibility; (4) to rethink the meaning of equity; and (5) to develop new managerial styles. (CJ)

Historians are responsible for the decline of interest in historical studies. They have emphasized the trivial, written for special interest groups, failied to incorporate an analytical dimension, and have not struck a balance between elements of change and continuity. A Canadian history course which responded to these points is discussed. (RM)

Data were analyzed to determine the impact of policy for school closure, consolidation, or shared use on population and land use, school enrollment, and residential property values in the schools' neighborhoods, Results suggested that school closure decisions have important ecological implications and must be made carefully to avoid negative…

To cope with declining high school enrollments, administrators can find new clients, programs, and functions or can cut back by dropping "frills" or closing schools. Guidelines for cuts include three approaches: the rational, cutting the least effective programs; the political, acknowledging political realities; and the symbolic,…

Examines the implications of decreasing pupil populations on educational standards, humanpower use, building policy, and curriculum in England and Wales. The government's use of declining enrollments to justify cuts in education expenditures is discussed. The author advocates giving more attention to long-term planning to improve educational…