Discusses a study undertaken to assess the status of social studies teacher education. The study involved a survey which asked 58 teacher educators about their views concerning current and emerging issues, trends, needs, programs, and practices in social studies teacher education. Findings and recommendations for action are presented. (DB)

Reports findings from a nationwide survey of 95 school districts conducted to find out how they were coping with the effects of declining enrollments on instructional and supervisory programs. (Author)

The peculiar nature of the academic market is examined in the face of a bleak demographic situation in higher education. The benefits and risks that the marketing movement may carry for the system, the intellectual tradition, and the students, are discussed. (Author/PHR)

Declining enrollments, eroding institutional support, and an increase in the number of library schools are indicative of an eventual decrease in the quality of graduate library education. Contradictions in current accreditation standards support the need for further discussion of the accreditation process. (FM)

This is an announcement of the availability of the National Research Council's report on "The State of School Science." The report is one of eight that the National Science Foundation requested from eight national organizations, each with a different perspective on science education. (Author/SA)

An excerpt from John A. Centra's "College Enrollment in the 1980's" reveals, among other facts, that projections for the next 20 years' forecast enrollment show declines and that the regional and state trends will vary from the national trends. Factors affecting enrollment levels at different institutions are surveyed. (PHR)

Responds to Don Morgan's reaction (JC 502 050) to David Riesman's article, "Community Colleges: Some Tentative Hypotheses" (JC 502 056). Summarizes Riesman's major arguments and challenges Morgan's interpretations of them. (AYC)

The application of multiple linear regression to the identification of appropriate criterion variables and the prediction of enrollment in college courses during a period of major rapid decline (1972-1978) are discussed. An example is presented. (Author/JKS)

Skepticism about the power of education challenges the educational administrator to (1) attain a better understanding of the sources of dissatisfaction and their implications for change, (2) learn to cope with adversity and make constructive use of it, and (3) define the leadership requirements needed to address education's problems. (MB)

Describes methods for maintaining enrollments and student credit hour production in physics and discusses the implications for staffing general education courses in physics departments. (MLH)

Reviews the history of private liberal arts junior colleges, from the founding of Lasell Female Academy in 1851, to their zenith in the mid-1940s, and their decline in numbers and enrollments in the 1970s. Emphasizes their role in the development of egalitarianism within U.S. higher education. (DMM)

Presents a cautiously optimistic view of the future of private junior colleges, arguing that there is a need for their values-oriented approach to education and for a pluralistic educational system. Discusses challenges, including the high cost of education and potential enrollment declines. (DMM)

Discusses the Seventh Annual Status Report: Minorities in Higher Education. The findings indicate that there has been a decline in the number of Black males attending college from 1976 to 1986. Factors that may have influenced this decline and areas for further consideration are presented. (JS)

When forced to close 6 schools because of declining enrollment, Topeka (Kansas) Public Schools had to transfer thousands of students and reassign 385 teachers. The district had great success with a newly designed teacher assignment process borrowing from the National Football League draft but including special features benefiting teachers and…

Develops a theoretical framework for analyzing the behavior of Iowa school district managers affected by declining enrollment and estimates the impacts on school costs. Estimates the declining enrollment adjustment period length and evaluates theoretical implications of selected proposals for compensating local school districts faced with…