From his broad experiences in the field of education, the author discusses the role of the professor of educational administration, stressing the position's importance as a link between the scholarly disciplines and the field of practice. (Author/WD)

In the past, physical educators and coaches have been too superficial and lax in their professional efforts. Teachers in the disciplines of physical education and sports need to develop identifiable, consistent educational philosophies. (JN)

This paper describes how one school district grappled with the problem of deciding which of its schools should be closed. Also discussed is how predictive data from a computer simulation of school closings were used in making the decision. (Author/EB)

The major purpose of this study was to identify which of 16 socioeconomic variables discriminated most effectively between districts with declining enrollments and districts with rising enrollments among public elementary and secondary schools in Tennessee. (Author/IRT)

Discusses the important challenges facing high school chemistry teachers in the 1980s. Topics include increasing the enrollment of non-science-oriented students in high school chemistry courses and teaching the Interdisciplinary Approaches to Chemistry (IAC) program to college-bound general students. (BT)

National, regional, and institutional trends projected by several researchers are discussed. In spite of the wide range of predictions and possibilities about future enrollment trends, the majority of the forecasters take a moderate view of the future growth. (Author/MLW)

Factors associated with state school finance court cases that are most pressing in an urban environment are how the fiscal capacity of a school district is determined, the greater concentration of students with a need for more costly programs, and the high costs of providing services in urban districts. (Author/MLF)

Discusses the implications on public education of declining enrollment, one-parent families, and working mothers. (MLF)

Forces affecting declining enrollments in schools, colleges of education, and special education are traced, and factors which may offset the declines in special educaton preservice enrollments are identified. The importance of upgrading competencies of special education teachers certified through marginal programs is emphasized. (CL)

This is a report on the decrease in enrollment in secondary schools observed in England, and the effect this decrease is likely to have on science education. (BB)

Principals, assistant principals, and headmasters tell how their schools are coping with declining enrollments. (IRT)

Advisory committee meetings and surveys of students (n=175) and employers (n=30) were used to revise the human resources and personnel management certificate programs at the University of Calgary. Revisions were done in the context of resource constraints, postsecondary competition, and declining enrollment. (SK)

Considers the notion of schools in a "spiral of decline," in which less popular schools within a market system lose numbers and increase their proportion of socially disadvantaged pupils over time. Using data derived from all secondary schools in England from 1989 to 1999, finds little evidence for any increase in the existence of such…

The decline of German language and area studies worldwide is documented, and ten specific strategies for strengthening German language education in Australia are outlined. (MSE)