Enrollments, test scores, employment--all down. A grim picture for teacher training programs and people attracted to the field. But there are some signs of revitalization. (Editor)

Maintains that colleges and universities in the United States need not close their doors as a result of declining enrollments in the 1980s. Cites evidence to support this contention and suggests that institutions of higher education increase efforts to fully integrate programs for adult learners with those for traditional students. (DB)

Cites instances of community colleges turning away students due to lack of adequate enrollment space, and thus fulfilling their own prophecies of declining enrollments. Calls for a study of the number of, type of, and reasons for students being turned away from community colleges. (CAM)

Some school space is "surplus" only when measured by the old needs of traditional education. When considered for the broader needs of the community education concept, the space is an opportunity for better communities. (Author)

British government policies affecting education are in four categories: deliberate party policies for education; as part of a tradition of consensual policymaking; forced on government by external constraints; and deriving from other areas such as public expenditure or central-local government relations. Few are found in the first category. (MSE)

Describes the findings of a Canadian commission which inquired into the effects of declining enrollments on matters affecting school buildings, school curriculum, the teaching force, and the wider community. Also includes recommendations for action to the Minister of Education. (CT)

Assumptions about academic staffing in Canadian universities are examined in light of the combined effects of the expansionist 1960s and the depressed 1970s. Six critical issues that require attention in the higher education community are presented for examination, including mid-career alternatives and the need for objective data. (JMF)

The evidence relating to the decline in higher education in the United States is summarized, and comparison is made between the U.S. system and that of the United Kindgom, especially in relation to the resilience of the two systems. It is concluded the U.K. system may be less resilient in a period of severe fiscal restraint and declining…

Declining enrollment is emerging as a positive stimulus in motivating school personnel to discover innovative coping strategies. Two Illinois school districts have developed ways to adjust. (Author/MLF)

Data from 7,179 graduates of high schools that sent students to Altoona Vocational Technical School (AVTS) and 962 responses to a questionnaire provided information about enrollment trends, vocational credits, postsecondary experience, and work experience. (SK)

Presents research findings concerning the quality of Catholic education and reviews educational marketplace characteristics leading to declining enrollments. Recommends that middle school enrollment declines be viewed as retention problems. Offers guidelines for recruiting middle school students to Catholic education. Advocates a critical…

Although African-American students' high school graduation rates has increased during this decade, their enrollment and retention in mainstream higher education institutions has steadily declined, with no national plan to reverse the trend. Study of selected social, economic, and political factors critical to academic success gives some insight…

The proportion of Princeton University (New Jersey) freshmen who identify themselves as Jewish is half what it was in 1973, and the proportion of Jewish Princeton students overall is less than half that of Harvard University (Massachusetts) or Yale University (Connecticut). Some fault recruitment strategy changes; others believe fewer Jewish…

Describes the use of cost effectiveness analysis of educational productivity in Phase I and II of the Regents Study of Organizational Change. Twenty school districts were selected for the study based on declining enrollment, high noninstructional expenses, high state aid, and high local tax burdens. (MMU)

Managing communities in economic decline takes special management skills, including knowledge of the change process, conflict resolution, organizational decision-making and leadership styles, power-base utilization, and management theory. Planners should consider a multiyear time frame, clear mission, prioritized core services, reallocated…