Concern is expressed about the measures that enrollment-driven colleges are taking to survive: destructive competitive practices may result in scrambled curricula and scrambled college identities. State control is an increasingly real possibility if such developments get out of hand. (MSE)

A model, appropriate for small and rural schools, offers an alternative to consolidation. Through its use, four Minnesota school districts have retained aspects of local school tradition and have provided improved educational opportunities to their high school students. (CM)

Discusses advances made in school counseling in Ontario in the past decade and goals for the future. Counselors must strive for continual improvement and evaluation of their own and their school programs to assist students in developing personal life skills. (JAC)

The impact of demographic developments upon higher education is discussed, including the educational policy planning issue of how to meet cyclical developments in student enrollment. The teacher market in general and the faculty market in particular are described. (Author/MLW)

This paper discusses a small-scale study of student reaction to a new choice-based modular course structure in the Department of Education, University of York. Implications for university planning in an era of financial and enrollment decline are drawn from these findings on student choice of courses. (SJL)

Describes a conference that was organized to identify and bring out into the open, special problems facing master's institutions. The discussion at the conference centered around four interrelated issues: declining enrollments; employment opportunities, program design, and recruitment and finding. (GA)

Echoes the concern expressed in the Report of the President's Commission on Foreign Language and International Studies, decrying declining enrollments in foreign language programs. Analyzes the causes of this decline by reviewing recent historical events and cultural trends, and suggests that it is matched by a decline in English verbal aptitudes.…

Discusses the need for educators to respond positively to changing enrollments and financial conditions by demonstrating fiscal responsibility, planning and developing relevant academic programs, and understanding the types of students being served. Attitudinal and managerial factors in the achievement of these goals are explored. (JP)

Describes an interdisciplinary approach to modern language curriculum design and its results in reversing the declining enrollment trend. These results stem from a global awareness program featuring courses on language role and language communities and training in textual analysis. Adds that the interdisciplinary approach has produced better…

Enrollment declines during the next 15 years in the college-age group, especially in the country's northeastern quadrant, are discussed. In the northeastern region, enrollment declines are likely to be twice the national rate. A model, designed to reflect what is likely to happen, is provided. (MLW)

An estimate of departmental cost functions in seven departments at 31 private liberal arts colleges is given. Estimates indicate that departmental costs are relatively inelastic, indicating that financial problems will be compounded in an era of enrollment decline. (Author/MSE)

Criticizes current research for equating declining urban school enrollments with White flight. Describes a study conducted in Louisville (Jefferson County), Kentucky, in which birth rate decline and ongoing out-migration variables were considered. Shows that many White families, rather than leaving the community, actually transferred their…

Based partly on his experience at Ravenscote County Middle School, the author illustrates the increasing inappropriateness and indefensibility of headteacher autocracy and the dividends to be reaped from full staff participation in decision making. (Editor)

The growing interest in historic preservation has sparked interest in recycling existing school buildings. (Author/MLF)

Describes a survey conducted to assess the impact of declining enrollments on the college-preparatory, general education, and elective curricula of 202 high schools. Findings are discussed in terms of the size and type of the schools and are compared with the results of a literature review. (JP)