Ways that two history departments, one at a private university and the other at a state college, have coped with declining enrollment and the increased competition for students, funds, and faculty are described. (MLW)

National survey responses show school boards' top concerns to be financial support for schools and declining enrollment. Concerns about collective bargaining and about management and leadership have dramatically increased over the previous year. The number of women and minorities on boards has declined. Board vs. public priorities are compared.…

Minority enrollments in higher education plateaued in the 1970s and, especially with blacks, have declined ever since. The consequence of such decline at the undergraduate level has a "ripple effect" seen in reduced numbers of graduate students, professional students, and those available to fill faculty and administrative positions. (MLW)

Summarizes legal and philosophical bases of Catholic education in Scotland, discusses implications of declining enrollment, and outlines seven current concerns including higher education, special education, teacher qualifications, curriculum for religious education, and programs for the Christian formation of adults. Predicts continued controversy…

Analysis of three English schools indicates that "low morale" is a diffuse phenomenon used by teachers to describe important aspects of their response to working life. It is always better management practice to accept this perception of reality than to take on defensive postures or deny its existence. (MLF)

In British higher education, the period since 1979 has been characterized by severe external pressure, loss of political support, reduced budgets, and a demographically-driven enrollment decline. Underneath the public discussion of these issues are emerging new structures and ideas for change, accelerating a long-dormant reform process. (MSE)

This study, a follow-up to an earlier study which found declining rates of enrollment at institutions of higher education in Minnesota, examined the specifics of this trend. Major findings indicated: (1) the 1990s have seen a serious decline in high school graduate enrollment in Minnesota colleges; (2) the decline cannot be accounted for by more…

One sociology department has responded to the decline in its student enrollment by developing an applied sociology program at the graduate and undergraduate levels. The BS degree emphasizes research skills and an internship; the MA degree facilitates training in interdisciplinary problem-solving skills; and a Research Institute coordinates…

The 1980s and 1990s will present higher education administrators with the challenge of managing institutions of constant or declining size. Faculty as well as administrators will of necessity have to learn the language of economic theory. (JOW)

Examines the legal aspects and problems of school ownership, school closing, and reuse of school property. Proposes new legislation establishing "community/schools" that vests ownership of school property in the municipality in which the property is located. (Author/MLF)

This aricle describes the successful efforts of district arts teachers in saving their art programs in the face of declining enrollments. The Board of Education accepted the committee report, retaining all tenured and non-tenured staff, and was willing to make a substantial financial commitment to the fine arts program. (KC)

Because they feel that music educators should be aware of general educational trends, the authors present an overview, with statistics, of two of education's most pressing problems: declining enrollments and higher costs. (JL)

Demography, economics, concentrated decision making, and politicization, will constitute the future policymaking environment for education. In addition, these conditions are likely to have a direct effect upon educators themselves; they will provoke higher levels of conflict within and among education organizations. (Author/BW)

Examines the organizational and managerial response by the public school bureaucracy in New York City to the problem of enrollment decline. Discussion focuses on the issues of population decline, the fiscal crisis, school closings, problems of contracting organizations, decision making techniques, and the environmental and organizational context…

Formal state coordination of higher education is seen as a product of the enrollment growth of the 1960s. Declining enrollment will place great strains on coordination. The future of higher education depends upon the policies of the states, in terms of financing of new initiatives and overall guidance and governance. (MLW)