As we approach the crest of collegiate-level enrollments in the early 1980s, we must be mindful of the potentiality of a 25-30 per cent decline by 1990. Our challenge is to plan ahead constructively to serve society and students better. (Author)

The author looks at some recent indications of the effects of declining school enrollments and their implications for industrial arts and vocational education teachers and for educational programs. To emphasize the concern for their jobs that teachers should be feeling, he cites a new system for teacher evaluation in the Baltimore, Maryland, city…

Coleman has suggested metropolitan-area busing as an integration method since previous studies have shown that local governments are highly resistant to structural changes. (Author/JM)

The differences between superficial promotional activities and effective marketing programs for law school admissions are examined, and the role of the admissions officer is discussed. (MSE)

Provides some of the results of the Engineering Manpower Commission's fall 1986 survey of enrollments in engineering education. Includes tabular data on those enrollments categorized by students in all institutions surveyed and for just those students in accredited programs, as well as by curriculum and by school and state. (TW)

Discusses some of the problems in enrollment in academic engineering programs, particularly in electrical and computer engineering. Describes the teaching engineering program at Utah State University in an effort to address these problems. (TW)

Describes a study of the mainstreaming of adult students conducted by the College Board, presenting hypotheses regarding enrollment rates and patterns. Reviews reasons community colleges still concentrate on the declining college-age student market; and reasons for enrollment declines among adult learners. Offers examples of responsive approaches…

The recent literature on issues of quality, retrenchment, and evaluation suggest the kinds of planning and institutional research needed to aid college and university decision processes to sustain and improve program quality. An extensive bibliography is provided. (MLW)

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…