Chinese American Educational Research and Development Association
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Educational Research & Development Journal
Vol 17, No 1 (2014)
Challenges to Student Enrollment Forecasting in the 21st Century |
| Robin Saunders, T.C. Chan |
Abstract |
| Student enrollment forecasting has been performed by school district educational planners at least annually if not more often to look into the crystal ball of district growth. It generates basic information for the budget planning for the entire school district. Cohort Survival Method has been used for years with an acceptable level of accuracy. However, educational, economic and social developments in recent years have raised new challenges to educational planners in performing their daily forecasting duties. In this article, the authors identified these challenging issues and suggested possible strategies to meet with these challenges. |
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ISSN: 1526-8659