Прогнозирование изменения численности учащихся общеобразовательных учебных заведений г. Харькова

В статье предлагаются методы прогнозирования изменения численности учащихся общеобразовательных учебных заведений г. Харькова. Сделаны выводы о наиболее эффективном методе, который может быть применен для такого прогнозирования и выбрана наиболее подходящая для прогнозирования изменения численности учащихся модель.In the article methods of forecasting of change of number of pupils of general educational institutions of Kharkov are offered. Conclusions are drawn on the most effective method which can be applied to such forecasting and the most suitable model for forecasting of change of number of pupils is chosen

ROMANIAN PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION FINANCING. IDEAL VS. REALITY

Without a real change, the Romanian education system and especially the pre-university system will not be able to overcome its instability and provisional character. The reformsthat started in 2000 must continue. The success of the decentralization of the pre-university system,as a basic component of the reform, greatly depends on the manner in which the financing of pre-university education must be carried out in accordance with the number of pupils, and the fundsmust be assigned to place the pupil in a flexible and facile environment.pre-university education reform, financing, decentralization.

A Comparative Study of Some Features of Higher Education in Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary

The transition from the centralized economy to the market economy has determined important changes in higher education in the countries of the former socialist bloc. In a relatively short period an impressive growth in the number of students has been recorded without taking into account the evolution of the number of pupils in high school and demographic phenomena, such as increased migration, reduced birth rate, and so on. In a medium and long time horizon the current increases in the number of students cannot be sustained. For the analysis of the data series we used a number of econometric techniques.regression models, cointegration, higher education statistics, education expenditures, ADF, unit roots

THE AGEING OF THE POPULATION OF ROMANIA IN THE EUROPEAN CONTEXT

Demographic ageing appeared in the modern society and designates an important increase in the elderly population segment in the total of the senior population and has implications for all sections of the society. The main cause of this phenomenon is transition from the traditional system of population’s reproduction, with high birth rates, to modern regime, with both low birth rates and mortality. On long term, these new demographic tendencies will affect both the educational system, in the sense of reducing the number of pupils and students, as well as the expansion of the demand for health services and social protection.ageing population, natality, demographic tendencies, life expectancy

Scale Economies Can Offset the Benefits of Competition: Evidence from a School Consolidation Reform in a Universal Voucher System

A large school consolidation reform in the Netherlands changed minimum school size rules underlying public funding. The supply of schools decreased by 15 percent, but this varied considerably across municipalities. We find that reducing the number of schools by 10 percent increases pupils' achievement by 3 percent of a standard deviation. A reduction in the supply of schools implies, for a given number of pupils, an increase in average school size. We present evidence that in our context scale economies dominated the effects of choice and competition. This points to an often ignored trade-off between scale and competition.school choice, competition, school consolidation, achievement, economies of scale