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Tuesday, February 28, 1989 / University Daily Kansan
Education enrollment growing
Student enrollment in the undergraduate and graduate departments of the School of Education has risen by 60 percent since the spring of 1985. The growth is due to a greater national concern for education, rising teacher's salaries, and increased admissions standards. Figures below show only increases since the School of Education started a five-year program.
Fall Spring Summer
1985-86 3,731 4,217 2,017
1986-87 4,176 4,860 2,430
1987-88 4,351 5,102 2,474
1988-89 4,932 5,723 Not available
Source: School of Education
Dave Eames/KANSAN
Enrollment jump causes problems
Education faces large classes, faculty crunch
by Kris M. Bergquist Kansan staff writer
An enrollment increase in the School of Education has created mixed feelings among school officials.
"We're excited about the response because we're attracting new students," said Edwar Meyen, dean of education. "We're frustrated because the enrollment has gone up beyond the faculty resources. It's a serious problem, and we have to consider options, and one of them may be limiting the number of students admitted."
Enrollment has gone up 13.4 percent since last spring. It has increased 60 percent since Spring 1985, according to a study completed
by the school.
Meyen said enrollment had increased gradually during the past three years after the school phased out its four-year students. All students in the school are now in a five-year program.
Walter Smith, the chairman of the curriculum and instruction department, said that the school changed to a five-year program because teachers are be prepared for everything they're expected to know in four years.
"A liberal arts education is very important. There are issues that teachers have to address every year," Smith said. "This year it is sexually transmitted disease. Teachers are not only expected to know about it, but to be able to teach it to a group of third-graders."
"About 10 years ago, there was a decline across the country in education," Meyen said. "Now, people are recognizing how important education is to society. The role of teachers is more attractive than in the past.
Meyen said there had been an increase in enrollment because there was a greater national concern for education, teacher's salaries were rising and admission standards at the school had increased.
"The increase is a national trend. However, many schools 'enrollments have stayed down. Because of the increase in our program, ours has increased."
Because of the enrollment increase, Smith said that additional sections of classes had to be added, a new faculty member was hired and the school was using more graduate teaching assistants.
He said more class sections were needed, more students were in each class, and more advising and supervision of interns were needed.
William Lasher, professor of curriculum and instruction, said that the enrolment in his science methods course was up and that he could see a
need for more professors because of the demands of increased enrollment and the need for maintaining quality programs.
"There is serious discussion about limiting enrollment of students," Smith said.
The departments of math, science,
special education and foreign language have the largest number of courses for capacities to be filled. Meyen said.
Carolyn Wingerd, Clay Center sophomore, said that her classes, such as "Introduction to Teaching; awareness," were getting crowded.
"Everyone I asked said that they were in elementary education," she said. "Sometimes I get discouragement because I'm afraid I don't get a job."
Harriet Brockman, Overland Park senior, said that because she was a senior in the school, an increase had not been noticeable.
"the increases are mostly in the freshman and sophomore introduce. Brockman said I have the same two sets of that have always been in them."
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