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Institute for Higher Education Policy, 2005
Higher education provides a broad array of benefits to both individuals and society. While such a statement has been a long-held belief in American higher education, only recently has the combination of social and economic benefits that accrue from the investment in higher education received sustained attention. This study attempts to build on…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Benefits, Census Figures, Economic Progress
Institute for Higher Education Policy, 2004
A bachelor?s degree has become worth more than $1 million in lifetime earnings, the other economic and social benefits of college are even more important, including increased tax revenues, decreased reliance on public assistance programs, lower unemployment rates, and increased voting, volunteering, and other civic activities. Because a college…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Taxes, Disadvantaged, Paying for College
Steele, Patricia E.; Wolanin, Thomas R. – Institute for Higher Education Policy, 2004
In a new study under the Institute's Changing Dimensions grant from the Ford Foundation, the dilemmas facing policymakers dealing with students with disabilities are examined. As students with disabilities move toward equal opportunities in elementary and secondary education, policymakers have placed greater emphasis on equal access to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Disabilities, Educational Policy, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)
Institute for Higher Education Policy, 2004
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities are in an unrivaled position to remedy the technological disenfranchisement of the nation's emerging majority populations--the nation's future workforce--but remain limited due to lack of financial resources. While some…
Descriptors: Users (Information), Higher Education, Information Technology, Black Colleges
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Ringwood, John V.; Devitt, Frank; Doherty, Sean; Farrell, Ronan; Lawlor, Bob; McLoone, Sean C.; McLoone, Seamus F.; Rogers, Alan; Villing, Rudi; Ward, Tomas – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2005
This paper reports on a load balancing system for an academic department, which can be used as an implementation mechanism for strategic planning. In essence, it consists of weighting each activity within the department and performing workload allocation based on this transparent scheme. The experience to date has been very positive, in terms of…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning
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Szekeres, Judy – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2004
Where are university administrators placed in texts that are centred around universities? There appears to be either a total confusion in terminology about administration or a complete disregard for administrators' work but in most cases administrative staff in universities are largely invisible. This paper explores a range of texts (academic,…
Descriptors: Novels, Employee Attitudes, School Publications, Government Publications