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ERIC Number: EJ643369
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1546
Decision Rules Used in Academic Program Closure: Where the Rubber Meets the Road.
Eckel, Peter D.
Journal of Higher Education, v73 n2 p237-62 Mar-Apr 2002
Adopted a decision/action rationality framework to explore the criteria used to close academic programs at four universities. Findings suggested that decisions are based upon criteria other than those usually stated (e.g., cost, quality, and centrality), and that process leads to criteria generation. (EV)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education, Politics of Education, Program Termination
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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