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ERIC Number: EJ441565
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0316-1218
Outcomes Assessment: How Much Value Does University Education Add?
Evers, Fredrick T.; Gilbert, Sid N.
Canadian Journal of Higher Education, v21 n2 p53-76 1991
Data from two independent Canadian research studies found that university education produced added value on such dimensions of student development as reasoning, time management, and quantitative skills but not on social skills, supervisory skills, conflict management, and creativity. Universities are urged to develop more than mere competence in their students. (DB)
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Competence, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Individual Development, Institutional Mission, Outcomes of Education, Skill Development, Student Development, Student Educational Objectives
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada