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Douglass, John Aubrey – Center for Studies in Higher Education, 2012
For-profit colleges and universities in the US have been growing at a staggering pace in enrollment, in profits, and in the corporate value of those traded on the New York Stock Exchange. From 2000 to 2010, the sector grew by some 235 percent in enrollment, increasing its market share from 3 to 9.1 percent of all tertiary enrolled students. What…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Free Enterprise System, Public Colleges, Educational Attainment
Segrera, Francisco Lopez – Center for Studies in Higher Education, 2010
Universities in Latin America and in the Caribbean (LAC), and throughout the world, are facing one of the most challenging eras in their history. Globalization presents many important opportunities for higher education, but also poses serious problems and raises questions about how best to serve the common good. The traditional values of…
Descriptors: Private Education, Higher Education, Privatization, Global Approach