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Zhong, Zhou; Liu, Lu; Coates, Hamish; Kuh, George – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2019
Staying abreast of developments in Chinese higher education is challenging. In addition to geopolitical circumstances, language, history, and culture can make it difficult for U.S. university leaders and policy makers to establish deep, meaningful relationships with Chinese colleagues. In addition, China is a huge country, with nuanced regional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Cultural Differences, Educational Innovation
Massy, William F.; Sullivan, Teresa A.; Mackie, Christopher – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2013
Higher education is a critical element of the American economy, because of both its benefits and its costs to individuals and taxpayers. Yet we know very little about the relationships between the things colleges and universities do and the resources they need to do them. Currently, shrinking public support and increasing tuition make it urgent…
Descriptors: Measurement, Productivity, Higher Education, Costs
Howard-Vital, Michelle – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2006
The characteristics that students like in for-profit postsecondary institutions are present in many more traditional institutions as well. Yet most students who attend for-profit institutions are not convinced that they can fit into traditional institutions. In this article, the author examines the reasons why for-profit institutions appeal more…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Private Colleges, Student Attitudes, Interviews
Kinser, Kevin – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2006
The University of Phoenix is a unique institution, and its presence has certainly influenced postsecondary education. It has played a significant role in the recognition and accreditation of institutions with campuses in many states, and its accelerated, career-oriented programs represent a real innovation in teaching working adults. From a policy…
Descriptors: Universities, Higher Education, Proprietary Schools, Enrollment Trends
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Kuh, George D.; Kinzie, Jillian; Schuh, John H.; Whitt, Elizabeth J. – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2005
College costs are rising and enrollments are at an all-time high, yet the proportion of students earning degrees has stayed more or less constant for decades. This leads some to conclude that colleges aren't holding up their end of the educational bargain. The question, Do they graduate? is receiving the most scrutiny by state legislatures and by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, School Effectiveness, Higher Education, Graduation Rate