Judith Eaton offers an interesting projection about what the ultimate impact will be of the current call for greater higher education accountability. While her view may be a bit extreme, it captures the dilemma of what to do when the public presses for increased information and transparency from colleges and universities. If information is provided, [...]
An earlier post to this blog dealt with Transparency by Design, an effort by a dozen higher education institutions – Capella University included – that serve adult students at a distance to publicly report on what those students will actually learn. Recently, Bob Morse of U.S. News & World Report, commented on Transparency by Design [...]
Here is another excellent article from Inside Higher Education. Author Cliff Adelman notes that some 700,000 to 840,000 military members and their families are enrolled in American higher education. This number accounts for roughly 5% of all American enrollments and these students are part of the other 85%. Adelman correctly points out that these enrollments [...]
In his article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Kevin Carey asserts that higher education must attend to the real value of education provided to students. And that value should drive how much tuition costs. He does not believe that value of education is used in setting prices. He states that “With [...]
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Welcome to The Other 85 Percent. So what does "the other 85 percent" refer to? Research has shown that only about 15 percent of higher education students still fit the traditional definition of young adults age 18 to 22 who live on campus and go to school full time. more
