By almost any measure, higher education is a vital part of the U.S. economy and society. Yet there is concern that the sector is inefficient or ill equipped to adapt to a changing environment. The information revolution, an aging population, demographic shifts, and a declining fiscal base all present it with major challenges. In Pursuit of Prestige describes the results of a two-year study of higher education in the United States designed to shed light on these issues. This volume examines higher education as an industry. It focuses on how institutions serve four identifiable markets that generate revenues (student enrollment, research funding, public fiscal support, and private giving). They analyze higher educational institutions' investment, pricing, and marketing behaviors, and the nature of competition among schools. They review the industry's basic conditions and market structure, then define the three key dimensions--degree level, scope, and resource allocation--by which institutions map out strategies for competing for markets. The heart of the book is an analysis showing how these strategies are carried out based on site-visit data from 26 highly diverse colleges and universities. This broad sampling covers all geographic regions of the country and every type of institution from elite research universities to community colleges. The authors then consider what strategies are possible in particular markets and how they affect students and competing institutions. Their conclusion draws out the implications of strategy and competition for the various customers of the U.S. higher education industry. Groundbreaking and genuinely exploratory in methodology.

In Pursuit of Prestige: Strategy and Competition in U.S. Higher Education

Business & Money

Gates, Susan M.

Goldman, Charles A.

Brewer, Dominic J.

Economics

Transaction Pub

Federal spending for scientific research at U.S. academic institutions equals approximately $15 billion each year. According to the analysis in this report, about three-quarters of this amount supports the direct costs of conducting research. The other one-quarter covers facilities and administrative (F&A) costs. F&A costs encompass spending on such items as maintenance and renewal, libraries, and the salaries of departmental and central office staff. The research partnership between the federal government and universities is widely praised for its contributions to the public welfare. The costs shared by each participant in the system are subject to policy debate and negotiation. This report provides up-to-date quantitative and qualitative data on F&A costs to inform that policy debate.

Paying for Research Facilities and Administration

Science & Math

Williams, T.

Research

RAND Corporation

Describes the first phase (2001-2004) of Qatar's bold K12 education reform initiative, Education for a New Era, based on Rand's experiences as part of this ambitious, multiparticipant effort. Rand examined the existing Qatari education system, recommended options for building a worldclass system, and supported implementation of the chosen option, which is based on internationally benchmarked curriculum standards and parental choice of schools.

Education for a New Era: Design and Implementation of K-12 Education Reform in Qatar

Politics & Social Sciences

Augustine, Catherine H.

Zellman, Gail L.

Ryan, Gery

Social Sciences

The Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) program serves more than 550,000 high school students each year, many of whom are at risk for failing academically or dropping out of school. This report examines the representativeness of the JROTC program at the school level with respect to geography and demographics and determines how federal laws and policies affect starting and sustaining JROTC units.

Geographic and Demographic Representativeness of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps

Wright, Cameron

Schweig, Jonathan

Buenaventura, Maya

Management & Leadership

The authors examine how joint educational institutions, joint stakeholders, and the military services can support a transition to joint professional military education (JPME) using the outcomes expected of graduates rather than traditional learning processes. They also provide recommendations for how joint stakeholders and the military services can better integrate talent management and JPME processes to support the outcomes-based approach.

Making the Grade: Integration of Joint Professional Military Education and Talent Management in Developing Joint Officers

History

LAWRENCE, ANTHONY

Jackson, Kimberly

Mayberry, Paul W.

Hastings, Eric

Acheson-Field, Hannah

Military

Career Services and College-Employer Partnership Practices in Community Colleges: Colleges in California, Ohio, and Texas

Rico, Monica

Karam, Rita T.

Intellectual Firepower: A Review of Professional Military Education in the U.S. Department of Defense

Education & Teaching

Thompson, Nathan

Giglio, Katheryn

Hubble, Travis

Schools & Teaching

An effort to bring international higher education to Georgians--particularly in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)--included a project in which San Diego State University partnered with three Georgian public universities to enhance the delivery of high-quality STEM bachelor's degrees. In this report, the authors assess the project's implementation, graduate outcomes, sustainability, and return on investment.

From San Diego to Tbilisi―Adopting International Higher Education in the Country of Georgia: Georgia II STEM Higher Education Final Evaluation Report

Giglio, Kate

Giorgadze, Julie

Lim, Jing Zhi

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