Investment in Learning

2. Auflage 1997
ISBN: 978-0-8018-5530-6
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press

Buch, Englisch, 536 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 757 g

In this classic study of higher education, Bowen discusses the value of higher education to the individual and society, arguing that the nonmonetary benefits far outweigh the monetary benefits.

Each passing year sees the steady rise of tuition costs for American higher education. Issues of student loans, direct lending to institutions, and federally subsidized grants are a staple of news reporting. As colleges and universities across America grapple with ever-tightening budgetary restrictions, they develop new strategies to provide quality services to an increasing student body with decreasing income from endowments, donations, and government programs. For their part, students must grapple with a more competitive job market, and the prospect of unemployment after graduation. As we near the end of the century, many educators, academics, and even potential students are asking an important question: Are our colleges and universities worth what they cost?

In this classic study of higher education, Howard K. Bowen discusses the value of higher education to the individual and society, arguing that the nonmonetary benefits so far outweigh the monetary benefits that "individual and social decisions about the future of higher education should be made primarily on the basis of nonmonetary considerations."Responding to demands for efficiency and accountability, Investment in Learning is still as applicable today as it was twenty years ago.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bowen, Howard R.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword to the 1997 Edition
Foreword
Preface
Part I: The Setting
Chapter 1. Efficiency and Accountability in Higher Education
Chapter 2. Goals: The Intended Outcomes of Higher Education
Part II: Consequences for Individuals
Chapter 3. Cognitive Learning
Chapter 4. Emotional and Moral Development
Chapter 5. Practical Competence for Citizenship and Economic Productivity
Chapter 6. Practical Competence for Family Life, Consumer, Behavior, Leisure, and Health
Chapter 7. The Whole Person
Chapter 8. Similarities and Differences Among Institutions
Part III: Consequences for Society

Chapter 9. Societal Outcomes from Education
Chapter 10. Societal Outcomes from Research and Public Service
Chapter 11. Progress Toward Human Equality

Chapter 12. Economic Returns on Investments in Higher Education
Chapter 13. Views of Social Critics
Part IV: Conclusions
Chapter 14. Is Higher Education Worth the Cost?
Chapter 15. The Future of American Higher Education
References
Name Index
Subject Index

Über Autor(innen)

Bowen, Howard R.
Howard R. Bowen was a distinguished economist and president and chancellor of several universities, including Grinell College, the University of Iowa, and Claremont University Center.