Mario C. Martinez

Postsecondary Participation and State Policy (eBook, ePUB)

Meeting the Future Demand

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Research shows that all sectors of society, across age and racial groups, consider access to higher education as essential to achieving satisfying employment and a better quality of life. Yet there has been surprisingly little public discussion about recent major changes in higher education access and funding and no policy debate about how to respond to Americans' growing aspirations about college.This book stimulates debate by presenting research about future demand: changing patterns of postsecondary participation and census projections over the next fifteen years, and their implications for resources and funding.The author disaggregates state data, taking into account states' individual histories, size, age demographics, regional characteristics and priorities, to show the different policy options available. Rather advancing any particular policy, the author aims to stimulate an informed discussion about alternative strategies to meet demand and increase access. What is the college population likely to look like in 2015? What are the projected patterns for traditional and adult students? What factors will influence enrollment in private or public institutions, or two- or four-year colleges? The authors set their analyses in the context of the public and private benefits of higher education. This volume presents multiple scenarios of future enrollment, and state-by-state comparisons, that are vital for setting priorities and determining the implications of increasing access to higher education.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000978353
• Artikelnr.: 68356949

Autorenporträt

Mario C. Martinez is Vice Chancellor of Strategy and Innovation for the National University System. He has written several books in the area of higher education innovation, strategy and policy. He is a founding partner of SoftSkillsPros.com, a training and resource company serving higher education institutions and the many professionals who work within them. Donald E. Heller is Director, Center for the Study of Higher Education, and Professor of Education and Senior Scientist, at the College of Education, The Pennsylvania State University.

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION, Demographics and Policy 1 THE IMPORTANCE OF POSTSECONDARY PARTICIPATION, The Current Picture of Postsecondary Participation Population by Age
Applying Financial Ratio Analysis to Postsecondary Participation
18-to 24-Year-Olds
25 and Older
Conclusion 2 THE FUTURE STATE OF POSTSECONDARY PARTICIPATION, 2015 Age Group Populations
Comparison Ratio Changes
Conclusion
3 LEAVE NO STUDENT BEHIND: EXCEEDING THE STATUS QUO
Benchmark Achievement
Moving Toward Improvement
Baseline Plus
Conclusion 4 FUNDING HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE FUTURE
Enrollment Growth
The Inflation Factor
Future Funding Scenarios
Conclusion 5 STATE POLICY AND HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLY
Successful State Policy in the Future
Conclusion 6 ALIGNING POLICYMAKER EXPECTATIONS WITH FUTURE DEMAND
Outcomes
Means and Ends
Changing Demographics and Higher Education Policy Achieving Outcomes
Conclusion