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Jeffery B. Cannon; Peggy Brickman – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2015
Education costs, especially textbook prices, are outpacing inflation and becoming a serious financial burden for college students. Because student textbook use is linked to academic performance, making textbooks more affordable and accessible is one important way to enhance learning outcomes. Online booksellers allow student-to-student textbook…
Descriptors: Costs, Money Management, College Students, Economic Factors
Kelly, Andrew P.; Aldeman, Chad – Education Sector, 2010
The major higher education trade associations have addressed the calls for transparency and accountability by creating two public online databases into which colleges are able to voluntarily submit information on costs and outcomes. The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) launched its University and College…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Accountability, Databases, Access to Information