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Direct linkDaugherty, Lindsay; Davis, Van L.; Miller, Trey – RAND Corporation, 2015
Higher-education institutions in Texas are increasingly exploring innovative approaches to structuring and delivering degree programs. Several institutions have developed competency-based degree programs, which aim to offer new pathways for students to obtain postsecondary credentials and to reduce higher-education costs for students by focusing…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Educational Innovation, Higher Education, Academic Degrees
Saha, Lawrence J. – Prospects, 1991
Examines the relevance and contribution of universities to national development in economic, sociocultural, and political dimensions. Discusses rates of return, employment, vocational curricula, equality, and ideology. Concludes that a major problem in developing nations is ambivalence of universities stemming from their international and national…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Demand
