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D'Allegro, Mary-Lou; Paff, Lolita A. – Association for Institutional Research (NJ1), 2010
Most economic impact studies are prepared by external consultants at significant cost to an individual college, a higher education state system, or a set of institutions with similar Carnegie Classifications. This case study provides a detailed framework that academic institutions may use to derive economic impact estimates without hiring external…
Descriptors: Economic Impact, Counties, Case Studies, Higher Education
Paff, L. A.; D'Allegro, M. A. – Online Submission, 2007
In spring 2006, the Higher Education Council of Berks County (HECBC) conducted a study to measure the economic impact of the five colleges located in Berks County: Alvernia College, Albright College, Kutztown University, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus (Penn State Berks) and Reading Area Community College (RACC). Although many higher…
Descriptors: Expenditures, Higher Education, Economic Impact, Counties
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Social Education, 2006
When Gilberto Zelaya visited South Africa in 2000, he was struck by the high level of voter participation and turnout in that country. Back in the United States, Zelaya decided to work on voter participation in this country. As the voter empowerment director for the Montgomery County Board of Elections in Maryland, he organized a pilot program in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Service Learning, Pilot Projects, Counties
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Baum, Richard G.; Clement, Russell W. – ERS Spectrum, 2006
The present study was conducted to examine the value of service learning hours to the Broward County community and illustrate the benefits of community service to students as well as the community at large. The total number of service learning hours contributed by Broward County high school students was aggregated from the district's data…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Counties, High School Students, School Community Relationship