If we are to understand the future of global higher education, we must begin to study first generation "international" students who embody the future of student global mobility. Traditional paradigms of global student mobility narrowly focus on a small subset of the global student population (de Wit & Jones, 2017). However,…

An empirical study using descriptive-quantitative methods was conducted to investigate this hypothesis and examine the appropriateness of the framework components on the potential offering of an academic program at Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges (CSPC). The Identify, Determine, Assess and Establish (IDAE) model provided strategies and results…

The Ministry of Advanced Education's 2012/13-2014/15 Service Plan builds on plans and efforts from previous years. It aligns with and supports achievement of government's current province-wide priorities on: (1) Jobs and the Economy; (2) Families First; and (3) Open Government and Citizen Engagement. Over the next three years, the Ministry will…

It is a historically held principle of microeconomics that in the presence of better information, consumers make better decisions. This chapter focuses on information to guide consumers in making decisions about higher education. It examines the development and implementation of a one-stop career and college planning tool that leverages existing…

The publication is intended for students and parents of students preparing to enter secondary school in Ontario. Its objectives are to describe, simply and clearly, the choices open to students as they advance to secondary school, and relate secondary school courses to opportunities at the postsecondary level. (Author/MSE)

Goals of student financial aid programs in Maryland as well as student financial needs are discussed, based on the work of the Financial Aid Task Force of the Maryland State Board for Higher Education. Task Force recommendations are also provided. Four goals for student financial aid programs are discussed: to insure access for qualified entering…

The growing complexity of policy decisions in such areas as education and manpower necessitates increased research, which in turn requires an adequate data base and adequate methodology. Recognition that the variables affecting the vocational and educational choices of high school graduates are interrelated and require examination from several…

This study is based on the assertion that it is not enough for student aid programs to facilitate attendance at, and even graduation from, a postsecondary institution because the very means used may have a negative impact on students who benefitted from such aid. While student aid may equalize college attendance across students, it may not promote…