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Lifting the Veil on Enrollment Management: How a Powerful Industry Is Limiting Social Mobility in American Higher Education
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Stephen J. Burd Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2024
In "Lifting the Veil on the Enrollment Management Industry," Stephen J. Burd brings together higher education journalists, researchers, and industry insiders to examine how this industry has evolved to shape US college admissions since its inception in the 1980s. Noting the inequities that have been caused or perpetuated by enrollment…
Descriptors: Social Mobility, Enrollment Management, Strategic Planning, Higher Education
The Red Light in the Ivory Tower: Contexts and Implications of Entrepreneurial Education. Counterpoints: Studies in the Postmodern Theory of Education. Volume 401
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Breault, Donna Adair; Callejo Perez, David M. – Peter Lang New York, 2012
"The Red Light in the Ivory Tower: Contexts and Implications of Entrepreneurial Education" critically analyzes the operational behaviors of prestigious and prestige-seeking universities, particularly within the context of budget shortfalls and increasing competition. The book challenges entrepreneurial activities within universities by exploring…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Entrepreneurship, College Administration, Reputation
Teachers versus the Public: What Americans Think about Schools and How to Fix Them
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Peterson, Paul E.; Henderson, Michael; West, Martin R. – Brookings Institution Press, 2014
A comprehensive exploration of 21st Century school politics, "Teachers versus the Public" offers the first comparison of the education policy views of both teachers and the public as a whole, and reveals a deep, broad divide between the opinions held by citizens and those who teach in the public schools. Among the findings: (1) Divisions…
Descriptors: Public Opinion, Educational Attitudes, Educational Change, Public Schools
The Economics of University Behavior.
Garvin, David A. – 1980
The behavior of universities is considered from an economic perspective. It is assumed that both the administration and the faculty pursue goals consistent with their own self-interests. In addition to reviewing studies from other disciplines, the market in which institutions compete is described, and a formal model of the university as a…
Descriptors: College Administration, Departments, Doctoral Degrees, Economic Factors