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The (Un)Productivity of American Higher Education: From "Cost Disease" to Cost-Effectiveness. WISCAPE Working Paper
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Harris, Douglas N.; Goldrick-Rab, Sara – Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education (NJ1), 2010
Productivity in academic degrees granted by American colleges and universities is declining. While there is some evidence this is caused by an uncontrollable "cost disease," we examine two additional explanations. First, few popular programs and strategies in higher education are cost-effective, and those that are may be underutilized. Second, a…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Degrees, Cost Effectiveness, College Outcomes Assessment