The rising costs of higher education : a reference handbook

Author(s)

• Thelin, John R.

Bibliographic Information

The rising costs of higher education : a reference handbook

John R. Thelin

（Contemporary world issues, . Science, technology, and medicine）

ABC-Clio, c2013

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

"Contemporary world issues, society."--Cover

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Providing a clear, logical guide to an illogical topic, this book provides an easy-to-understand guide for anyone who wants to successfully navigate the labyrinth of going to college-and paying for the experience. 100 years ago, college tuition at prestigious Ivy League colleges such as Harvard and Brown was about $130 per year. Even when adjusted for inflation, today's cost of higher education has increased dramatically-to the point where a college education is shifting further out of reach for many Americans. This book explains the essential concepts in the debate regarding the staggering costs of higher education, supplying ten original essays by higher education policy experts, a lively historical narrative that provides context to current issues, and systematic guides to finding additional sources of information on the subject. Written from a historian's point of view, The Rising Costs of Higher Education: A Reference Handbook explains the economics of higher education in a manner that encourages readers to participate in the discussion on how to control ever-increasing tuition costs. Both college-bound students and parents will come to appreciate how complicated the problem of paying for college is, and grasp the crucial differences between "cost" and "price" in the specific economics of colleges and universities.

Table of Contents

List of Tables Preface 1 Background and History Introduction: College Costs in the National News Media From Popular Press to Public Policies Context: Access and Affordability in American Higher Education College Costs: A Tradition of College Consumerism Charters and College Building in America College Costs and Competition in the 19th Century Context: Student Financial Aid Precedents and Practices Attracting Students by Discounts and Low Prices Prosperity and Prestige from 1880 to 1910 Colleges between World War I and World War II Post-World War II Innovation: The GI Bill and Student Financial Aid Prestige and Popularity of Colleges, 1950 to 1970 Need-Blind Admissions and Need-Based Financial Aid, 1960 to 1980 The Federal Government and Student Financial Aid Initiatives, 1950 to 2010 Hard Times: The New Depression in Higher Education, 1973 to 1985 The High Point of Student Consumerism Cost Escalation and Tuition Price Fixing Allegations The Rise of Loans in Federal Student Financial Aid Programs, 1978 to 2011 The Best of Times and the Worst of Times in Student Financial Aid, 2000 to 2011 Context: Categories of College Costs and the Contemporary Campus Costs Complexity: The Case of the Multipurpose University Prices and Costs in Higher Education: Decentralized Academic Budgeting References 2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions Connections: Past to Present Concepts Crucial to College Costs The Complexity of the Modern Campus Universities versus Business Corporations Problems within the College and University The Faculty as the Problem in Rising College Costs The Administration as the Problem in Rising College Costs Students as the Problem in Rising College Costs Research and Development as a Problem in Rising College Costs Academic Medical Centers as a Problem in Rising College Costs Intercollegiate Athletics as a Problem in Rising College Costs Policy Perspective: State Government and Higher Education Policy Perspective:The Federal Government and Higher Education Controversies over Policies: Problems of Rising College Costs Price versus Cost Access versus Choice Admissions versus Affordability Efficiency versus Effectiveness Student Financial Aid: "Need-Based" versus "Merit" Scholarships Student Financial Aid: Packaging and Layers Public Good versus Private Good The "Tuition Gap" Controversy: Explanations on College Costs Solutions to the Problems of Rising College Costs Solution: Faculty Accountability Solution: Eliminate Faculty Tenure Solution: High Tuition, High Need-Based Aid Solution: Clarity of Purpose Solution: Rely on Distance Learning Technology Solution: Rely on Private Fundraising Conclusion: Equity and Excellence in American Higher Education References 3 Perspectives Introduction to the Forum on Policy Perspectives The College Cost Problem: The View from the Delta Cost Project, Jane V. Wellman Defining the College "Cost Problem," Growing Economic Stratification between Institutions A Growing Price/Cost Gap A Slight Decline in the Instructional Share of Spending Employee Benefits Increasing-Particularly in Public Institutions Modest but Promising Increases in Productivity Conclusions References Perspective on the Rising Costs of Higher Education, Ronald G. Ehrenberg Introduction Why Tuition Kept Rising Will Tuition Keep Rising? References College Cost: Over Hyped and Misunderstood, Robert B. Archibald and David H. Feldman The College of William & Mary Poor Pricing Information Misconceptions about the Factors Driving College Costs References How Much Have College Prices Really Increased?, Terry W. Hartle Posted Price Has Increased Sharply in the Last Decade Why Cost Matters: The Taxpayer Burden of Higher Education, Jorge Klor de Alva Is the Price and Cost of a Degree Worth It to Taxpayers? Public Institutions Cost Taxpayers More Than Private Ones Percent of Total Annual Cost to Taxpayers per Student Earning a Bachelor's Degree Conclusion References Too High a Price? The Impact of College Prices on Underserved Students, Brian A. Sponsler, Alisa F. Cunningham Underserved Student Responses to High College Prices Addressing Student Perceptions of High Prices Learning from Student Reactions to High Price References Just Say No to "Sticker Price," Andrew P. Kelly Families Need Net Prices Broadening Definitions of Cost Summing Up References Forecasting Our Risks, Kristine E. Dillon References Commotion at the Gates: Higher Education's Evolving Role in U.S. Inequality, James C. Hearn References International Perspectives on the Rising Cost of Higher Education, D. Bruce Johnstone References 4 Profiles Key Organizations and Programs American Council on Education (ACE) American Education Society (AES) American Educational Society (AES) American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) American Institutes for Research (AIR) Association of American Universities (AAU) Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Brookings Institution Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (CFAT) Center for College Affordability and Productivity (CCAP) College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's Education Center (CHCI) ConnectEDU Consortium on Financing Higher Education (COFHE) Cornell Higher Education Research Institute, Cornell University (CHERI) Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) Delta Costs Project at American Research Institutes Education Sector (ES) Education Trust Educational Testing Service (ETS) Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities (HACU) Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) Institute for College Access & Success Institute of Higher Education Policy (IHEP) International Comparative Higher Education Finance & Accessibility Project (ICHEFAP) Latino College Dollars Lumina Foundation National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education (NCPPHE) National Student Clearinghouse National Study of Instructional Costs & Productivity (University of Delaware) Nexus Research and Policy Center Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) Pullias Center for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Southern California State Higher Education Executives Office (SHEEO) Student Loan Marketing Association (SLM), or Sallie Mae United Negro College Fund (UNCF) U.S. Department of Education (USDoED or ED) Williams Project on the Economics of Higher Education (WPEHE) Key Persons Adelman, Clifford Archibald, Robert Baum, Sandy Blumenstyk, Goldie Bowen, Howard R. Bowen, William G. Callan, Patrick M. Carey, Kevin Chambers, M. M. Cheit, Earl Cunningham, Alisa Federico Dillon, Kristine E. Dingell, John D. Ehrenberg, Ronald G. Feldman, David Finn, Chester E., Jr. George, Richard Grassley, Charles Green, Edith Starrett Hartle, Terry Hearn, James Hess, Frederick M. Hodgkinson, Virginia Fadil Johnstone, D. Bruce Kelly, Andrew P. Kennedy, Edward Moore "Ted," Kerr, Clark Klor de Alva, Jorge Lederman, Douglas McPherson, Michael S. Middaugh, Michael F. Morrill, Justin Smith Odell, Morgan Sayre Pell, Claiborne Perkins, Carl D. Rhoades, Gary Schneider, Mark Jeffrey Selingo Shapiro, Morton O. Sponsler, Brian A. Vedder, Richard Wellman, Jane V. Wilkinson, Rupert Zook, George F. Key Publications Change: The Magazine of Higher Education Chronicle of Higher Education Grapevine Inside Higher Education Journal of Higher Education Review of Higher Education 5 Documents Introduction Constitution of the American Society for Educating Pious Youth for the Gospel Ministry (1815) The Morrill Land Grant Act (1862) Foundations and the Privately Endowed University as a New Type (1922) Serviceman's Readjustment Act (1944) President's Commission Report on Higher Education for American Democracy (1947) California Master Plan (The Donahoe Act) (1960) Higher Education Act Reauthorization: Creation of the BEOG (Pell Grants) (1972) What Price Egalitarianism? (1981) Delta Cost Project Report Summary (2009) 6 Resources Print Resources Historical Context of Higher Education College Costs and Prices Student Financial Aid Policies and Programs Access, Equity, and Social Justice Public Policy and the Financing of Higher Education College Student Enrollment and Retention Administration and Regulation of Higher Education Private (Independent) Colleges and Universities Philanthropy and Fundraising For-Profit Higher Education Intercollegiate Athletics and the Costs of Higher Education Research Universities Professors and Faculty International Higher Education College Consumerism Tools and Databases 7 Chronology Glossary Index About the Author

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Details

• NCID: BB14172537
• ISBN:
  • 9781610691710
• LCCN: 2012036136
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Santa Barbara, Calif.
• Pages/Volumes: xxviii, 364 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : LB2342
  • DC23 : 378.3/8
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : College costs -- United States
  • LCSH : Education -- United States -- Finance
  • LCSH : Education, Higher -- Economic aspects -- United States
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA07605706