William Brand Simpson

Cost Containment for Higher Education

Strategies for Public Policy and Institutional Administration

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Produktbeschreibung

.Simpson identifies strategies for cost containment or cost reduction in higher education and discusses these strategies in light of their effect on the quality of the learning experience, the future of the academic profession, and the implications for society. This differs from most of the current literature on cost, which tends only to describe it, explain factors underlying its increase, and how it may be financed. Particular concern is given to options that could be followed over the long term without impairing the quality of educational opportunities, the academic profession, or society in general. The emphasis is thus on the objectives to be served, rather than the resolution of financial difficulties on the revenue side or on crisis management. Some of the strategies discussed are applicable at particular levels of government; some relate to interinstitutional arrangements; and some are options for individual institutions. This book is recommended for university trustees and administrators, educational administration courses, and government policymakers and concerned faculty.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 278
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 1991
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 586g
• ISBN-13: 9780275940669
• ISBN-10: 0275940667
• Artikelnr.: 25565924

Autorenporträt

WILLIAM BRAND SIMPSON is Emeritus Professor of Economics at California State University, Los Angeles. He has served as Executive Director of the Cowles Commission for Research in Economics at the University of Chicago, as Managing Editor and Co-Editor of Econometrica, and as State President and member of the National Council of the American Association of University Professors.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Strategies of a Philosophical/Political Nature Strategies of a
Financial Nature Educational Need as an Upper Bound Strategies that Compare
Costs and Benefits Strategies Requiring General Acceptance Improving
Cost-effectiveness on the Quality Side Containing Total Cost through
Tuition Policy Cost Containment through Interinstitutional Arrangements
Containment of Capital Outlays Containment of Campus Operating Costs Cost
Containment through Faculty Personnel Policy Governance and Administration
as Factors in Cost Containment Strategic Use of External Evaluation The
Elusive Academy References Index