The Rising Costs of Higher Education: A Reference Handbook

Author John R. Thelin

Publisher ABC-CLIO

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John R. Thelin

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ABC-CLIO

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Copyright

2012

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9781610691727

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eBook

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12th Grade - College Senior

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Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Dedication.
Contents.
List of Tables.
Preface.
Other Frontmatter.
1: Background and History.
2: Introduction: College Costs in the National News Media.
3: From Popular Press to Public Policies.
4: Context: Access and Affordability in American Higher Education.
5: Context: Student Financial Aid Precedents and Practices.
6: The Federal Government and Student Financial Aid Initiatives, 1950 to 2010.
7: Cost Escalation and Tuition Price Fixing Allegations.
8: Context: Categories of College Costs and the Contemporary Campus.
9: Costs Complexity: The Case of the Multipurpose University.
10: Prices and Costs in Higher Education: Decentralized Academic Budgeting.
11: References.
12: Problems, Controversies, and Solutions.
13: Connections: Past to Present.
14: Concepts Crucial to College Costs.
15: The Complexity of the Modern Campus.
16: Universities versus Business Corporations.
17: Problems Within the College and University.
18: Controversies over Policies: Problems of Rising College Costs.
19: Solutions to the Problems of Rising College Costs.
20: Conclusion: Equity and Excellence in American Higher Education.
21: References.
22: Perspectives.
23: Introduction to the Forum on Policy Perspectives.
24: The College Cost Problem: The View from the Delta Cost Project.
25: Perspective on the Rising Costs of Higher Education.
26: College Cost: Over Hyped and Misunderstood.
27: How Much Have College Prices Really Increased?.
28: Why Cost Matters: The Taxpayer Burden of Higher Education.
29: Too High a Price? The Impact of College Prices on Underserved Students.
30: Just Say No to “Sticker Price”.
31: Forecasting Our Risks.
32: Commotion at the Gates: Higher Education's Evolving Role in U.S. Inequality.
33: International Perspectives on the Rising Cost of Higher Education.
34: Profiles.
35: Key Organizations and Programs.
36: Key Persons.
37: Key Publications.
38: Documents.
39: Introduction.
40: Const
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