Bibliograph

Investment in learning, the individual and social value of American higher education, Howard R. Bowen, with the collaboration of Peter Clecak, Jacqueline Powers Doud, Gordon K. Douglass

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Investment in learning, the individual and social value of American higher education, Howard R. Bowen, with the collaboration of Peter Clecak, Jacqueline Powers Doud, Gordon K. Douglass

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-492) and indexes

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Investment in learning

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

3422578

Responsibility statement

Howard R. Bowen, with the collaboration of Peter Clecak, Jacqueline Powers Doud, Gordon K. Douglass

Series statement

The Carnegie Council series

Sub title

the individual and social value of American higher education

Table Of Contents

Efficiency and accountability in higher education -- Goals: the intended outcomes of higher education -- Cognitive learning -- Emotional and moral development -- Practical competence for citizenship and economic productivity -- Practical competence for family life, consumer behavior, leisure, and health -- The whole person -- Similarities and differences among institutions -- Societal outcomes from education -- Societal outcomes from research and public service -- Progress toward human equality -- Economic returns on investments in higher education / Gordon K. Douglass -- Views of social critics / Peter Clecak -- Is higher education worth the cost? -- The future of American higher education

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