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1 online resource (xii, 251 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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text file |
| Summary |
"This book examines how institutions of higher education in the United States are responding to the challenges that demographic change presents. Grawe draws on interviews with leaders in higher education and case studies at a variety of institutions to provide prescient guidance for leaders in higher education who want to take proactive measures in advance of a predicted decrease in demand for higher education"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Part I. Demographic pressures. Evolving demographic trends -- Updated projections of higher education demand -- New lenses for higher education demand -- A detailed examination by race-- Part II. The response of higher education. Strategies and tactics for tackling disruptive change -- Recruitment and financial aid policies -- Retention initiatives -- Program reforms -- Reorganization, rightsizing, and other names for retrenchment -- Growth plans -- Collaborative action -- Something between Chicken Little and Pollyanna -- Appendix 1. Methods -- Appendix 2. Comparison to WICHE forecasts. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-243) and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Education, Higher -- United States.
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Education, Higher. |
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United States. |
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United States -- Population.
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Population. |
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Educational change -- United States.
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Educational change. |
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Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- United States.
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Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives. |
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Education -- Demographic aspects -- United States.
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Education -- Demographic aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Grawe, Nathan D. Agile college. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2021] 9781421440231 (DLC) 2020018803 (OCoLC)1155482968 |
| ISBN |
9781421440248 (electronic book) |
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1421440245 (electronic book) |
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9781421440231 (print) |
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1421440237 (print) |
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