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US News (2010) The average costs of a U.S. college education US News, August 24 This is an interactive graph based on figures from the National Center for Educational Statistics for the school year 2007-8 for different types of US college. The average annual tuition (plus expenses) at a private nonprofit four-year college is [...] Keith Hampson’s Higher Education Management Group blog, “And now, we hear from the defense.” (For-Profit Higher Education) brings together some of the arguments for and against for-profit higher education in the USA. See also his personal post on this topic: For-Profit Higher Ed: Notes By A Sympathetic (But Impatient) Traditionalist One of the most interesting [...] Archibald, R. and Feldman, D. (2010) Why does college cost so much? Forbes, August 11 If you can fight your way past the really annoying advertisements on this site, the article is very interesting in its treatment of how technology affects the costs of higher education. The authors are promoting their new book. They [...] Student computer access, Soshangave, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Photo: © Tony Bates, 2009 This was the topic of a debate at the e-Learning Africa 2010 conference in Lusaka in May. A report on the debate can found at: http://www.elearning-africa.com/newsportal/english/news255.php I suggest that this be read in conjunction with: Reisberg, L. (2010) [...] I came across some blogs about ‘myths’, so I thought I’d put them together. Myth No. 1: ‘A university education is becoming so costly – in the USA – that it’s not worth the investment.’ Proto, R. (2010) Is college still worth the investment? HICE SCHOOL, 30 June Randy Proto, the President and CEO [...] |
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