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Consequences of the widening gap between reality and policy in opportunity for higher education
Author(s) -
Mortenson Thomas
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
new directions for student services
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0695
pISSN - 0164-7970
DOI - 10.1002/ss.240
Subject(s) - state (computer science) , human capital , higher education , capital (architecture) , state policy , political science , public relations , public administration , sociology , economic growth , economics , policy analysis , geography , computer science , archaeology , algorithm
This chapter introduces the concepts of the human capital economy and the changing demography of the United States; it explores federal, state, and institutional policy choices relative to them. It points out consistent failures to address the imperatives of these concepts.