Investment in Learning,9781560008880

Investment in Learning

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ISBN13: 9781560008880
ISBN10: 1560008881
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1996-05-01
Publisher(s): Transaction Pub
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Summary

Bowen discusses the value of higher education to the individual and society, arguing that the nonmonetary benefits so far outweigh the monetary benefits that individual and social decisions about the future of higher education should be made primarily on the basis of nonmonetary considerations.

Author Biography

Howard R. Bowen is dean of the Business School at the University of Illinois.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Transaction Edition
Foreword
Preface
The Author
Efficiency and Accountability in Higher Educationp. 3
Goals: The Intended Outcomes of Higher Educationp. 31
Cognitive Learningp. 63
Emotional and Moral Developmentp. 104
Practical Competence for Citizenship and Economic Productivityp. 137
Practical Competence for Family Life, Consumer Behavior, Leisure, and Healthp. 189
The Whole Personp. 219
Similarities and Differences Among Institutionsp. 236
Societal Outcomes from Educationp. 263
Societal Outcomes from Research and Public Servicep. 289
Progress Toward Human Equalityp. 325
Economic Returns on Investments in Higher Educationp. 359
Views of Social Criticsp. 388
Is Higher Education Worth the Cost?p. 431
The Future of American Higher Educationp. 449
Referencesp. 461
Name Indexp. 493
Subject Indexp. 499
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