{"id":83048,"date":"2022-09-29T02:00:59","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T06:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=83048"},"modified":"2022-09-28T09:37:34","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T13:37:34","slug":"the-publics-growing-doubts-about-college-value-lederman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2022\/09\/29\/the-publics-growing-doubts-about-college-value-lederman\/","title":{"rendered":"The Public\u2019s Growing Doubts About College \u2018Value\u2019 [Lederman]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/2022\/09\/27\/publics-growing-concern-about-higher-eds-value-key-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>The Public\u2019s Growing Doubts About College \u2018Value\u2019<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from insidehighered.com by Doug Lederman<br \/>\n<em>Americans aren\u2019t questioning the importance of higher education, but they\u2019re concerned it is unaffordable and unavailable for too many people. Experts dig into the data.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">After decades of almost unquestioned public support as some of America\u2019s most valued institutions, colleges and universities are facing growing questions\u2014not about whether higher education remains important but whether it\u2019s available, affordable and valuable enough.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">An episode of Inside Higher Ed\u2019s <em>The Key<\/em> podcast recently explored the public\u2019s evolving attitudes toward higher education, part of a three-part series on the concept of \u201cvalue\u201d in higher education&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/thousands-of-students-take-courses-through-unaccredited-private-companies-heres-a-look-into-one-of-them\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Thousands of Students Take Courses Through Unaccredited Private Companies. Here\u2019s a Look Into One of Them.<\/strong> <\/a>&#8212; from chronicle.com by\u00a0\u00a0Taylor Swaak<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpts:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">A growing number of students are taking courses offered by unaccredited private companies and completing them in a matter of days or weeks \u2014 often for less than $200 \u2014 and then transferring the credits to colleges.<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\nThat growth comes in response\u00a0to a perfect storm of\u00a0skyrocketing higher-education costs, more adult learners seeking flexibility, and drops in enrollment that have spurred colleges to beef up retention and re-engagement efforts with \u201cstopped-out\u201d students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Public\u2019s Growing Doubts About College \u2018Value\u2019 &#8212; from insidehighered.com by Doug Lederman Americans aren\u2019t questioning the importance of higher education, but they\u2019re concerned it is unaffordable and unavailable for too many people. Experts dig into the data. 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