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There seems to be renewed interest in having universities and other higher education institutions engage with their communities at the local, national, and international levels. But what is community engagement? Even if this interest is genuine and widespread, there are many different concepts of community service, outreach, and engagement. The wide range of activity encompassed by community engagement suggests that a precise definition of the “community mission” is difficult and organizing and coordinating such activities is a complex task. This edited volume includes 18 chapters that explore conceptual understandings of community engagement and higher education reforms and initiatives ...
Reflecting the dramatic and changing landscape in higher education, this Second Edition addresses the significant influences of the media, national commissions, private think tanks, professional organizations and the economy in shaping the many contexts in which higher education financial issues are addressed. This collection of 59 historical and current readings provides a broad spectrum of information and perspectives and covers a wide range of topics in terms of content as well as time period. The readings are organized into eight sections: Economics and Financing of Higher Education, Government Financing of Higher Education, Institutional Resources, Higher Education Expenditures, Plannin...
Since the publication of the 2nd Edition of this Reader in 2001, there has been a large increase in the amount of research and scholarly publication on issues of higher education finance. This is not surprising, given the pattern of decreased public funding and increased student cost over this period. Strategic planning and its relationship to budgeting under growing financial constraints have been of continuing interest among both higher education scholars and practitioners. What has changed, however, is the greater inclusion of explicitly economic perspectives in publications dealing with various aspects of postsecondary education. Because of these changing publication patterns, it was appropriate to add the word "Economics" to the title of this edition. Inside you'll find a mix of scholarly and practitioner-oriented publications, as well as thoughtful scholar-written section introductions that bring the reader up to date on the current issues.