The privatization or commercialization of higher education has been a significant focus for scholars of higher education with researchers from a variety of disciplines examining trends and patterns in these organizations over time. Evidence cited in favor of this privatization includes the decline in state appropriations, the changing nature of funding for research in response… [Read more…]
March 9, 2010 by Sondra Barringer
Over the past 30 years or so the argument that public higher education is becoming privatized has become an accepted fact. However, less attention has been focused on how, why and to what extent these colleges and universities are actually pursuing more “private” means of sustaining themselves as various types of government support has declined.… [Read more…]
January 15, 2010 by Sondra Barringer
Hello everyone, welcome to our venture into the blogging world. My name is Sondra Barringer and I am currently a fourth year student in the Sociology Department at the University of Arizona, working on my doctoral dissertation. My fellow bloggers and I had the pleasure of meeting at the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community… [Read more…]
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August 31, 2010 by Sondra Barringer
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