Degree Completers at Baccalaureate Arts and Sciences Institutions and the Contemporary U. S. Macroeconomy

Autor/inn/en	Wilson, Rachel; Yontz, Brian
Titel	Degree Completers at Baccalaureate Arts and Sciences Institutions and the Contemporary U. S. Macroeconomy
Quelle	In: Innovative Higher Education, 40 (2015) 1, S.51-61 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0742-5627
DOI	10.1007/s10755-014-9290-7
Schlagwörter	Macroeconomics; Graduation Rate; Correlation; Liberal Arts; Economic Impact; College Outcomes Assessment; Bachelors Degrees; College Programs; Educational Change; Professional Education; Graduate Surveys; Performance Factors; Education Work Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Makroökonomie; Korrelation; Ökonomische Determinanten; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; Studienprogramm; Bildungsreform; Berufsausbildung; Leistungsindikator
Abstract	Recent economic downturns have led some liberal arts institutions to consider changes to their program offerings. With this article we seek to enhance the understanding of the correlation between liberal arts and pre-professional programs with the economy in order to help inform higher education faculty and administration when exploring changes to their institutions' identity. Our research suggests that the percentage of liberal arts degree completers is sensitive to macroeconomic conditions. While driving forces behind these results were not investigated in this study, we consider two possible causes for our findings. Specifically, we suggest a student driven and faculty/institution driven reason for our findings. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01