Doctoral programs and the labor market, or how should we respond to the “PhD glut”?

Autor/in	Zumeta, William
Titel	Doctoral programs and the labor market, or how should we respond to the “PhD glut”?
Quelle	In: Higher education, (1982) 3, S.321-343Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560
DOI	10.1007/BF00155622
Schlagwörter	Labor Market; Marginal Cost; Doctoral Program; Academic Program; Potential Saving
Abstract	Abstract Cost-benefit analysis may be used as a heuristic framework for rationalizing the often confused thinking surrounding academic planning at the multicampus system and governmental levels. To illustrate the utility of this approach and to contrast it with prevailing approaches to academic program review and analysis, it is applied to the issue of the appropriate number, size and location of doctoral programs at the nine-campus University of California. The analysis indicates (though the evidence can only be summarized here) that, at the margin, some important benefits of doctoral programs have generally been understated. At the same time marginal costs with respect to doctoral enrollments (and thus potential savings from enrollment reductions) have tended to be exaggerated by higher education policymakers in recent years. Further, it is argued that, if funding criteria are properly designed, under current circumstances program and enrollment decisions can safely be left in the hands of the institutions without sacrificing accountability, thus preserving the advantages associated with managerial and political autonomy.
Erfasst von	OLC
Update	2023/2/05