Impact of Incidents on Enrollments at Higher Education Institutions

Autor/in	L'Orange, Hans P.
Titel	Impact of Incidents on Enrollments at Higher Education Institutions
Quelle	In: New Directions for Institutional Research, (2010) 146, S.111-118 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0271-0579
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; National Security; Enrollment Influences; Enrollment Trends; Enrollment Rate; Natural Disasters; Crisis Management; Institutional Research; Security (Psychology) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; National territory; Security; Staatsgebiet; Sicherheit; Natural disaster; Naturkatastrophe; Krisenmanagement; Institutionelle Forschung; Psychology
Abstract	Higher education is a remarkably consistent enterprise. The same general pattern, by and large, has existed since the enactment of the G.I. Bill in 1944 and large numbers of returning veterans began enrolling in American higher education. Although the definition of a traditional student is changing, many students still enroll in the fall to begin four or more years of college. The number of students enrolling has climbed steadily according to the U.S. Department of Education. This is not surprising, as the value of a college degree continues to be demonstrated. The average real income for males in 2008, as collected by the Census Bureau and reported by Postsecondary Education Opportunity (www.postsecondary.org), was $37,413 for high school graduates and almost double ($74,307) for men with a bachelor's degree. Barring unforeseen circumstances, this trend is likely to continue. One circumstance that has the potential to affect enrollment is incidents of catastrophic proportion. In this chapter, the author explores the relationship between homeland security incidents and the impact that those incidents have on enrollment at higher education institutions. (Contains 1 table.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10