A Growth Model for Academic Program Life Cycle (APLC): A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis [Konferenzbericht] Paper presented at the Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research (50th, Chicago, IL, May 29-Jun 2, 2010).

Autor/in	Acquah, Edward H. K.
Institution	Association for Institutional Research
Titel	A Growth Model for Academic Program Life Cycle (APLC): A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis [Konferenzbericht] Paper presented at the Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research (50th, Chicago, IL, May 29-Jun 2, 2010).
Quelle	(2010), (27 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Corporations; College Administration; Economic Factors; Educational Assessment; Educational Indicators; Educational Demand; Program Development; Life Cycle Costing; Models; Program Evaluation; Enrollment; Data Analysis; Theory Practice Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unternehmen; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Ökonomischer Faktor; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Bildungsanforderung; Bildungsnachfrage; Programmplanung; Lebenszyklusanalyse; Analogiemodell; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Einschulung; Auswertung; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung
Abstract	Academic program life cycle concept states each program's life flows through several stages: introduction, growth, maturity, and decline. A mixed-influence diffusion growth model is fitted to enrolment data on academic programs to analyze the factors determining progress of academic programs through their life cycles. The regression analysis yield reasonable parameter estimates, including magnitude of enrolment peaks and duration of stages and describes growth patterns of academic programs very well. The results indicate that key factors accounting for progress of academic programs through life cycle stages are external information and word-of-mouth communication (social and behavioural factors as well as economic factors). The model's application for analyzing market dynamics and long-range forecasting is demonstrated. (Contains 12 figures and 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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