New Study Takes a Crack at Measuring Higher Education’s Productivity

by E Wayne Ross on July 17, 2009

The Chronicle News Blog: New Study Takes a Crack at Measuring Higher Education’s Productivity

Measuring value and productivity in higher education can be a complex and controversial topic: Lawmakers, taxpayers, and people paying tuition want to get the most for their money, while college administrators and faculty members argue that the quality of their educational product is directly tied to the amount of public support they receive.