For-Profit Universities in the Political Economy of Higher Education

Authors

  • Brian Pusser

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2008.52.8022

Keywords:

For-Profit Higher Education, North America, United States of America

Abstract

For-profit institutions loom much larger in the political economy of US higher education. In negotiations over the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, the for-profit universities and their lobbying organizations have played a unique role in shaping policies affecting all higher education institutions. Can states preserve egulations that protect the public and private benefits of higher education while satisfying the profit demands of an evolving postsecondary market? As with most political contests, much will depend on the ability of a variety of postsecondary stakeholders to become involved in the political arena shaping higher education.

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Published

2008-05-09

How to Cite

Pusser, B. (2008). For-Profit Universities in the Political Economy of Higher Education. International Higher Education, (52). https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2008.52.8022

Issue

No. 52: Summer 2008

Section

American Trends

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