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Roy's research interest focuses on the economic and non-economic benefits of a college degree, the globalization and internationalization of higher education, and the role of philanthropy and fundraising in shaping U.S. higher education.
25 sty 2024 · Drawing on in-depth interviews with first-time, first-year community college students, I illustrate this approach through a ‘thick description’ of individuals’ emerging educational orientations.
The findings suggest that student expectations for a college degree tends to be very instrumental and personal, while higher education purpose of undergraduate education tend towards...
8 cze 2016 · Summary. For the past few decades, it has been widely argued that a college degree is a prerequisite to entering the middle class in the United States. Study after study reminds us that higher...
What College Students Are After and Why Anne Colby, Stanford Universitya Heather Malin , Stanford Universityb Emily Morton , Northwest Evaluation Associationc Abstract Public discourse often frames the value of undergraduate education in financial terms—credential-ing and increased earning power.
best reason to care about college—who goes, and what happens to them when they get there—is not what it does for society in economic terms but what it can do for individuals, in both calculable and incalculable ways.
We begin by explaining the classic theory that describes the decision to go to college, taking note of factors that complicate that decision. We then review evidence about the return to college and the economic benefits that college graduates enjoy, and discuss the causal effect of attending college on earn-ings.
