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Is There A Need To Debate The Role Of Higher Education And The Public Good?, Sandra Fisher May 2005

Is There A Need To Debate The Role Of Higher Education And The Public Good?, Sandra Fisher

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Calls for sustaining and increasing investment in higher education are often made on the basis that higher education is a `public good'. The idea of higher education as a public good is frequently conceptualized in terms of its contribution to economic development. If more people participate in higher education then society as a whole will benefit. Outside of the economic benefits of higher education there is less debate as to what is meant by `public good' in the context of higher education. This paper explores higher education as a public good and its role in realizing the public good (Jonathan …


Swinging Bridge - March 18, 2005, Sarah Adams Mar 2005

Swinging Bridge - March 18, 2005, Sarah Adams

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Volume 9, No. 1 (Winter 2005), Office Of University Advancement, Bryant University Jan 2005

Volume 9, No. 1 (Winter 2005), Office Of University Advancement, Bryant University

Bryant Business

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