tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035359.post9161514167712369902..comments2024-03-21T14:19:30.671-05:00Comments on Higher Ed/: Opening Doorsdavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08633920160358488401noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035359.post-88092641346808616572010-04-28T06:48:56.457-05:002010-04-28T06:48:56.457-05:00Although I want to agree with you, we can imagine ...Although I want to agree with you, we can imagine counterexamples. If the US decided that having more engineers was in its strategic interest, the government could find ways to increase the number of grads in those disciplines like it did during the space race. The institutional level outcome of what percentage of grads are engineering majors would be real and meaningful to judge the success of the programs. What seems to be lacking now is any real definition of what strategic goals the US wants out of higher education, defined in a clear and obviously measurable way. Maybe this is the fault of the higher ed advocacy leadership, who want to own that for the academy, but it seems to me that the gov't DOES have strategic interests at stake and ought to articulate them.davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08633920160358488401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035359.post-4429098045884064352010-04-27T09:59:46.124-05:002010-04-27T09:59:46.124-05:00Learning happens at the individual level, not inst...Learning happens at the individual level, not institutional. The greatest variability is within an institution, not between. There is no valid use of institution level data. It does not mean anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com