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Public good, private benefit

Public good, private benefit. Expectations and purpose, returns (on investment), stewardship of investment. Public good, private benefit. Why higher education? Class and reputation; power? Knowledge generation and conveyance Trees and orchards to classes

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Public good, private benefit

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  1. Public good, private benefit Expectations and purpose, returns (on investment), stewardship of investment

  2. Public good, private benefit • Why higher education? • Class and reputation; power? • Knowledge generation and conveyance • Trees and orchards to classes • Monasteries to colleges and universities (cloisters) • But now… • Public and corporate research labs • You Tube etc etc - fifteen minutes of fame (Warhol) • Global distance learning • Google U? Social and civic purposes Applied knowledge - land grants

  3. Public good, private benefit • Refer back to assignment one, Dr Gorr’s material, material on US institutional classifications and their missions in research, liberal ed., profess/tech ed, community and workforce ed., for-profits

  4. Public good, private benefit • Constant interplay between social, corporate and private contracts • Always comes at cost • Who pays, and why? To what extent of the share? See Discussion one • Market forces - competition, efficiency • Public policies • Federal and state student grants and subsidies; institutional grants (Yale, Harvard)

  5. Public good, private benefit • See Ed Ray for an overview. • Then… • See IBHE, Public Agenda, for a comprehensive view from one state • Then… • See the US DOE report for a comprehensive national view from of US leaders from a cross section of sectors

  6. Public good, private benefit • So what are decision makers listening to, attending to? • See power points from ECS, including one form NCHEMS (National Center for Higher Education Management Systems). • See Hawkins and Newbauer, ppt

  7. Public good, private benefit • To gain different leadership point of view on the matter, see Vincent-Lancrin.

  8. Public good, private benefit • Is this about increased choice from users and funders? • Is this about about social engineering, pro and con? • Is this about about national policy (ies) and competition? • Is it driven primarily by economic factors -tax burdens, workforce needs, etc?

  9. Public good, private benefit • Refer back to AACU on liberal education, to ACE on public good • How do these matters affect institutional mission? • How do you think about that as a leader?

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