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Social Capital Development and For-Profit Post-secondary Education: A Planned Study

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As for-profit institutions have experienced dramatic growth, research has lagged due in part to deficiencies in data collection and reporting. Whereas a body of in-depth research on for-profit institutions is lacking, several questions have been asked through the mainstream press, the academic community, and more recently, the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Among the questions raised are serious inquiries into graduation rates, loan default rates, economic returns, and questionable enrollment practices. As governments inquire and researchers delve into these relevant areas, attention must also be directed to the social impacts of for-profit institutions, specifically the influence of education on social capital development.

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Mays, T.A. (2017). Social Capital Development and For-Profit Post-secondary Education: A Planned Study. In: McMillan Cottom, T., Darity, Jr., W. (eds) For-Profit Universities. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47187-7_5

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