Abstract
Criticisms of American higher education that focus on concerns about its quality and relevance have been around for decades, but in recent years they seem to have become more focused and more forceful. We believe that these conversations have been filled with too many generalizations and uninformed by good data. As a result, many participants in the debates have mischaracterized American higher education and misstated concerns about both of these central dimensions of higher education.
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Fritschler, A.L., Hauptman, A.M. (2015). Determining Quality and Relevance in US Universities: Who Should Decide? And How Should They Decide?. In: Neubauer, D.E., Ghazali, K. (eds) Technology and Workplace Skills for the Twenty-First Century. International and Development Education. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137491923_13
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