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NCPI Reports:

Landscape

"A Report to Stakeholders on the Condition and Effectiveness of Postsecondary Education, Part Three: Employers." Jan/Feb,2002.
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Technical Report

"Bringing School-to-Work to Scale: What Employers Report: First Findings from the New Administration of the National Employers Survey (NES-II)." Robert Zemsky, Peter Cappelli, et al.. 1997.
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Publication 2-04

 

Landscape

"Coming to Market: A Growing Reliance on Student-Supplied Revenue." Jul/Aug, 2000.
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Publication L-16

 

Technical Report

"Employer Participation in School-to Work Programs." Peter Cappelli, Daniel Shapiro, and Nichole Shumanis. 1998.
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Publication 2-08

 

Technical Report

"Financing Undergraduate Education: Designing National Policies." Michael McPherson and Morton Schapiro. 1997.
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Publication 2-02

 

Technical Report

"For-Profit Higher Education and Community Colleges." Thomas Bailey, Norena Badway, Patricia Gumport. 2001.
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Technical Report

"Great Expectations: How the Public and Parents–White, African American, and Hispanic–View Higher Education." Public Agenda. May/Jun,2000.
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Technical Report

"How Resposive is the Supply of Female College Graduates to Tuition and Payoff?." John Bishop. 1998.
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Publication 2-12

 

Technical Report

"Improvement to Emergence: An Organization-Environment Research Agenda for a Postsecondary Knowledge Industry." Marvin Peterson. 1998.
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Publication 1-08

 

Landscape

"In Search of Strategic Perspective: A Tool for Mapping the Market in Postsecondary Education." Nov/Dec,1997.
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Publication L-01

 

Technical Report

"Is an Oversupply of College Graduates Coming?." John Bishop. 1997.
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Publication 2-01

 

Technical Report

"Life on the Wired Campus: How Information Technology Will Shape Institutional Futures." William F. Massy. 1997.
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Publication 6-02

 

Technical Report

"Long-Term Effect of College Quality on the Occupational Status of Students." Eric L. Dey, Leslie A. Wimsatt, Byung-Shik Rhee, and Ellen Waterson Meader. 1999.
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Publication 5-06

 

Landscape

"Looking Back at Revenue and Expenditure Trends: Are We Privatizing Public Higher Education?." Nov/Dec,1999.
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Publication L-12

 

Technical Report

"Outsourcing of Instruction at Community Colleges." Thomas Bailey, James Jacobs, and Davis Jenkins. Jan/Feb, 2004.
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Technical Report

"Postsecondary Adaptation: Selected References." Patricia J. Gumport, Marc Chun, Imanol Ordorika, Brian Pusser, and Angela Schmiede. 1997.
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Publication 1-03

 

Technical Report

"Reinforcing Stratification in American Higher Education: Some Disturbing Trends." Michael McPherson and Morton Schapiro. 1999.
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Publication 3-02

 

Technical Report

"Restructuring the Academic Environment." Patricia J. Gumport and Brian Pusser. 1997.
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Publication 1-05

 

Landscape

"Resurveying the Terrain: Refining the Taxonomy for the Postsecondary Market." Mar/Apr,2001.
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Publication L-20

 

Technical Report

"School-to-Work Partnerships and Employer Participation: Evidence on Persistence and Attrition from the National Employer Survey." Daniel Shapiro. 1999.
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Publication 2-10

 

Landscape

"Sizing Up the Competition: The Contours of For-Profit Higher Education." Nov/Dec,2001.
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Technical Report

"Technology and Higher Education: Opportunities and Challenges for the New Era." Patricia J. Gumport and Marc Chun. 1999. Synopsis

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Publication 1-02

 

Book Chapter

"Technology's Contribution to Higher Education Productivity." William F. Massy and Andrea Wilger. 1998.
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Technical Report

"The Benefits to Bridging Work and School." Daniel Shapiro and Maria Iannozzi. 1998.
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Publication 2-09

 

Technical Report

"The Blurring Line Between Merit and Need in Financial Aid." Michael S. McPherson and Morton Owen Schapiro. Mar/Apr,2001.
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Landscape

"The Choice-Income Squeeze: How Do Costs and Discounts Affect Institutional Choice?." Sep/Oct, 1998.
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Publication L-06

 

Technical Report

"The New Corporate Landscape and Workforce Skills: What Firms Want; How They Get It; and the Role of Education, Training, and Community Colleges." Harold Salzman, Philip Moss, and Chris Tilly. 1998.
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Publication 2-07

 

Book Chapter

"The Student Aid Game: Meeting the Need and Rewarding Talent in American Higher Education (Chapters 7,8,9,14)." Michael McPherson and Morton Schapiro. 1997.
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Technical Report

"The Transition from Initial Education to Working Life in the United States of America." Robert Zemsky, Daniel Shapiro, Maria Iannozzi, Peter Cappelli, and Thomas Bailey. 1998.
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Landscape

"The User-Friendly Terrain: Defining the Market Taxonomy for Two-Year Institutions." Jan/Feb,1998.
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Publication L-02

 

Landscape

"Through a Different Lens: A New Angle on the Price Spiral in Higher Education." Jan/Feb,2000.
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Publication L-13

 

Landscape

"Toward Clearer Connections: Understanding Employers' Perceptions of College Graduates." Mar/Apr,1998.
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Publication L-03

 

Technical Report

"University Restructuring: The Role of Economic and Political Contexts." Patricia J. Gumport and Brian Pusser. 1999.
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Publication 1-06

 

Landscape

"When the Customer is Right: Market-Driven Accountability in Postsecondary Education." May/Jun,2000.
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Publication L-15

 

Landscape

"Why is Research the Rule? The Impact of Incentive Systems on Faculty Behavior." Mar/Apr,2000.
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Publication L-14

 

Landscape

"You Can't Get There From Here: Gauging the Demand for Education and Training by High-Tech Employers." Sep/Oct, 2000.
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Publication L-17

 

Technical Report

"Youth Labor Markets in the U.S: Shopping Around vs. Staying Put." David Neumark. 1998.
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Publication 2-11