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NCPI Reports:

Technical Report

"Academic Stratification and Endemic Conflict: Remedial Education Policy at CUNY." Patricia J. Gumport, Michael N. Bastedo. 2001.
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Book Chapter

"Administrative Approaches to Educational Productivity." Henry Levin and William Koski. 1998.
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Technical Report

"Adult Enrollment and Educational Attainment." Jerry A. Jacobs and Scott Stoner-Eby. 1998.
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Publication 2-05

 

Technical Report

"Analytic Framework of Institutional Support for Student Assessment." Marvin Peterson, Marne Einarson, Adriana Nichols, and Andrea Trice. 1997.
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Publication 5-03

 

Landscape

"Are the Doors Closing? Assessing Affirmative Action at Selective Colleges and Universities." Jul/Aug, 1998.
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Publication L-05

 

Technical Report

"Assessment of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education and Public Accountability: State Governing, Coordination Board and Regional Accreditation Association Policies and Practices." Michael Nettles, John Cole, and Sally Sharp. 1997.
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Publication 5-02

 


"Barriers to College Success." Andrea Venezia, Michael W. Kirst, Anthony Antonio.
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Landscape

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

 

Technical Report

"Discontent in the Field of Dreams: American Higher Education, 1945-1990." Marvin Lazerson. 1997.
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Publication 3-01

 

Technical Report

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

 

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

"Improving and Aligning K-16 Standards, Admissions, and Freshman Placement Policies." Michael Kirst. 1998.
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Publication 2-06

 

Technical Report

"Improving Research on Postsecondary Student Outcomes: A Review of the Strengths and Limitations of National Data Resources." Eric L. Dey, Sylvia Hurtado, et al. 1997.
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Publication 5-01

 


"Improving Student Assessment at Associate of Arts Institutions." Marvin Peterson, Catherine Augustine, Marne Einarson, and Derek Vaughan.
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"Improving Student Assessment at Baccalaureate Institutions." Marvin Peterson. 1999.
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"Improving Student Assessment at Comprehensive Institutions." Marvin Peterson, Catherine Augustine, Marne Einarson, and Derek Vaughan.
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"Improving Student Assessment at Doctoral & Research Institutions." Marvin Peterson, Catherine Augustine, Marne Einarson, and Derek Vaughan.
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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

"Institutional Adaptation: Demands for Management Reform and University Administration." Patricia J. Gumport and Barbara Sporn. 1999.
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Publication 1-07

 

Technical Report

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

 

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

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

 

Technical Report

"Replacing Remediation with Acceleration in Higher Education: Preliminary Report on Literature Review and Initial Interviews." Henry Levin and Bill Koski. 1997.
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Publication 4-01

 

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

 

Landscape

"Revolution or Evolution? Gauging the Impact of Institutional Student-Assessment Strategies." Sep/Oct,1999.
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Publication L-11

 

Technical Report

"State Higher Education Assessment Policy: Research Findings from Second and Third Years." Michael T. Nettles and John J. K. Cole. 1999.
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Publication 5-05

 

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

"Tracking a Subtle Storm: Assessment Policies in Higher Education." May/Jun,1998.
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Publication L-04

 

Technical Report

"Trends in United States Higher Education from Massification to Post Massification." Patricia J. Gumport, Maria Iannozzi, Susan Shaman, and Robert Zemsky. 1997.

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Publication 1-04

 

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

 

Technical Report

"What Makes a Revolution: Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 1980-2000." Marvin Lazerson, Ursula Wagener, and Nichole Shumanis. 1999.
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Publication 5-11

 

Landscape

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