Education and the Common Good: Social Benefits of Higher Education in Kentucky.

Autor/in	Watts, Amy L.
Institution	Kentucky Long-Term Policy Research Center, Frankfort.
Titel	Education and the Common Good: Social Benefits of Higher Education in Kentucky.
Quelle	(2001), (66 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Bachelors Degrees; Citizen Participation; Colleges; Cost Effectiveness; Crime; Cultural Enrichment; Cultural Exchange; Educational Benefits; Entrepreneurship; Glossaries; Health Behavior; Higher Education; Income; Leadership; Life Style; Models; Paying for College; Postsecondary Education; Reading; Salary Wage Differentials; Smoking; Social Capital; Social Change; State Surveys; Student Costs; Taxes; Technological Literacy; Universities; Welfare Recipients; Well Being; Kentucky + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Kulturaustausch; Bildungsertrag; Unternehmungsgeist; Glossary; Glossar; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Einkommen; Führung; Führungsposition; Lebensstil; Analogiemodell; Studienfinanzierung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Leseprozess; Lesen; Rauchen; Sozialkapital; Sozialer Wandel; Studienkosten; Abgabe; Technisches Wissen; University; Universität; Sozialhilfeempfänger; Sozialhilfeempfängerin; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden
Abstract	The returns that Kentucky can expect on its investments in higher education were examined in an analysis that identified some of the social benefits accompanying earning a degree from a four-year college and established a value for those benefits. The analysis was based on 12 models that were estimated by using datasets from semiannual surveys of Kentucky residents conducted by the University of Kentucky Survey Research Center. The following were among the benefits identified: (1) economic benefits in the form of higher earnings and higher state and federal tax revenues to fund tax-supported programs; (2) reduced welfare dependency; (3) lower crime costs; (4) healthier lifestyles; (5) social gains, including increased volunteerism, charitable giving, and participation in and leadership of community organizations; and (6) various immeasurable benefits, including reading to children and increased levels of participation in cultural activities. The lifetime social benefits of a four-year degree were estimated at more than $126,000 for men and $96,000 for women. (Twenty tables/figures are appended. The following items are appended: (1) descriptions of the Kentucky survey data and models; (2) an estimate of the additional federal and state tax revenues resulting from participation in higher education; and (3) expected costs of incarcerating men and women in Kentucky.) (MN)
Anmerkungen	Kentucky Long-Term Policy Research Center, 111 St. James Court, Frankfort, KY 40601-8486. Web site: http://www.kltprc.net.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC