The Spaces between Numbers: Getting International Data on Higher Education Straight

Autor/in	Adelman, Clifford
Institution	Institute for Higher Education Policy
Titel	The Spaces between Numbers: Getting International Data on Higher Education Straight
Quelle	(2009), (59 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Graduation Rate; Student Participation; Foreign Countries; International Organizations; Developed Nations; Statistical Data; Comparative Education; Educational Attainment; Global Approach; Propaganda; Enrollment; Web Sites; Evaluation; Outcomes of Education; Human Capital; Postsecondary Education; Population Growth; Higher Education; Japan; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Ausland; International organisation; International organisations; International organization; Internationale Organisation; Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Globales Denken; Einschulung; Web-Design; Evaluierung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Humankapital; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Population increase; Bevölkerungswachstum; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; USA
Abstract	This report seeks to answer four questions about data used every day in comparing higher education in the United States with that in other countries, particularly the 30 advanced post-industrial democracies, including the United States, that are members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). These questions are: (1) Why does policy-support research and commentary seek to compare national higher education systems in terms of student participation and attainment? (2) What do we find when we start assembling all the numbers and tables addressing these markers that are produced by both international organizations and national statistical agencies and ministries? (3) Does what we find tell a story that helps all nations participating in the measurements address their primary objectives for their higher education systems? and (4) If not, then what changes and additions to our international data gathering and comparisons would provide that assistance? This report reveals that U.S. graduation rates remain comparable to those of other developed countries despite news stories about our nation losing its global competitiveness because of slipping college graduation rates. The only major difference--the data most commonly highlighted, but rarely understood--is the categorization of graduation rate data. The United States measures its attainment rates by "institution" while other developed nations measure their graduation rates by "system." Appended to this report are: (1) Non-Country-Specific References; (2) Appreciation for Clarifiers and Providers of Data and/or Translation Assistance; and (3) Qualifications and Sources. (Contains 8 tables and 19 footnotes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10