Assessing the Value of a College Degree in Outdoor Education or Recreation: Institutional Comparisons Using the College Scorecard and Surveys of Faculty and Employers

Autor/inn/en	Seaman, Jayson; Bell, Brent J.; Trauntvein, Nate
Titel	Assessing the Value of a College Degree in Outdoor Education or Recreation: Institutional Comparisons Using the College Scorecard and Surveys of Faculty and Employers
Quelle	In: Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 9 (2017) 1, S.26-41 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1948-5123
Schlagwörter	Outdoor Education; Trend Analysis; Higher Education; School Size; Geographic Regions; Public Colleges; Private Colleges; Costs; Outcomes of Education; Employment Level; Alumni; Employment Qualifications; Employers; College Faculty; Student Characteristics; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Family Income; Federal Aid; Student Financial Aid; Student Loan Programs; Debt (Financial); Graduation Rate; Salaries; Statistical Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Freiluftunterricht; Trendanalyse; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Privathochschule; Cost; Kosten; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Beschäftigungsgrad; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Fakultät; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Ethnizität; Familieneinkommen; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Entlohnung; Gehalt; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	In this article, we report on research undertaken in 2016 to assess a number of trends influencing the current status of degree-granting outdoor programs in the United States, including factors that bear on the value of degrees. We analyze data provided by the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard and results of a survey comparing 59 programs in the United States by size, geographic region, and public/private status, focusing on cost, postgraduate employment, and select program features tied to alumni employability. Results are discussed in the context of wider trends in higher education, projections for job growth in outdoor areas, and preferred qualifications as reported by employers. Findings are useful for identifying challenges and opportunities for active outdoor fields as a whole and may help individual programs situate themselves among comparators in a way that informs future planning. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01