Document Type
Article
Source Publication Title
International Journal of Higher Education (Sciedu Press)
First Page
66
Last Page
70
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/ijhe.v3n1p66
Abstract
The argument is made that increasing enrollments and graduation rates cannot occur while maintaining academic standards. Several U.S. universities are attempting to increase their enrollments to counter the financial difficulties created by a reduction in state support. These same universities are also under growing pressure from their state legislatures to increase four-year graduation rates and make degrees more affordable. In this essay, we describe how some universities and programs are attempting to meet both of these goals by lowering academic standards.
Disciplines
Curriculum and Instruction | Education
Publication Date
1-1-2014
Language
English
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Mulvenon, Sean W. and Robinson, Daniel H., "The Paradox of Increasing both Enrollment and Graduation Rates : Acknowledging Elephants in the Ivory Tower" (2014). Curriculum and Instruction Faculty Publications. 19.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/curriculuminstruction_facpubs/19