The Science of Higher Education: State Higher Education Policy and the Laws of Scale
Intro -- THE SCIENCE OF HIGHER EDUCATION: State Higher Education Policy and the Laws of Scale -- COPYRIGHT © 2021 BY STYLUS PUBLISHING, LLC -- Table of Contents -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS FOR A SCIENCE OF HIGHER EDUCATION -- CHAPTER 1: COMPLEX SYSTEMS AND STATE HIGHER EDUCATION -- CHAPTER 2: A NEW PARADIGM -- CHAPTER 3: ACTOR INTERACTIONS: Nature and Context -- PART TWO: SCALE PATTERNS -- CHAPTER 4: LESSONS FROM LIFE SCIENCES AND CITIES -- CHAPTER 5: SCALE AND STATE HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING -- CHAPTER 6: SCALE AND STATE POLICY -- CHAPTER 7: HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLY -- PART THREE: OUTCOMES AND RETURN ON INVESTMENT -- CHAPTER 8: HIGHER EDUCATION OUTCOMES -- CHAPTER 9: RETURN ON INVESTMENT: Funding and Outcomes -- CHAPTER 10: POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- APPENDIX A: Glossary of Terms -- APPENDIX B: 2015 All State Data (Original Units) -- APPENDIX C: Logarithmic Regression Results (Predictions) -- APPENDIX D: Population:Funding Scale Results -- APPENDIX E: Population:Enrollment Scale Results -- APPENDIX F: Population:Completion Scale Results -- APPENDIX G: Population:Institutions (Supply) Scale Results -- APPENDIX H: Funding:Enrollment Scale Results -- APPENDIX I: Funding:Completion Scale Results -- APPENDIX J: Statistical Results: All Scale Analysis -- APPENDIX K: Linear and Scale Ranking Comparisons -- APPENDIX L: Exponents, Logarithms, and Scale Review -- REFERENCES -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- INDEX.