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Mullin, Christopher M. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2012
The need for educational programs to show their return on investment is exemplified in the intense debate surrounding gainful employment programs--defined as programs that lead to gainful employment in a recognized occupation and theoretically differ from programs that offer education in the liberal arts or prepare students for further education.…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Education Work Relationship, Cost Effectiveness, Program Effectiveness
Mullin, Christopher M.; Lebesch, Anna – American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 2010
The need for better data on the performance of higher education has become a major focus of education policymakers, and this has been reflected in federal legislation. Community colleges are appropriately held accountable for the workforce outcomes of their students, but the data that are gathered to evaluate those outcomes must reflect the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Program Descriptions, Content Analysis, Education Work Relationship