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NCPI Reports:

Landscape

"A Report to Stakeholders on the Condition and Effectiveness of Postsecondary Education, Part Two: The Public." Sep/Oct,2001.
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Landscape

"A Report to Stakeholders on the Condition and Effectiveness of Postsecondary Education, Part Three: Employers." Jan/Feb,2002.
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Technical Report

"Adult Enrollment and Educational Attainment." Jerry A. Jacobs and Scott Stoner-Eby. 1998.
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Publication 2-05

 

Technical Report

"Bringing School-to-Work to Scale: What Employers Report: First Findings from the New Administration of the National Employers Survey (NES-II)." Robert Zemsky, Peter Cappelli, et al.. 1997.
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Publication 2-04

 

Technical Report

"Employer Participation in School-to Work Programs." Peter Cappelli, Daniel Shapiro, and Nichole Shumanis. 1998.
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Publication 2-08

 

Landscape

"From Remediation to Acceleration: Raising the Bar in Developmental Education." Jan/Feb,1999.
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Publication L-08

 

Technical Report

"Great Expectations: How the Public and Parents–White, African American, and Hispanic–View Higher Education." Public Agenda. May/Jun,2000.
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Technical Report

"Improving and Aligning K-16 Standards, Admissions, and Freshman Placement Policies." Michael Kirst. 1998.
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Publication 2-06

 

Technical Report

"Improving Research on Postsecondary Student Outcomes: A Review of the Strengths and Limitations of National Data Resources." Eric L. Dey, Sylvia Hurtado, et al. 1997.
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Publication 5-01

 

Technical Report

"Is an Oversupply of College Graduates Coming?." John Bishop. 1997.
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Publication 2-01

 

Technical Report

"Long-Term Effect of College Quality on the Occupational Status of Students." Eric L. Dey, Leslie A. Wimsatt, Byung-Shik Rhee, and Ellen Waterson Meader. 1999.
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Publication 5-06

 

Landscape

"Practicing What You Preach: Gauging the Civic Engagement of College Graduates." Sep/Oct,2000.
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Publication L-18

 

Technical Report

"The Benefits to Bridging Work and School." Daniel Shapiro and Maria Iannozzi. 1998.
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Publication 2-09

 

Technical Report

"The Blurring Line Between Merit and Need in Financial Aid." Michael S. McPherson and Morton Owen Schapiro. Mar/Apr,2001.
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Technical Report

"The New Corporate Landscape and Workforce Skills: What Firms Want; How They Get It; and the Role of Education, Training, and Community Colleges." Harold Salzman, Philip Moss, and Chris Tilly. 1998.
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Publication 2-07

 

Book Chapter

"The Student Aid Game: Meeting the Need and Rewarding Talent in American Higher Education (Chapters 7,8,9,14)." Michael McPherson and Morton Schapiro. 1997.
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Landscape

"Toward Clearer Connections: Understanding Employers' Perceptions of College Graduates." Mar/Apr,1998.
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Publication L-03

 

Technical Report

"Trends in United States Higher Education from Massification to Post Massification." Patricia J. Gumport, Maria Iannozzi, Susan Shaman, and Robert Zemsky. 1997.

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Publication 1-04

 

Technical Report

"What Makes a Revolution: Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 1980-2000." Marvin Lazerson, Ursula Wagener, and Nichole Shumanis. 1999.
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Publication 5-11