March 30, 2007

For-Profit Institutions Need to Be Classified, Too

By KEVIN KINSER

For-profit higher education is a large, complex system of institutions, and its explosive growth over the last decade has made it a prominent force in shaping higher-education policy and practice. How should we understand trends and challenges in such a system? What analytic framework can help us organize distinctive institutional responses? Clark Kerr encountered a similar situation when he led an examination of U.S. higher education almost 40 years ago. His solution? Create a classification

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