Privatization in Higher Education.PDF

Despite the remarkable rate of change that marks our world today, six forces are undeniably spurring the spread of privatization in higher education: the rise of an information-based economy, changes in demographics, an increase in public scrutiny, the advent of new technologies, the convergence of knowledge-based organizations, and a decline in public trust in government. Governors can help state postsecondary education systems respond to these forces by helping define academic quality and student achievement, eliminating overlap and duplication, ensuring accountability, and more efficiently utilizing the capacity of private providers of postsecondary learning.