And yet, in most schools and universities, classrooms are too crowded, and there are too few teachers. How does that work?
In the States? University enrollment grew 37 percent between 2000 and 2010. Student loan reforms increased demand for college education drastically. At the same time, federal and state education funding levels in most places either remained stagnant or dropped relative to inflation, reducing the amount of budget available for hiring faculty. Administrative costs have also skyrocketed in many places, for reasons that are not entirely clear to me.
Most universities attempted to raise tuition and/or hire cheaper faculty (e.g., adjuncts) as stop-gap measures, further weakening the demand for Ph. D.-holding educators. These measures have more-or-less hit peak effectiveness.
In the States? University enrollment grew 37 percent between 2000 and 2010. Student loan reforms increased demand for college education drastically. At the same time, federal and state education funding levels in most places either remained stagnant or dropped relative to inflation, reducing the amount of budget available for hiring faculty. Administrative costs have also skyrocketed in many places, for reasons that are not entirely clear to me.
Most universities attempted to raise tuition and/or hire cheaper faculty (e.g., adjuncts) as stop-gap measures, further weakening the demand for Ph. D.-holding educators. These measures have more-or-less hit peak effectiveness.
Sounds like a great opportunity for problem-solving. Where to begin?