Taking Responsibility Leaders' Expectations of Higher Education

By John Immerwahr

January 1999

Conducted and Reported by Public Agenda for The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education

CONTENTS
	INTRODUCTION
	SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
	PART I: AREAS OF CONSENSUS
		Finding One: The importance of a strong higher education system
		Finding Two: The best higher education system in the world
		Finding Three: The importance of accessibility of higher education
		Finding Four: Is our system of higher education accessible?
		Finding Five: The importance of student motivation and responsibility
		Finding Six: Lack of student preparedness
	PART II: AREAS OF DISAGREEMENT
		Finding Seven: How well are colleges operated?
		Finding Eight: Teaching students what they need to know
		Finding Nine: Who should be responsible for the increased costs of higher education?
		Finding Ten: Teaching, research, and the impact of technology
		Finding Eleven: The institution of tenure
		Finding Twelve: Racial balance in higher education
	CONCLUSION
	SUPPORTING TABLES
	ENDNOTES
	METHODOLOGY
	ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
	ABOUT THE AUTHOR
	ABOUT THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY AND HIGHER EDUCATION
	ABOUT PUBLIC AGENDA
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