{"product_id":"demographics-and-the-demand-for-higher-education-9781421424132","title":"Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEssential for administrators and trustees who are responsible for recruitment, admissions, student support, tenure practices, facilities construction, and strategic planning, this book is a practical guide for navigating coming enrollment challenges.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the past two weeks I've read a book about the future of American higher ed, and want to recommend it very highly. It might be the most important book on the subject published this year.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBryan Alexander blog\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis “birth dearth” has prompted Nathan Grawe, Professor of Economics at Carleton College, to analyze the dynamics of demographic shifts and consider how schools might prepare for a significant decrease in demand. Grawe meticulously presents his findings in his insightful and practical new book, Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eDegree or Not Degree\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDemographics and the Demand for Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e, by Nathan Grawe, is both terrifying and worth reading if you work in, or care about, higher education. I actually gasped several times, which isn't my usual response to monographs about demographics.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eInside Higher Ed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrawe's book is timely, well-researched, and thought-provoking. Especially college or university presidents would be well-served to give it a thorough reading, and this reviewer certainly be sharing the book with his.\u003cbr\u003e—Michael T. Catalano, Dakota Wesleyan University, \u003ci\u003eNumeracy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe leading spokesperson of this emergent discourse of demographic crisis is the economist Nathan D. Grawe, whose book \u003ci\u003eDemographics and the Demand for Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e sent a shockwave through higher education's administrative class. \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe most influential academic book of the past few years.\u003cbr\u003e—Joshua Kim, \u003ci\u003eInside Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Demographic Headwinds for Higher Education\u003cbr\u003e2. Demographics as Destiny?\u003cbr\u003e3. The Higher Education Demand Index\u003cbr\u003e4. Changing Contours of Population and Aggregate Higher Education Demand\u003cbr\u003e5. Demand for Two-Year Programs\u003cbr\u003e6. Demand for Four-Year Institutions\u003cbr\u003e7. Is Anyone Paying for All of This?\u003cbr\u003e8. Coping with Change\u003cbr\u003e9. Anticipated Higher Education Attendance\u003cbr\u003e10. The Potential for Policy to Affect Attendance Rates\u003cbr\u003e11. Looking beyond 2030\u003cbr\u003eMethodological Appendix\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408123830615,"sku":"9781421424132","price":29.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421424132.jpg?v=1730501671","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/demographics-and-the-demand-for-higher-education-9781421424132","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}