The Knowledge Economy and Postsecondary Education
PART I WORKSHOP REPORT
The Knowledge Economy and Postsecondary Education 3
Introduction 3
Structure of the Report 5
Five Major Discussion Questions 6
PART II WORKSHOP PAPERS
1 Demographic and Attainment Trends in Postsecondary
Education 13
Lisa Hudson
2 Community Colleges in the 21st Century:
Challenges and Opportunities 59
Thomas Bailey
3 The Impact of the Changing Economy on
Four-Year Institutions of Higher Education:
The Importance of the Internet 77
Carol A. Twigg
4 Higher Education, the Emerging Market, and the
Public Good 105
Brian Pusser
5 A Role for the Internet in American Education?
Lessons from Cisco Networking Academies 127
Richard Murnane, Nancy Sharkey, and Frank Levy
x THE CASE FOR HUMAN FACTORS IN INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT
x CONTENTS
6 Creating High-Quality Learning Environments:
Guidelines from Research on How People Learn 159
John Bransford, Nancy Vye, and Helen Bateman
APPENDIX A Workshop Agenda 199
APPENDIX B Workshop Participants 203