1. I am continuing with the same topic I discussed in my first post, but have decided to focus mostly on the quality of life aspect of the research. I want to find case studies of college graduates and ask them if they feel going to college was worth it (factoring in experiences they had and connections they made through their college experience).
2. Google searches that I found most useful for finding information were "tuition inflation" and "college graduate employment rate", these brought me to sites with many jumping off points and is allowing me to broaden my argument while I am still constructing it.
3. Using google scholar I was able to find an interesting article about five case studies which will prove resourceful when trying to make my argument. The websites url is http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=Zx38ukL2rGYC&oi=fnd&pg=PA39&dq=tuition+inflation&ots=trXM5pNdlK&sig=5LK9txWeu5sqfnI6sdKq4hnhoc8#v=onepage&q=tuition%20inflation&f=false. The article also comes with a works cited that will allow me to expand my search.
4.In my searches I have found many articles dealing with why tuition is inflating at the rate it is and I can link this to privatization. This would allow for my paper to focus on how privatization is effecting the students and how long before we see more resistance from the students.
5.I have found two links that I found particularly useful, one being used already in question 3 and the other is http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/06/21/net-prices-mass-private-colleges-rise-sharply-despite-increase-financial-aid/ccvqO49scwRvd4uIfsXz3H/story.html both of which deal with inflation which is going to be a key component in my argument because most of the cost of going to college is the actual financial cost. Another link I have found through the Rutgers library sources is http://eds.b.ebscohost.com/eds/detail/detail?vid=1&sid=7cd2f0c9-91fa-4ac9-8be7-cc97aef23cf5%40sessionmgr198&hid=107&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#db=rgm&AN=79877672 which asks the same question I do and will be a good starting point for my argument.
6. There doesn't seem to be much debate on tuition inflation being a problem, however, there is a debate between what is causing it. It is an argument between the lack of government funding for schools causing schools to privatize and raise prices in order to maintain a good business model and the need of these private institutions to produce a profit to please investors.
There was a Newsweek article a couple years back that started the discussion, titled "Is College a Lousy Investment?"
ReplyDeletehttp://www.newsweek.com/megan-mcardle-coming-burst-college-bubble-64671
You should also see the film "Ivory Tower," which spends quite a bit of time on the question of whether college is worth it anymore, and ends up answering in the affirmative, I think, despite all of the controversies they raise.