Higher Education Finance Research: Policy, Politics, and Practice

There is a void in the literature on how to conduct research in the finance and economics of higher education. Students, professors, and practitioners have no concise document that examines the field, provides history, definitions of terms, sources of data, and research methods. Higher Education Finance Research: Policy, Politics, and Practice fills that void.

The book is structured in four parts. The first section provides a brief history and description of the general organization of Ameri...