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WISCAPE produces and distributes policy briefs, working papers, research reports, and other publications representing a wide variety of perspectives on postsecondary education issues. Authors include the center’s staff, scholars, and affiliates, as well as those with no formal connection to WISCAPE. In keeping with its mission, the center shares its publications with an extensive network of scholars, researchers, policymakers, practitioners, students, business and community leaders, and media.
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Useful, Used, and Peer Approved: The Importance of Rigor and Accessibility in Postsecondary Research and Evaluation
(2012-05-03)Traditionally, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners have perceived a tension between rigor and accessibility in quantitative research and evaluation in postsecondary education. However, this study indicates that ... -
Exploring Faculty Decision-Making Processes for Using Instructional Technology in the Classroom: Implications for Policy and Practice
(2012-03-28)Given the primacy of instructional technology in today?s college classroom, it is important to understand how faculty use these tools, especially how they adapt specific tools to meet the unique needs of particular faculty ... -
The Distance from Public Institutions of Higher Education: Public Perceptions of UW?Madison
(2012-03)Public opinion matters for the administration of public higher education. Yet, we know little about how members of the public conceptualize these institutions in general, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison in particular. ... -
Bouncebacks in Higher Education Funding: Patterns in Length of Time to Recovery Following Cuts in State Appropriations
(2011-08-30)State appropriations for higher education are highly cyclical, with downturns in funding during difficult financial times followed by increases in funding when state finances improve. This policy brief shares recent research ... -
"If We only Told our Story Better..." Re-envisioning State-University Relations Through the Lens of Public Engagement
(2011-04-26)A prevailing notion among higher education leaders is that public relations and marketing efforts must be intensified to boost legislative support for colleges and universities. However, this view fails to consider whether ... -
Applying Insights from Faculty Teaching Practices to Science and Math Education Reforms
(2011-01-25)Policymakers and educators are increasingly expressing concerns that the U.S. is lagging behind other countries in educating the next generation of mathematicians and scientists. In response, the federal government, private ... -
Which Students to Serve?: Universal or Targeted Eligibility for Postsecondary Opportunity Programs
(2011-01-20)Dramatic changes in the higher education landscape and the recent recession have intensified the challenges students face in postsecondary enrollment and completion. In response, some states, communities, and institutions ... -
The (Un)Productivity of American Higher Education: From "Cost Disease" to Cost-Effectiveness
(2010-12)Productivity in academic degrees granted by American colleges and universities is declining. While there is some evidence this is caused by an uncontrollable "cost disease," this study examines two additional explanations. ... -
Supporting Student Veteran Success: Institutional Responses to the Post-9/11 GI Bill and the Influx of Student Veterans
(2010-08-25)The Post-9/11 GI Bill, implemented in August 2009, represents the largest investment in veterans? education in more than 60 years. As veterans of the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan return to American soil, the Post-9/11 ... -
Investing in Wisconsin's Future: A Proposal for a State Higher Education Nest Egg Program
(2010-09-09)Wisconsin will face serious challenges in the coming decades if it fails to increase the size and quality of the state workforce talent pool. One potential solution is a Higher Ed Nest Egg Program, which would put $1,000 ... -
Factors Contributing to the Upward Transfer of Baccalaureate Aspirants Beginning at Community Colleges
(2010-11)Incorporating the psychological perspective, this study examines factors associated with the upward transfer of baccalaureate aspirants beginning at community colleges. Based on data from the National Education Longitudinal ... -
Investing in Wisconsin's Future: A Proposal for a State Higher Education Nest Egg Program
(2010-09-09)Wisconsin will face serious challenges in the coming decades if it fails to increase the size and quality of the state workforce talent pool. One potential solution is a Higher Ed Nest Egg Program, which would put $1,000 ... -
College and University Commitments to Student Access and Success: An Overview of Institutional Postsecondary Opportunity Programs
(2010-07-19)The federal and state governments are placing greater emphasis on postsecondary attainment while concerns about rising college costs for students and families surge. Both groups are calling on institutions to do more to ... -
Supporting Student Veteran Success: Institutional Responses to the Post-9/11 GI Bill and the Influx of Student Veterans
(2010-08-25)The Post-9/11 GI Bill, implemented in August 2009, represents the largest investment in veterans? education in more than 60 years. As veterans of the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan return to American soil, the Post-9/11 ... -
College and University Commitments to Student Access and Success: An Overview of Institutional Postsecondary Opportunity Programs
(2010-07-19)The federal and state governments are placing greater emphasis on postsecondary attainment while concerns about rising college costs for students and families surge. Both groups are calling on institutions to do more to ... -
A Simple Unifying Measure of State Support for Higher Education
(2007-04)Conflicting measures of state support for higher education create confusion and misunderstanding that convolute debates about states' postsecondary education funding. The use of multiple measures is largely unnecessary, ... -
Global Assemblage: Singapore, Foreign Universities, and the Construction of a "Global Education Hub"
(2007-05-18)In the late 1990s and early 2000s select cities in Pacific Asia formed or significantly deepened formal institutional linkages with a variety of foreign (mainly Western) universities. The objective of this paper is to ... -
A Learning Community Model of Graduate Student Professional Development for Teaching Excellence
(2007-05-30)A learning community model is presented as a successful approach to teaching-related professional development for research-active future faculty. Four core elements of learning communities are identified: shared discovery ... -
The Impact of New College Graduates on Intrastate Labor Markets
(2007-07)A crucial issue in the debate on state support for higher education is the extent that a state?s production of college graduates affects the state?s education attainment. The view that many new graduates take their ... -
Determinants of State Appropriations for Higher Education from 1985-2005: An Organizational Theory Analysis
(2008-02)This study employs time series methodology to identify factors that best explain variations in state appropriations for higher education since 1985. Relying on an organizational theory framework, state and institutional ...