tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post5881032373195040193..comments2024-03-18T23:58:46.484-04:00Comments on West Coast Stat Views (on Observational Epidemiology and more): Back on the higher ed beatJosephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760453165301871031noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-55736727509363570202012-03-13T03:15:19.602-04:002012-03-13T03:15:19.602-04:00I just wanted to add about Carey's words:
If ...I just wanted to add about Carey's words:<br /><br /><i>If Berkeley’s star professors are lured away to Stanford, it’s bad for the university but not necessarily bad for America</i><br /><br />In the same light, how is a professor being lured from one university to the next necessarily good for America?Bill Trudohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12071375710902131635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-40994936131806767422012-03-13T03:03:37.956-04:002012-03-13T03:03:37.956-04:00One of the key issues surrounding the university s...One of the key issues surrounding the university system is its purpose. Education and jobs-training, while not mutually exclusive, often become lumped together when discussing universities.<br /><br />For instance, the percentage of graduates who find jobs in xx months might be a worthy performance indicator of a training program, but it's not a particularly good measure of education.Bill Trudohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12071375710902131635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-54694054042833568962012-03-13T02:12:54.118-04:002012-03-13T02:12:54.118-04:00Yes, there were some valid points from Perry -- ha...Yes, there were some valid points from Perry -- having spent a few years as an instructor in a large state schools, I've witnessed the problems first hand. That said, Perry's proposals were minor and old-hat. Carey's article was another example of a long standing tendency to grossly overestimate the effectiveness of proposed reforms.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705408455380402571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-50123820938290801142012-03-12T13:00:33.537-04:002012-03-12T13:00:33.537-04:00Romney's comments would make more sense if the...Romney's comments would make more sense if there were a widely available option of not going to college. The business sector has become as degree crazy as the educational field is. The Machinists post, http://observationalepidemiology.blogspot.com/2012/02/are-incentives-rreally-so-hard-to-set.html , highlights the expectations of employers. They expect employees to come prepackaged. There are entry level positions which now prefer candidates to have Master's degree (and preferred usually means required). It was interesting to hear a candidate talk about how companies no longer invest in their employees.<br /><br />As for Perry's plan, he is not completely off-base. The teaching capabilities of university professors is mixed. Though he is barking the wrong cat up the wrong tree when he talks about costs. A major factor driving up tuition costs is shrinking payments from the states. States simply do not pay the same share of university (and community college) budgets that they used to. The costs have to passed on to the buyer (the student), and the buyer will pay because they feel they have to get that degree because of the crazy demands of employers.Bill Trudohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12071375710902131635noreply@blogger.com