Collaboration, technology, and outsourcing initiatives in higher education : a literature review / Tessa Kaganoff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaganoff, Tessa.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College costs--United States.

College costs.

Education, Higher--United States--Cost control.

Education, Higher.

University cooperation--United States.

University cooperation.

Educational technology--United States.

Educational technology.

Contracting out--United States.

Contracting out.

Physical Description:

ix, 30 pages : illustrations

Other Title:

Collaboration, technology, & outsourcing initiatives in higher education

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 1998.

Summary:

Presents a sector-wide review of cost-containment initiatives in higher education in the United States, concentrating on three areas: (1) collaboration--involving shared resources (including human resources), joint purchasing agreements, and opportunities for personal and professional contacts between institutions; (2) technological innovation--ranging from machines that automate to equipment that enables massive information processing, teleconferencing, and distance education; and (3) outsourcing--contracting with an outside vendor to provide a service; often done with support services in the past, but now being considered for core services as well. Since cost cutting is a reality, institutions could benefit from learning from others' experiences. For this reason, more comprehensive and standardized data collection would be in everyone's best interest.