EXAMINING THE "AMENITIES ARMS RACE" IN HIGHER EDUCATION: SHIFTING FROM RHETORIC TO RESEARCH

This article provides an analysis of published writing on amenities in higher education with the goal of bringing order to the voluminous information and helping to advance research. It examines over 40 articles and books to answer four interrelated questions: 1) How are amenities defined in the con...

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Published in:The College student affairs journal 2019-10, Vol.37 (2), p.129-143
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Resource Allocation
Student Recruitment
Trends
Tuition
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