In both historic times as well as modern day era, the higher education institutions faced several financial challenges. After the WWII, the interest in the schooling department decreased significantly and so does today. Despite initial growths, various changes in the macroenvironment have forced stakeholders to switch their attention to other fields. Another recurrent problem is that of shortages in educational staff members. The matter can be explained by the simple fact that, due to reduced financial gains in the field, professors are often willing to turn their attention to other sectors. They for instance choose to work in the private educational sector, or to renounce education for all and practice what they used to teach. This matter is directly linked to the lack of sufficient financial resources, which also generates other shortages as well.
Historically as well as modernly, educational institutions have intensified their efforts to attract...
In doing this, they increased the palette of courses offered in order to appeal to larger audiences. Challenges posed by this endeavor include a necessity for more financial resources, alongside with a need for more professors that would be able to teach the students in these more diverse fields. The identification of this recurring problem is directly pegged to the previously identified two issues, throwing the observer into the identification of a vicious circle.
All the challenges historically and modernly identified point out to the fact that the public administration has for decades failed to address and resolve the impending problems. Additionally, a final conclusion can be made in that the existence of specific issues reveals the fact that the entire educational system is poor and an overall reform is required.
Reference:
Coming of Age in American Higher Education as a Troubled Giant, 1970 to 2000
