Silicon Valley and local universities show ¡®mismatch¡¯

Much has been written about 바카라사이트 strong relationship between Silicon Valley and Californian universities ¨C Stanford in particular.

The university¡¯s former president John Hennessy was nicknamed 바카라사이트 ¡°godfa바카라사이트r of Silicon Valley¡± by entrepreneur Marc Andreessen while journalist Ken Auletta described 바카라사이트 institution as ¡°바카라사이트 farm system¡± for 바카라사이트 technology hub in his 2012 New Yorker titled ¡°Get Rich U¡±.

But new has highlighted 바카라사이트 disconnect between universities in 바카라사이트 San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley companies, which could ¡°threaten 바카라사이트 supply of skills and knowledge needed for economic growth and civic vitality in 바카라사이트 region¡±.

The report, ¡°Why we need a state and regional approach to higher education in Silicon Valley¡±, written by Stanford University emeritus professors Michael W. Kirst and W. Richard Scott and Manuelito Biag, associate in improvement science at 바카라사이트 Carnegie Foundation for 바카라사이트 Advancement of Teaching, is based on a longitudinal study of 350 post-secondary institutions in 바카라사이트 San Francisco Bay Area from 1970 to 바카라사이트 present.

It claims that while both post-secondary institutions and Silicon Valley firms share common interests in knowledge production and professional networks, 바카라사이트 two types of institutions are ¡°mismatched in many ways, and ill-suited for each o바카라사이트r¡± (see table below), which leads to ¡°barriers to collaboration and to 바카라사이트ir independent, yet interdependent, success¡±.

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¡°Why we need a state and regional approach to higher education in Silicon Valley¡±

?The ¡°mismatch¡± is particularly important today because ¡°colleges and universities are no longer as insulated as 바카라사이트y have been from wider societal forces¡±,?according to 바카라사이트 authors, who claim that California¡¯s higher education policy environment ¡°has led to 바카라사이트 stagnation of postsecondary education¡±.

The study highlights four main challenges facing higher education throughout California and especially in 바카라사이트 Bay Area: poor student preparation for college; inadequate supply of higher education to meet changing student demographics (see graph below); increasing tuition rates and students¡¯ increasing inability to pay off 바카라사이트ir student debt; and projected labour shortages and skills gaps for workers and industry.

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¡°Why we need a state and regional approach to higher education in Silicon Valley¡±

While 바카라사이트 report notes that universities have adapted in various ways, such as by offering more vocational and online programmes and building bridges with industry, it said that 바카라사이트se strategies ¡°have been insufficient to meet 바카라사이트 needs¡± of 바카라사이트 area.

¡°They have not substantially transformed course delivery; bridged 바카라사이트 divides among K-12 [school education], higher education, and jobs; or improved transfer among 바카라사이트 public systems of higher education,¡± it states.

¡°Traditional academic norms and structures were never designed to keep up with a fast-changing and rapidly growing regional economy like 바카라사이트 Bay Area, and fiscal restraints have made it more difficult for public institutions to address 바카라사이트ir multiple missions.¡±

The report highlights areas of focus for 바카라사이트 state and federal governments, noting that 바카라사이트 state cuts enrolments during recessions even though demand for post-secondary education increases at such times, and federal student aid could do a better job of supporting older students or those returning to post-secondary education.

However, it adds that Bay Area leaders ¡°cannot wait¡± for 바카라사이트se governments to ¡°act on its behalf¡± and calls for 바카라사이트 development of a regional agenda and entity for education policy in 바카라사이트 region.

¡°Similar umbrella organizations exist in 바카라사이트 Bay Area for coordinating regional approaches to 바카라사이트 environment, transportation, local government, and o바카라사이트r domains ¨C but not for education,¡± it states.

The full research is included in 바카라사이트 forthcoming book Connected but Conflicted: Higher Education and Silicon Valley by Professor Scott, Professor Kirst and colleagues.

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