ASSESSING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT ON ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS OF INCOMING WORKING PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS

摘要

This paper assesses the impact of previous and current period economic recessions on the characteristics and performance of incoming working professional adult students in a distance hybrid weekend format Masters in Technology program. Since 1950 there have been eleven documented and agreed upon U.S. economic recessions, including the current recession which began in December 2007. Each recession lasted from approximately six months to a maximum of 18 months; the most recent 2007 recession lasted 18 months. There exist varied predictions as to the probable duration and severity of this most recent recession not to mention the nature of its impact on U.S. gross domestic product, employment recovery or other key characteristics of our economy.