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UH officials look into productivity

Student-to-faculty ratios and class sizes are among factors studied in a new report

By Mary Vorsino

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 23, 2013

~~<p>Nearly 20 percent of undergraduate courses at UH-Manoa have fewer than 10 students, says a new University of Hawaii report prepared as part of a push to find long-term opportunities for bringing down the cost of educating students.</p>
<p>UH officials analyzed class sizes, student-to-faculty ratios, faculty productivity and graduation rates for the report but say they're months away from drawing any conclusions from the results.</p>
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Nearly 20 percent of undergraduate courses at UH-Manoa have fewer than 10 students, says a new University of Hawaii report prepared as part of a push to find long-term opportunities for bringing down the cost of educating students.

UH officials analyzed class sizes, student-to-faculty ratios, faculty productivity and graduation rates for the report but say they're months away from drawing any conclusions from the results. Login for more...



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