Remaking College
. Ed(S): Chopp, Rebecca S.; Frost, Susan; Weiss, Daniel H.
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Description for Remaking College
By exploring new ideas, offering bold proposals, and identifying emerging lessons, the authors consider the unique position these schools can play in their communities and in the larger world. Editor(s): Chopp, Rebecca S.; Frost, Susan; Weiss, Daniel H. Num Pages: 232 pages, 3, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
As one of the most successful educational enterprises in American history, the residential liberal arts college has long been emulated across all spectrums of undergraduate education in the United States and increasingly around the world. These schools are characterized by broad-based curricula, small class size, and interaction between students and faculty. Aimed at developing students' intellectual literacy and critical-thinking skills rather than specific professional preparation, the value proposition made by these colleges has recently come under intense pressure. Remaking College brings together a distinguished group of higher education leaders to define the American liberal arts model, to describe the challenges ... Read more
As one of the most successful educational enterprises in American history, the residential liberal arts college has long been emulated across all spectrums of undergraduate education in the United States and increasingly around the world. These schools are characterized by broad-based curricula, small class size, and interaction between students and faculty. Aimed at developing students' intellectual literacy and critical-thinking skills rather than specific professional preparation, the value proposition made by these colleges has recently come under intense pressure. Remaking College brings together a distinguished group of higher education leaders to define the American liberal arts model, to describe the challenges ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421411347
SKU
V9781421411347
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About . Ed(S): Chopp, Rebecca S.; Frost, Susan; Weiss, Daniel H.
Rebecca Chopp is the chancellor of the University of Denver, where she is leading a comprehensive effort to transform the student experience, expand the design of knowledge, and engage with the liberal arts in new ways. Previously she served as the president of Swarthmore College and Colgate University. Susan Frost is a consultant and researcher who works with college and ... Read more
Reviews for Remaking College
Two presidents assert that higher education will have to address spiraling costs and that some college-particularly regional liberal arts colleges-will have trouble surviving if they don't. Philadelphia Inquirer Higher education is going under the microscope to prove its value. Add to that a growing chorus of pundits who believe that a liberal arts education is a waste of time and ... Read more