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The Future of Higher Education: Rhetoric, Reality, and the Risks of the Market
Frank Newman
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Description for The Future of Higher Education: Rhetoric, Reality, and the Risks of the Market
Hardcover. Offers a look at the risks inherent in the trend toward making higher education a market rather than a regulated public sector. This book reveals the findings of a four-year investigation into the major forces that are transforming our American system of higher education. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 545.
A powerful look at the risks inherent in the trend toward making higher education a market rather than a regulated public sector, The Future of Higher Education reveals the findings of an extensive four-year investigation into the major forces that are transforming our American system of higher education. The book explores the challenges of intensified competition among institutions, globalization of colleges and universities, the expansion of the new for-profit and virtual institutions, and the influence of technology on learning. This important resource offers college and university leaders and policy makers an analysis of the impact of these forces of change ... Read more
A powerful look at the risks inherent in the trend toward making higher education a market rather than a regulated public sector, The Future of Higher Education reveals the findings of an extensive four-year investigation into the major forces that are transforming our American system of higher education. The book explores the challenges of intensified competition among institutions, globalization of colleges and universities, the expansion of the new for-profit and virtual institutions, and the influence of technology on learning. This important resource offers college and university leaders and policy makers an analysis of the impact of these forces of change ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780787969721
SKU
V9780787969721
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99-50
About Frank Newman
Frank Newman was the director of the Futures Project: Policy for Higher Education in a Changing World and was a visiting professor at Brown University and Teachers College, Columbia University. He was president of the Education Commission of the States (ECS) for fourteen years, and president of the University of Rhode Island from 1974 to 1983. He was the author ... Read more
Reviews for The Future of Higher Education: Rhetoric, Reality, and the Risks of the Market
"Revealing findings from a thorough four-year examination…" (The Midwest Book Review; 12/1/2004)