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The future of higher education : rhetoric, reality, and the risks of the market /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Newman, Frank, 1927-
Other Authors: Couturier, Lara, Scurry, Jamie
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [2004]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > United States.
Education, Higher > Economic aspects > United States.
Educational change > United States.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Higher education in the grip of transforming change
  • The new competition
  • The coming of the market
  • The growing gap between public needs and the reality of higher education
  • The public, political leaders, and the academy view higher education
  • Creating a thoughtful market
  • Autonomy, accountability, and the new compact
  • Who is responsible for student learning?
  • Expanding access and succeeding
  • Competitive grants for teaching and institutional service
  • College and university strategies for the new era
  • A decade of opportunity.