The changing landscape of the academic profession : faculty culture at for-profit colleges and universities /

The rapid success of for-profit colleges and universities (FPCUs) only recently has caught the attention of scholars in academe. The continuing expansion of the proprietary higher education sector has lead to fundamental questions regarding the purpose and function of FPCUs. As new technologies cont...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lechuga, Vicente M. (Author)
Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	London : Routledge, 2016.
Series:	Studies in higher education.
Subjects:	For-profit universities and colleges > United States. College teachers > United States. College teachers For-profit universities and colleges United States Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; PART I: THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF HIGHER EDUCATION; Chapter One The Contours of Higher Education; Chapter Two Mapping the For-Profit Terrain; Chapter Three A Case Study Approach to Faculty Culture; PART II: PERSPECTIVES FROM WITHIN; Chapter Four Distance Learning University; Chapter Five Pacific-Atlantic University; Chapter Six Miller College; Chapter Seven Southeastern College; Chapter Eight Looking Beyond Each Institution; PART III: A DISTINCT PERSPECTIVE OF FACULTY WORK LIFE
Chapter Nine A Cross-Institutional AnalysisChapter Ten Re-Evaluating Faculty Culture; Appendix A Interview Protocol; Appendix B E-mail Invitation; References; Index