Harnessing America's wasted talent : a new ecology of learning /
Increasing success rates in higher education requires a new approach towards effective teaching and learning. Harnessing America's Wasted Talent provides tools to make this happen by highlighting the flaws in higher education, like using only the orthodox college model, preventing opportunity a...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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San Francisco, CA :
Jossey-Bass,
©2010.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Harnessing America's Wasted Talent: A New Ecology of Learning; Contents; Preface; The Value of Learning Outside of College; The Law of Thirds; College 3.0; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Part I: The Law of Thirds; Chapter 1: Wasted Talent; Chapter 2: Maxed Out: Why Colleges Can't Meet This Challenge; Chapter 3: The Paradox of Personal Learning; Part II: Dangerous Conceits; Chapter 4: Different Strokes for Different Folks; Chapter 5: Learning Is More Than Strictly Academic; Chapter 6: You Can't Get There from Here; Part III: From Access to Success: A New Ecology of Learning.