Lesson plan : an agenda for change in American higher education
Language: English Publication details: Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press 2016 Description: xii, 163 pages ; 23 cmISBN: 0691172102Subject(s): Education, Higher--United States | Education, Higher--Aims and objectivesSummary: 9780691172101Summary: Includes bibliographical references and index.Summary: American higher education faces some serious problems - but they are not the ones most people think. In this brief and accessible book, two leading experts show that many so-called crises - from the idea that typical students are drowning in debt to the belief that tuition increases are being driven by administrative bloat - are exaggerated or simply false. At the same time, many real problems - from the high dropout rate to inefficient faculty staffing - have received far too little attention. In response, William G. Bowen and Michael S. McPherson provide a frank assessment of the biggest challenges confronting higher education and propose a bold agenda for reengineering essential elements of the system to meet them. The result promises to help shape the debate about higher education for years to come.Summary: 2019| Item type | Current library | Collection | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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9780691172101
Includes bibliographical references and index.
American higher education faces some serious problems - but they are not the ones most people think. In this brief and accessible book, two leading experts show that many so-called crises - from the idea that typical students are drowning in debt to the belief that tuition increases are being driven by administrative bloat - are exaggerated or simply false. At the same time, many real problems - from the high dropout rate to inefficient faculty staffing - have received far too little attention. In response, William G. Bowen and Michael S. McPherson provide a frank assessment of the biggest challenges confronting higher education and propose a bold agenda for reengineering essential elements of the system to meet them. The result promises to help shape the debate about higher education for years to come.
2019
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