Remaking the American university : market-smart and mission-centered /
At one time, universities educated new generations and were a source of social change. Today colleges and universities are less places of public purpose, than agencies of personal advantage. Remaking the American University provides a penetrating analysis of the ways market forces have shaped and di...
| Основен автор: | Zemsky, Robert, 1940- |
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| Други автори: | Wegner, Gregory R., 1950-, Massy, William F. |
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
℗♭2005.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=176460 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Remaking the American university. |
| Резюме: |
At one time, universities educated new generations and were a source of social change. Today colleges and universities are less places of public purpose, than agencies of personal advantage. Remaking the American University provides a penetrating analysis of the ways market forces have shaped and distorted the behaviors, purposes, and ultimately the missions of universities and colleges over the past half-century. The authors describe how a competitive preoccupation with rankings and markets published by the media spawned an admissions arms race that drains institutional resources and. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xi, 231 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
0813541123 9780813541129 |