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xiv, 400 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Gender group: gdr Men lcdgt |
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Nationality/regional group: nat Americans lcdgt |
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Occupational/field of activity group: occ University and college faculty members lcdgt |
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Social group: soc Retirees lcdgt |
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Independent Institute studies in political economy |
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Independent Institute studies in political economy.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-386) and index. |
| Contents |
Higher education's triple crisis -- Why go to college anyway? -- College is too costly -- Students aren't learning critical knowledge and employable skills -- College graduates are underemployed -- How did we get here? -- Nearly four centuries of higher learning -- Why fees and costs are rising so fast -- Why endowments don't lower the cost of tuition -- The federal student financial assistance debt crisis -- Where does all the money go? -- Universities? : Spending perversities -- Nonacademic activities and rip-offs -- The edifice complex -- The costly enterprise of intercollegiate athletics -- Is educating students a top priority? -- The conundrum of research -- The academic cartel of accreditation -- The scandal of diversity -- The weaknesses of current university governance -- Where do we go from here? -- The three I's of university reform -- The failure of government higher education policy -- Reforming higher education. |
| Summary |
American higher education is increasingly in trouble. Universities are facing an uncertain and unsettling future with free speech suppression, out-of-control Federal student aid programs, soaring administrative costs, and intercollegiate athletics mired in corruption. Restoring the Promise explores these issues and exposes the federal government?s role in contributing to them. With up-to-date discussions of the most recent developments on university campuses, this book is the most comprehensive assessment of universities in recent years. |
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Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- United States.
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Education, Higher -- United States -- Finance.
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Public universities and colleges -- United States -- Finance.
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Higher education and state -- United States.
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Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives.
(OCoLC)fst00903015
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Education, Higher -- Finance. (OCoLC)fst00903056
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Higher education and state. (OCoLC)fst00956548
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Public universities and colleges -- Finance. (OCoLC)fst01083114
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| ISBN |
9781598133271 (hardcover) |
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1598133276 (hardcover) |
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