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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 764
Book Description
Resources in Education
Author: The California Idea and American Higher Education
Author: John Aubrey DouglassPublisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 1503617106
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
Throughout the twentieth century, public universities were established across the United States at a dizzying pace, transforming the scope and purpose of American higher education. Leading the way was California, with its internationally renowned network of public colleges and universities. This book is the first comprehensive history of California's pioneering efforts to create an expansive and high-quality system of public higher education. The author traces the social, political, and economic forces that established and funded an innovative, uniquely tiered, and geographically dispersed network of public campuses in California. This influential model for higher education, "The California Idea," created an organizational structure that combined the promise of broad access to public higher education with a desire to develop institutions of high academic quality. Following the story from early statehood through to the politics and economic forces that eventually resulted in the 1960 California Master Plan for Higher Education, The California Idea and American Higher Education offers a carefully crafted history of public higher education.
Higher Education Directory 2021
Author: Higher Education Publications, Inc.Publisher: Higher Education Publications
ISBN: 9780914927822
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Languages : en
Pages : 1075
Book Description
The Directory list 5,500+ accredited, degree-granting post-secondary education institutions in the United States.
Science & Engineering Indicators
Author: The Schoolmasters' Yearbook & Educational Directory
Author: The Changing Landscape of the Academic Profession
Author: Vicente M. LechugaPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135508674
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
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 continue to emerge, education is becoming of increasing import to employees seeking to upgrade their skills and employers in search of individuals who possess the necessary expertise and training to help their organizations succeed. For-profit institutions challenge traditional notions of the academy--such as shared governance, tenure, and academic freedom--by utilizing administrative practices that more aptly apply to the corporate arena. Moreover, they exclusively employ non-tenure-track faculty members. This study provides a framework for understanding faculty roles and responsibilities at for profit colleges and universities. The author employs a series of in-depth interviews with 53 faculty members, from four for-profit institutions. Utilizing a cultural framework, the study explores the attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions of faculty work with particular consideration given to faculty member's non-tenure-track status, participation in decision-making activities, and academic freedom. The study examines the culture of the faculty work by asking how the profit-seeking nature of the institution affects their efforts inside and outside of the classroom. The author introduces a new component to the cultural framework that illustrates how the close ties between FPCUs and business and industry affect the nature of faculty work.
Patterson's College and School Directory of the United States and Canada
Author: Homer L. PattersonPublisher:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 814
Book Description
The Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac
Author: Digest of Education Statistics
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Contains information on a variety of subjects within the field of education statistics, including the number of schools and colleges, enrollments, teachers, graduates, educational attainment, finances, Federal funds for education, libraries, international education, and research and development.
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