Remaking College: The Changing Ecology of Higher Education

Remaking College: The Changing Ecology of Higher Education

Between 1945 and 1990 the United States built the largest and most productive higher education system in world history. Over the last two decades, however, dramatic budget cuts to public academic services and skyrocketing tuition have made college completion more difficult for many. Nevertheless, the democratic promise of education and the global competition for educated workers mean ever growing demand.
Remaking College considers this changing context, arguing that a growing accountability revolution, the push for greater efficiency and productivity, and the explosion of online learning are changing the character of higher education.
Writing from a range of disciplines and professional backgrounds, the contributors each bring a unique perspective to the fate and future of U.S. higher education. By directing their focus to schools doing the lion's share of undergraduate instructionâ€”community colleges, comprehensive public universities, and for-profit institutionsâ€”they imagine a future unencumbered by dominant notions of "traditional" students, linear models of achievement, and college as a four-year residential experience. The result is a collection rich with new tools for helping people make more informed decisions about collegeâ€”for themselves, for their children, and for American society as a whole.
Country USA
Manufacturer Stanford University Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-01-07
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Stanford University Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-01-07
Format	Kindle eBook

Remaking College: The Changing Ecology of Higher Education

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