Killing public higher education : the arms race for research prestige /

This is an opinion piece from a highly qualified professor of science who has served in administration highlights the need for reform in our public higher education research institutions. In this well-researched reference, Dr. Stocum illustrates how the competition among the public flagship universi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stocum, David L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2013.
Temas:
Education, Higher > Research > United States.
Public universities and colleges > United States > Finance.
Education > Economic aspects > United States.
Enseignement sup�erieur > Recherche > �Etats-Unis.
Universit�es publiques > �Etats-Unis > Finances.
�Education > Aspect �economique > �Etats-Unis.
EDUCATION > Higher.
Education > Economic aspects
Education, Higher > Research
Public universities and colleges > Finance
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Addiction to Research Prestige Contributes to the Increasing Costs of Higher Education
  • Portrait of the Flagships
  • Origin and Emergence
  • The Flagship Culture Today
  • Rationales for Mission Differentiation
  • Quality Is Synonymous with an Exclusive Research Mission
  • Stratification of Students Reflects Their Intellectual Status and Capability
  • Rankism: The Underlying Disease of the Caste System
  • Schemes to Privatize Public Flagships
  • The AAU Snob Factor
  • Graduate Programs
  • Community Colleges
  • Research Prestige and Athletic Prestige: Brothers Under the Skin
  • The Future of Higher Education
  • Business as Usual
  • Tweak Around the Edges
  • Spin Off Research and Graduate Education
  • Restructure the System
  • Defining the Purpose of Undergraduate Education
  • The Urban University as a Model for the Twenty-First Century.

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