Higher Education and the American Dream : Success and Its Discontents /

The book delivers a penetrating, nuanced account of American universities in the twenty-first century. Tackles topics that range from the rise of the managerial class to the failed attempts to reform practice in the classroom.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lazerson, Marvin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Central European University Press, 2010.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Educational change.
Education, Higher.
American Dream.
EDUCATION > Higher.
Rêve americain.
Enseignement > Reforme > États-Unis.
Educational change > United States.
Education, Higher > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Building the dream (and worrying about it)
  • Higher education as vocational education
  • Who governs higher education?
  • Managerial imperatives
  • Academic disciplines, research imperatives, and undergraduate learning
  • A revolution in teaching and learning
  • Why is higher education so hard to reform?

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