Declining by degrees : higher education at risk /
Declining by degrees : higher education at risk /
edited by Richard H. Hersh and John Merrow ; foreword by Tom Wolfe.
- New York, New York : Palgrave Macmillan, (c)2005.
- xi, 244 pages ; 25 cm
The media : degrees of coverage / Ready or not? Where the public stands on higher education reform / College admissions : a substitute for quality? / Caveat Lector : unexamined assumptions about quality in higher education / Liberal education : slip-sliding away? / Six challenges to the American university / Beyond markets and individuals : a focus on educational goals / This little student went to market / How undergraduate education became college lite--and a personal apology / America's modern peculiar institution / Worlds apart : disconnects between students and their colleges / Leaving the newcomers behind / Talking the talk : rhetoric and reality for students of color / It is only a port of call : reflections on the state of higher education / The curriculum and college life : confronting unfulfilled promises / Afterword : What difference does a college make? / Gene I. Maeroff -- Deborah Wadsworth -- James Fallows -- Jay Mathews -- Carol G. Schneider -- Vartan Gregorian -- Howard Gardner -- David L. Kirp -- Murray Sperber -- Frank Deford -- Arthur Levine -- Roberto Suro and Richard Fry -- Heather D. Wathington -- Julie Johnson Kidd -- Leon Botstein -- Richard H. Hersh.
Two decades ago A Nation at Risk sounded a national alarm on K-12 education. Now, an equally urgent alarm is being sounded for higher education in America. In Declining by Degrees, leading authors and educators such as Tom Wolfe, Jim Fallows, and Jay Mathews provide us with a valuable understanding of the serious issues facing colleges today, such as budget cuts, grade inflation, questionable recruitment strategies, and a major focus on Big Time Sports. Tied to the PBS documentary of the same name, Declining by Degrees creates a national discussion about the future of higher education and what we can do about it. https://www.amazon.com/Declining-Degrees-Higher-Education-Risk/dp/1403973164/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1XM5HDORZXFK6&keywords=9781403973160&qid=1678391811&sprefix=9%2Caps%2C146&sr=8-1
9781403973160
2005043024
Education, Higher--United States.
LA227 / .D435 2005
The media : degrees of coverage / Ready or not? Where the public stands on higher education reform / College admissions : a substitute for quality? / Caveat Lector : unexamined assumptions about quality in higher education / Liberal education : slip-sliding away? / Six challenges to the American university / Beyond markets and individuals : a focus on educational goals / This little student went to market / How undergraduate education became college lite--and a personal apology / America's modern peculiar institution / Worlds apart : disconnects between students and their colleges / Leaving the newcomers behind / Talking the talk : rhetoric and reality for students of color / It is only a port of call : reflections on the state of higher education / The curriculum and college life : confronting unfulfilled promises / Afterword : What difference does a college make? / Gene I. Maeroff -- Deborah Wadsworth -- James Fallows -- Jay Mathews -- Carol G. Schneider -- Vartan Gregorian -- Howard Gardner -- David L. Kirp -- Murray Sperber -- Frank Deford -- Arthur Levine -- Roberto Suro and Richard Fry -- Heather D. Wathington -- Julie Johnson Kidd -- Leon Botstein -- Richard H. Hersh.
Two decades ago A Nation at Risk sounded a national alarm on K-12 education. Now, an equally urgent alarm is being sounded for higher education in America. In Declining by Degrees, leading authors and educators such as Tom Wolfe, Jim Fallows, and Jay Mathews provide us with a valuable understanding of the serious issues facing colleges today, such as budget cuts, grade inflation, questionable recruitment strategies, and a major focus on Big Time Sports. Tied to the PBS documentary of the same name, Declining by Degrees creates a national discussion about the future of higher education and what we can do about it. https://www.amazon.com/Declining-Degrees-Higher-Education-Risk/dp/1403973164/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1XM5HDORZXFK6&keywords=9781403973160&qid=1678391811&sprefix=9%2Caps%2C146&sr=8-1
9781403973160
2005043024
Education, Higher--United States.
LA227 / .D435 2005