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Autore |
Zemsky Robert <1940-> |
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Titolo |
Remaking the American university [[electronic resource] ] : market-smart and mission-centered / / Robert Zemsky, Gregory R. Wegner, William F. Massy |
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New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-13443-4 |
9786613807014 |
0-8135-4112-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (248 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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WegnerGregory R. <1950-> |
MassyWilliam F |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Education, Higher - Aims and objectives - United States |
Education, Higher - Economic aspects - United States |
Educational change - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: the diminishing of public purpose -- The lattice and the ratchet -- The admissions arms race -- On being mission centered and market smart -- To publish and perish -- A value proposition -- Thwarted innovation -- Who owns teaching? -- Making educational quality job one -- Not good enough -- Crafting a public agenda -- Dancing with change. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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At one time, universities educated new generations and were a source of social change. Today colleges and universities are less places of public purpose, than agencies of personal advantage. Remaking the American University provides a penetrating analysis of the ways market forces have shaped and distorted the behaviors, purposes, and ultimately the missions of universities and colleges over the past half-century. The authors describe how a competitive preoccupation with rankings and markets published by the media spawned an admissions arms race that drains institutional resources and energies. Equally revealing are the depictions of the ways faculty distance themselves |
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