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Autore |
Sandler Michael R. <1940-> |
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Titolo |
Social entrepreneurship in education : private ventures for the public good / / Michael R. Sandler |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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9786613913364 |
1-283-60091-9 |
1-60709-357-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (174 p.) |
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Collana |
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New frontiers in education |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Business and education - United States |
Privatization in education - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter One: Energy and Persistence Conquer All Things; Chapter Two: Bold Interventions; Chapter Three: Breaking the Mold; Chapter Four: Venturing into Education; Chapter Five: The Journey and Challenges of Scale and Profitability; Chapter Six: Mining the Gold; Chapter Seven: Boom, Bust, and Unforseen Consequences; Chapter Eight: Building Sustainable Structure for the Education Industry; Chapter Nine: Education Entrepreneurs Responding to the Call; Epilogue-Baseball, Education and Our Future; Bibliography |
Additional ResourcesIndex; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The purpose of this book is to share with the reader a unique experience of a seasoned career entrepreneur with the commitment to improve education and benefited by working with three highly regarded business and education leaders as mentors set out to define and build an education industry. |
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