03290nam 2200613 a 450 991079001810332120230703192323.01-00-344485-71-000-97297-61-003-44485-71-57922-527-6(CKB)2670000000161086(EBL)911928(OCoLC)781635703(SSID)ssj0000622892(PQKBManifestationID)12220179(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000622892(PQKBWorkID)10643227(PQKB)11152677(Au-PeEL)EBL911928(CaPaEBR)ebr10545743(MiAaPQ)EBC911928(EXLCZ)99267000000016108620090821d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFor-profit colleges and universities[electronic resource] their markets, regulation, performance, and place in higher education /edited by Guilbert C. Hentschke, Vicente M. Lechuga, and William G. Tierney ; foreword by Marc Tucker1st ed.Sterling, Va. Stylus20101 online resource (222 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-57922-424-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; 1. FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN A KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY; 2. EVOLVING MARKETS OF FOR-PROFIT HIGHER EDUCATION; 3. WHO ARE THEY? AND WHAT DO THEY DO?; 4. DIFFERENCES IN ACADEMIC WORK AT TRADITIONAL AND FOR-PROFIT POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS: Policy Implications for Academic Freedom; 5. MARKETS, REGULATION, AND PERFORMANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION; 6. ACCREDITATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY: The Role of For-Profit Education and National Accrediting Agencies; 7. A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON FOR-PROFIT HIGHER EDUCATION; 8. THE PUBLIC GOOD IN A CHANGING ECONOMY; APPENDIX AAPPENDIX BAPPENDIX C; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; ZThis book offers a clear-eyed and balanced analysis of for-profit colleges and universities, reviewing their history, business strategies, and management practices; setting them in the context of marketplace conditions, the framework of public policy and government regulations; and viewing them in the light of the public good. Individual chapters variously explore FPCU's governance, how they develop courses and programs, and the way they define faculty work; present findings from in-depth interviews with parttime and full-time faculty to understand how external forces and the imperative of proFor-profit universities and collegesUnited StatesEducation, HigherEconomic aspectsUnited StatesFor-profit universities and collegesEducation, HigherEconomic aspects378/.04Hentschke Guilbert C1567681Lechuga Vicente M864335Tierney William G1082793MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790018103321For-profit colleges and universities3839217UNINA