Earnings from learning : the rise of for-profit universities / / edited by David W. Breneman, Brian Pusser, and Sarah E. Turner

• Pubblicazione: Albany, NY, : State University of New York Press, c2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: xv, 212 p. : ill
• Disciplina: 338.4/3378
• Soggetto topico: For-profit universities and colleges - United States; Education, Higher - Economic aspects - United States
• Altri autori: BrenemanDavid W PusserBrian TurnerSarah E. <1966->
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The contemporary provision of for-profit higher education : mapping the competitive market / David W. Breneman, Brian Pusser, and Sarah E. Turner -- Higher education, markets, and the preservation of the public good / Brian Pusser -- For-profit colleges in the context of the market for higher education / Sarah E. Turner -- The university of Phoenix : icon of for-profit higher education / David W. Breneman -- Profit centers in service to the academic core / Dudley J. Doane and Brian Pusser -- The market for higher education at a distance : traditional institutions and the costs of instructional technology / Saul Fisher -- Capital romance : why wall street fell in love with higher education / Andreas Ortmann -- A crowded lobby : nonprofit and for-profit universities and the emerging politics of higher education / Brian Pusser and David A. Wolcott.
• Sommario/riassunto: Earnings from Learning examines the historical and contemporary factors that have fueled the rise of postsecondary for-profit, degree-granting institutions as a dynamic and powerful force in education. The contributors focus on such institutions as the University of Phoenix, DeVry, and Strayer to present theoretically grounded and data-driven research from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. They document unprecedented shifts in the postsecondary political economy and landscape and evaluate the implications for nonprofit institutions, including understanding the public and private benefits of higher education, postsecondary access and success, institutional resource allocation, competition, governance, and technology.
• Titolo autorizzato: Earnings from learning
• ISBN: 0-7914-8134-4; 1-4294-5795-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910809065103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: SUNY series, frontiers in education.