For-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 Tucker

• Pubblicazione: Sterling, Va., : Stylus, 2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (222 p.)
• Disciplina: 378/.04
• Soggetto topico: For-profit universities and colleges - United States; Education, Higher - Economic aspects - United States
• Altri autori: HentschkeGuilbert C LechugaVicente M TierneyWilliam G
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 A ; APPENDIX 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; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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 pro
• Titolo autorizzato: For-profit colleges and universities
• ISBN: 1-00-344485-7; 1-000-97297-6; 1-003-44485-7; 1-57922-527-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790018103321
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