Restoring the promise : higher education in America / / Richard K. Vedder |
Autore | Vedder Richard K. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : Independent Institute, , [2019] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Soggetto topico |
Education, Higher - Aims and objectives - United States
Education, Higher - United States - Finance Public universities and colleges - United States - Finance Higher education and state - United States |
ISBN | 1-59813-330-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480799503321 |
Vedder Richard K.
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Restoring the promise : higher education in America / / Richard K. Vedder |
Autore | Vedder Richard K. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : Independent Institute, , [2019] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Disciplina | 378.73 |
Soggetto topico |
Education, Higher - Aims and objectives - United States
Education, Higher - United States - Finance Public universities and colleges - United States - Finance Higher education and state - United States |
ISBN | 1-59813-330-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Higher education's triple crisis -- Why go to college anyway? -- College is too costly -- Students aren't learning critical knowledge and employable skills -- College graduates are underemployed -- How did we get here? -- Nearly four centuries of higher learning -- Why fees and costs are rising so fast -- Why endowments don't lower the cost of tuition -- The federal student financial assistance debt crisis -- Where does all the money go? -- Universities? : Spending perversities -- Nonacademic activities and rip-offs -- The edifice complex -- The costly enterprise of intercollegiate athletics -- Is educating students a top priority? -- The conundrum of research -- The academic cartel of accreditation -- The scandal of diversity -- The weaknesses of current university governance -- Where do we go from here? -- The three I's of university reform -- The failure of government higher education policy -- Reforming higher education. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793506703321 |
Vedder Richard K.
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Oakland, California : , : Independent Institute, , [2019] | ||
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Restoring the promise : higher education in America / / Richard K. Vedder |
Autore | Vedder Richard K. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : Independent Institute, , [2019] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Disciplina | 378.73 |
Soggetto topico |
Education, Higher - Aims and objectives - United States
Education, Higher - United States - Finance Public universities and colleges - United States - Finance Higher education and state - United States |
ISBN | 1-59813-330-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Higher education's triple crisis -- Why go to college anyway? -- College is too costly -- Students aren't learning critical knowledge and employable skills -- College graduates are underemployed -- How did we get here? -- Nearly four centuries of higher learning -- Why fees and costs are rising so fast -- Why endowments don't lower the cost of tuition -- The federal student financial assistance debt crisis -- Where does all the money go? -- Universities? : Spending perversities -- Nonacademic activities and rip-offs -- The edifice complex -- The costly enterprise of intercollegiate athletics -- Is educating students a top priority? -- The conundrum of research -- The academic cartel of accreditation -- The scandal of diversity -- The weaknesses of current university governance -- Where do we go from here? -- The three I's of university reform -- The failure of government higher education policy -- Reforming higher education. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816939903321 |
Vedder Richard K.
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Oakland, California : , : Independent Institute, , [2019] | ||
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Saving alma mater [[electronic resource] ] : a rescue plan for America's public universities / / James C. Garland |
Autore | Garland James C. <1942-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (291 p.) |
Disciplina | 378.1/060973 |
Soggetto topico | Public universities and colleges - United States - Finance |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-42646-X
9786612426469 0-226-28388-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Where the money comes from -- Market forces in higher education -- Why public universities cannot restrain costs -- The university prime directive -- The faculty are the university -- The cargo cult college -- The blessing and curse of shared governance -- What price shared governance? -- The shape of things to come -- Leadership begins with the trustees -- The role of governing boards in the new era -- Recruiting presidential leadership -- Reforming the academic culture -- A proposal for deregulation of public universities. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456678203321 |
Garland James C. <1942->
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2009 | ||
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Saving alma mater [[electronic resource] ] : a rescue plan for America's public universities / / James C. Garland |
Autore | Garland James C. <1942-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (291 p.) |
Disciplina | 378.1/060973 |
Soggetto topico | Public universities and colleges - United States - Finance |
Soggetto non controllato | public university, college, higher education, school, learning, united states of america, american culture, usa, undergraduate students, changing demographics, tuition, costs, income inequality, state government, affordability, financially secure, academia, efficiency, productivity, campus leadership, legislators, reforms, governing boards, finance, student needs |
ISBN |
1-282-42646-X
9786612426469 0-226-28388-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Where the money comes from -- Market forces in higher education -- Why public universities cannot restrain costs -- The university prime directive -- The faculty are the university -- The cargo cult college -- The blessing and curse of shared governance -- What price shared governance? -- The shape of things to come -- Leadership begins with the trustees -- The role of governing boards in the new era -- Recruiting presidential leadership -- Reforming the academic culture -- A proposal for deregulation of public universities. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780803503321 |
Garland James C. <1942->
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2009 | ||
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Saving alma mater [[electronic resource] ] : a rescue plan for America's public universities / / James C. Garland |
Autore | Garland James C. <1942-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (291 p.) |
Disciplina | 378.1/060973 |
Soggetto topico | Public universities and colleges - United States - Finance |
Soggetto non controllato | public university, college, higher education, school, learning, united states of america, american culture, usa, undergraduate students, changing demographics, tuition, costs, income inequality, state government, affordability, financially secure, academia, efficiency, productivity, campus leadership, legislators, reforms, governing boards, finance, student needs |
ISBN |
1-282-42646-X
9786612426469 0-226-28388-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Where the money comes from -- Market forces in higher education -- Why public universities cannot restrain costs -- The university prime directive -- The faculty are the university -- The cargo cult college -- The blessing and curse of shared governance -- What price shared governance? -- The shape of things to come -- Leadership begins with the trustees -- The role of governing boards in the new era -- Recruiting presidential leadership -- Reforming the academic culture -- A proposal for deregulation of public universities. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824041503321 |
Garland James C. <1942->
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2009 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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