The great rip-off in American education : (Record no. 98700)

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International Standard Book Number 159102031X (pbk. : alk. paper)
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System control number (Sirsi) i9781591020318
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System control number (Sirsi) i9781591020318
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System control number (Sirsi) i9781591020318
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System control number (Sirsi) i9781591020318
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Item number .S33 2003
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Classification number (OCLC) (R) ; Classification number, CALL (RLIN) (NR) LA 227.4 .S33 2003
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Personal name Scarlett, Mel,
Dates associated with a name 1920-2012.
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Title The great rip-off in American education :
Remainder of title undergrads underserved /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Mel Scarlett.
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. Amherst, N.Y. :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Prometheus Books,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2004.
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Extent 231 p. ;
Dimensions 23 cm.
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General note Includes index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Part I: Creating a climate for change -- 1. What if? -- The book plan -- Special bulletin -- The two faces of American higher education -- 2. Characterizing the "rip-off": the Boyer commission report -- Leadership's dilemma explained -- Beyond the criticism -- Reinventing undergraduate education -- Comments about the new model -- What is a research university? -- 3. Homogenization -- When and how did it begin? -- 4. Decades of criticism, business as usual -- The expos ��?�-- Study capsules -- Prof-scam -- Why the lack of response? -- 5. Fraud in higher education? -- The twenty deadly sins -- Educational fraud -- The call to action -- Part II: Dogmatic, radical recommendations for reform -- 6. General concern -- 7. Governance - External governance -- Internal governance -- A plan -- Advantages of the plan -- The board staff dilemma -- Summary of "the plan" -- Difficulty of external change -- Coordination -- 8. Leadership: the president and the board -- Shared leadership -- Shared leadership (other employees) -- 9. The faculty role -- 10. Teaching -- 11. Probing deep into teaching and learning--and what about the Internet? -- Preparation: The Ph. D. -- Evaluation: department chairpersons -- Academic freedom -- Tenure -- Reward systems -- Other recognition -- Faculty hiring: a candidate's emphasis -- Class size -- Criticisms of undergraduate instruction still around -- The lecture examined -- Other ways to enliven instruction -- Specialization -- Faculty preparation -- A new doctor's degree -- Fantastic fantasy future -- The Internet and the new millennium -- 12. The academic program -- Coherent undergraduate education -- General education -- The more structured 50 hours plan -- The process of developing the undergraduate curriculum -- Program inefficiencies -- Student retention -- Core course considerations -- 13. Conduct: campus climate and values -- University conduct -- All categories of campus conduct problems -- Addendum -- 14. Finances: yesterday and tomorrow -- Going back in time -- Rational radical reconstructive reform -- Public relations and private fund-raising -- Part III: Wrapping it all up -- Conclusion: action! -- Long-standing concerns -- An ominous update -- The importance of reform -- Breaking the logjam.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Education, Higher
General subdivision Aims and objectives
Geographic subdivision United States.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Educational accountability
Geographic subdivision United States.
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    Library of Congress Classification     Storms Research Center Storms Research Center Main Collection 10/28/2025   LA 227.4 .S33 2003 98626476 10/28/2025 22.00 10/28/2025 Book