For-profit higher education : developing a world-class workforce /
John Sperling, Robert W. Tucker.
- New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, c1997.
- x, 134 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Higher education for the American workforce: an economic imperative -- Costs and access in higher education -- Adult-centered universities: education for the American workforce -- The economic and academic advantages of an adult-centered university -- Critique of regulatory constraints -- Federal action to create a national market in higher education services.
Continuing education--United States. Adult education--United States. Professional education--United States. Proprietary schools--United States. For-profit universities and colleges--United States. Education, Higher--Economic aspects--United States.