Newman, Frank, 1927-

The future of higher education : rhetoric, reality, and the risks of the market / Frank Newman, Lara Couturier, Jamie Scurry. - 1st ed. - San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2004. - xvi, 284 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-274) and indexes.

Higher education in the grip of transforming change -- The new competition -- The coming of the market -- The growing gap between public needs and the reality of higher education -- The public, political leaders, and the academy view higher education -- Creating a thoughtful market -- Autonomy, accountability, and the new compact -- Who is responsible for student learning? -- Expanding access and succeeding -- Competitive grants for teaching and institutional service -- College and university strategies for the new era -- A decade of opportunity.

0787969729 (alk. paper)

2004006400

GBA4-Y2171


Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--United States.
Education, Higher--Economic aspects--United States.
Educational change--United States.

LA 227.4 / .N494 2004