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100 1 _aBok, Derek Curtis.
245 1 0 _aHigher education in America /
_cDerek Bok.
264 1 _aPrinceton :
_bPrinceton University Press,
_c2013
264 4 _c2013
300 _ax, 479 pages ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
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337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 413-452) and index.
505 0 0 _gI.
_tThe context. The American system of higher education --
_tPurposes, goals, and limits to growth --
_tThe governance of nonprofit universities.
_gII.
_tUndergraduate education. Going to college and earning a degree --
_tPaying for college : the challenge for policy-makers and academic leaders --
_tEntering the right college --
_tThe expanding audience for higher education --
_tWhat to learn --
_tHow to teach --
_tProspects for reform --
_tGraduate education.
_gIII.
_tProfessional education. Medical schools --
_tLaw schools --
_tBusiness schools.
_gIV.
_tResearch. "Publish or perish" --
_tThe changing nature of scientific research --
_tThe environment for research.
_gV.
_tA final reckoning. Matters of genuine concern --
_tThe last word.
520 _a"At a time when colleges and universities have never been more important to the lives and opportunities of students or to the progress and prosperity of the nation, Bok provides a thorough examination of the entire system, public and private, from community colleges and small liberal arts colleges to great universities with their research programs and their medical, law, and business schools. Drawing on the most reliable studies and data, he determines which criticisms of higher education are unfounded or exaggerated, which are issues of genuine concern, and what can be done to improve matters. Some of the subjects considered are long-standing, such as debates over the undergraduate curriculum and concerns over rising college costs. Others are more recent, such as the rise of for-profit institutions and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Additional topics include the quality of undergraduate education, the stagnating levels of college graduation, the problems of university governance, the strengths and weaknesses of graduate and professional education, the environment for research, and the benefits and drawbacks of the pervasive competition among American colleges and universities. Offering a rare survey and evaluation of American higher education as a whole, this book provides a solid basis for a fresh public discussion about what the system is doing right, what it needs to do better, and how the next quarter century could be made a period of progress rather than decline."--Publisher's description.
650 0 _aEducation, Higher
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
650 0 _aEducation, Higher
_xAims and objectives
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
650 0 _aUniversities and colleges
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
650 0 _aProfessional education
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
651 7 _aUnited States.
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655 7 _aHistory.
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