The Future of Higher Education: Rhetoric, Reality, and the Risks of the Market ( The Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series)
Explore the Powerful Forces That are Transforming Higher Education\ "This book can play a major role in redefining the role and nature of public universities in the 'global knowledge society' we have now entered. This is high-priority reading for university leaders, government leaders, and anyone who cares about the future of higher education."\ –James J. Duderstadt, president emeritus, University Professor of Science and Engineering, the University of Michigan\ "Books about the competitive,...
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Explore the Powerful Forces That are Transforming Higher Education "This book can play a major role in redefining the role and nature of public universities in the ‘global knowledge society’ we have now entered. This is high-priority reading for university leaders, government leaders, and anyone who cares about the future of higher education." —James J. Duderstadt, president emeritus, University Professor of Science and Engineering, the University of Michigan "Books about the competitive, market-oriented nature of contemporary higher education are becoming common enough to constitute a new genre in both the scholarly and the popular literature on the topic. But this book is different and much richer than most. The authors begin with an analysis of the higher education market and of the perils of ignoring it. But they do not stop there. They caution us that the transition to a market-oriented system is inevitable. However, the current drift toward a market-oriented system, they argue, is dangerous for higher education itself and for the larger society. Instead of ignoring the market, higher education leaders need to work with political leaders to fashion a more thoughtful, workable market." —Clara M. Lovett, president, American Association for Higher Education "Frank Newman and colleagues have done it again. Thirty years ago, he was the visionary who foretold the coming transformation of higher education and its policy implications via the now classic federal Newman Commission report. In this volume, he describes the profound changes the years ahead will bring to postsecondary education and the ways colleges and universities need to respond. This fresh and compelling volume is essential reading, a survival guide for all who work in higher education or care about its future." —Arthur Levine, president, Teachers College, Columbia University A powerful look at the risks inherent in the trend toward making higher education a market rather than a regulated public sector, The Future of Higher Education reveals the findings of an extensive four-year investigation into the major forces that are transforming our American system of higher education. The book explores the challenges of intensified competition among institutions, globalization of colleges and universities, the expansion of the new for-profit and virtual institutions, and the influence of technology on learning. This important resource offers college and university leaders and policy makers an analysis of the impact of these forces of change and includes suggestions for creating an effective higher education market as well as a call for a renewed focus on the public purposes of higher education. Using the information provided in this vital book, leaders can seize the opportunity to meet today’s daunting challenges and expand access to education, improve academic achievement, and advance student learning. By working toward these goals, academic leaders and policy makers can go a long way toward rebuilding the historic compact between higher education and society.
1Higher education in the grip of transforming change12The new competition93The coming of the market314The growing gap between public needs and the reality of higher education475The public, political leaders, and the academy view higher education686Creating a thoughtful market817Autonomy, accountability, and the new compact1048Who is responsible for student learning?1359Expanding access and success15410Competitive grants for teaching and institutional service18011College and university strategies for the new era19412A decade of opportunity213
\ From the Publisher"Revealing findings from a thorough four-year examination…" (The Midwest Book Review; 12/1/2004)\ \ \
