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Great Rip-Off in American Education Undergrads Underserved

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ISBN-10: 159102031X

ISBN-13: 9781591020318

Edition: 2002

Authors: Mel Scarlett

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List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Prometheus Books, Publishers
Publication date: 1/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 220
Size: 6.08" wide x 9.00" long x 0.47" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English

Introduction
The Intent
Creating a Climate for Change
What If?
The Book Plan
Special Bulletin
The Two Faces of American Higher Education
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?
Homogenization
When and How Did It Begin?
Decades of Criticism, Business as Usual
The Expose
Study Capsules
Prof-Scam
Why the Lack of Response?
Fraud in Higher Education?
The Twenty Deadly Sins
Educational Fraud
The Call to Action
Dogmatic, Radical Recommendations for Reform
Preface to Part Two
A General Concern
Governance
External Governance
Internal Governance
A Plan
Advantages of the Plan
The Board Staff Dilemma
Summary of "The Plan"
Difficulty of External Change
Coordination
Leadership: The President and the Board
Shared Leadership
Shared Leadership (Other Employees)
The Faculty Role
Teaching
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
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
Conduct: Campus Climate and Values
University Conduct
All Categories of Campus Conduct Problems
Addendum
Finances: Yesterday and Tomorrow
Going Back in Time
Rational Radical Reconstructive Reform
Public Relations and Private Fund-Raising
Wrapping It All Up
Conclusion: Action!
Long-Standing Concerns
An Ominous Update
The Importance of Reform
Breaking the Logjam
Index
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