Higher Education in America
- 作者
- 出版社 Princeton University Press
- 出版时间 不详年
- ISBN 9780691165585
- 定价 221.50
内容简介
HigherEducationinAmericaisalandmarkwork--acomprehensiveandauthoritativeanalysisofthecurrentconditionofourcollegesanduniversitiesfromformerHarvardpresidentDerekBok，oneofthenation'smostrespectededucationexperts.Sweepinglyambitiousinscope，thisisadeeplyinformedandbalancedassessmentofthemanystrengthsaswellastheweaknessesofAmericanhighereducationtoday.Atatimewhencollegesanduniversitieshaveneverbeenmoreimportanttothelivesandopportunitiesofstudentsortotheprogressandprosperityofthenation，Bokprovidesathoroughexaminationoftheentiresystem，publicandprivate，fromcommunitycollegesandsmallliberalartscollegestogreatuniversitieswiththeirresearchprogramsandtheirmedical，law，andbusinessschools.Drawingonthemostreliablestudiesanddata，hedetermineswhichcriticismsofhighereducationareunfoundedorexaggerated，whichareissuesofgenuineconcern，andwhatcanbedonetoimprovematters.Someofthesubjectsconsideredarelong-standing，suchasdebatesovertheundergraduatecurriculumandconcernsoverrisingcollegecosts.Othersaremorerecent，suchastheriseoffor-profitinstitutionsandmassiveopenonlinecourses(MOOCs).Additionaltopicsincludethequalityofundergraduateeducation，thestagnatinglevelsofcollegegraduation，theproblemsofuniversitygovernance，thestrengthsandweaknessesofgraduateandprofessionaleducation，theenvironmentforresearch，andthebenefitsanddrawbacksofthepervasivecompetitionamongAmericancollegesanduniversities.OfferingararesurveyandevaluationofAmericanhighereducationasawhole，thisbookprovidesasolidbasisforafreshpublicdiscussionaboutwhatthesystemisdoingright，whatitneedstodobetter，andhowthenextquartercenturycouldbemadeaperiodofprogressratherthandecline.
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