American Higher Education in Crisis? - What Everyone Needs to Know

A timely primer on the current embattled state of American higher education, this book guides readers through the forces and trends that have brought the education system to this point, and highlights some of the ways they will reshape America's colleges in the years to come.

List of contents

• INTRODUCTION


• PART ONE: STUDENTS


• PART TWO: COSTS, DEBT, AND SPENDING


• PART THREE: LEADERSHIP PRESSURES, FROM WITHIN AND WITHOUT


• PART FOUR: WHAT'S AHEAD


• PART FIVE: CONCLUSIONS

About the author

Goldie Blumenstyk is a senior writer at The Chronicle of Higher Education. Her stories have received numerous awards, including first place from the Education Writers Association for 2011 for beat reporting on the Business of Higher Education. She is a frequent speaker at higher-education industry conferences, at events designed for members of the news media, and as a guest on radio and public-television shows.

Summary

A timely primer on the current embattled state of American higher education, this book guides readers through the forces and trends that have brought the education system to this point, and highlights some of the ways they will reshape America's colleges in the years to come.

Additional text

Goldie Blumenstyk brings knowledge and insight to the higher education debate. This book is even-handed and smart, and shapes some abstruse, political issues into a brisk, compelling read.

Product details

• Authors: Goldie Blumenstyk, Goldie (Senior Writer Blumenstyk
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.11.2014
• EAN: 9780199374083
• ISBN: 978-0-19-937408-3
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: What Everyone Needs to Know(r); What Everyone Needs to Know (P
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Self-tuition materials (general); Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system