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Informationen zum Autor William F. Massy is President of the Jackson Hole Higher Education group! Inc.! and Professor Emeritus at Stanford University. He earned tenure at Stanford's Graduate School of Business and later entered university administration as Vice Provost and Dean of Research. He served as Director of the Program in Higher Education at Stanford's School of Education. As Stanford's Vice president for Business and Finance he pioneered financial management and planning tools that have become standards in the field. Klappentext How does higher education honor (or dishonor) the trust that society places in it? While colleges and universities may perform an adequate job of educating students! this book argues that institutions might still improve their competency while reining costs. Zusammenfassung How does higher education honor (or dishonor) the trust that society places in it? While colleges and universities may perform an adequate job of educating students! this book argues that institutions might still improve their competency while reining costs. Inhaltsverzeichnis About the Author. Preface. Part One: The Case for Change. 1 The Erosion of Trust. 2 Universities as Economic Enterprises. 3 Subsidies and Contribution Margins. 4 Research! Teaching! and the Quality of Education. 5 Technology's Misunderstood Potential. Part Two: Improving Practice. 6 Education Quality Processes. 7 Core Quality Principles. 8 Education Quality Oversight. 9 Balancing Cost and Quality. 10 Performance-Based Resource Allocation. 11 Higher Education's Action Agenda. Bibliography. Index.
