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The Resource The great rip-off in American education : undergrads underserved, Mel Scarlett

The great rip-off in American education : undergrads underserved, Mel Scarlett

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Summary
Annotation. This hard-hitting critique of the poor quality of undergraduate education in America will be a wake-up call to university administrators, faculty, parents, and prospective college students. Annotation. This hard-hitting critique of the poor quality of undergraduate education will interest university administrators, faculty, parents, and college students
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
231 pages
Note
Includes index
Contents
  • Part I: Creating a climate for change
  • 1. What if?
  • The book plan
  • Special bulletin
  • The two faces of American higher education
  • 2. 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?
  • 3. Homogenization
  • When and how did it begin?
  • 4. Decades of criticism, business as usual
  • The exposé
  • Study capsules
  • Prof-scam
  • Why the lack of response?
  • 5. Fraud in higher education?
  • The twenty deadly sins
  • Educational fraud
  • The call to action
  • Part II: Dogmatic, radical recommendations for reform
  • 6. General concern
  • 7. Governance
  • External governance
  • Internal governance
  • A plan
  • Advantages of the plan
  • The board staff dilemma
  • Summary of "the plan"
  • Difficulty of external change
  • Coordination
  • 8. Leadership: the president and the board
  • Shared leadership
  • Shared leadership (other employees)
  • 9. The faculty role
  • 10. Teaching
  • 11. 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
  • 12. 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
  • 13. Conduct: campus climate and values
  • University conduct
  • All categories of campus conduct problems
  • Addendum
  • 14. Finances: yesterday and tomorrow
  • Going back in time
  • Rational radical reconstructive reform
  • Public relations and private fund-raising
  • Part III: Wrapping it all up
  • Conclusion: action!
  • Long-standing concerns
  • An ominous update
  • The importance of reform
  • Breaking the logjam
Isbn
9781591020318
Instance
Label
The great rip-off in American education : undergrads underserved
Title
The great rip-off in American education
Title remainder
undergrads underserved
Statement of responsibility
Mel Scarlett
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Annotation. This hard-hitting critique of the poor quality of undergraduate education in America will be a wake-up call to university administrators, faculty, parents, and prospective college students. Annotation. This hard-hitting critique of the poor quality of undergraduate education will interest university administrators, faculty, parents, and college students
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1920-2012
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Scarlett, Mel
Dewey number
378.73
Index
index present
LC call number
LA227.4
LC item number
.S33 2003
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Education, Higher
  • Educational accountability
  • Education, Higher
  • Educational accountability
  • United States
  • Finanzierung
  • Hochschulbildung
  • Hochschulreform
  • USA
Label
The great rip-off in American education : undergrads underserved, Mel Scarlett
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Publication
Note
Includes index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Part I: Creating a climate for change -- 1. What if? -- The book plan -- Special bulletin -- The two faces of American higher education -- 2. 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? -- 3. Homogenization -- When and how did it begin? -- 4. Decades of criticism, business as usual -- The exposé -- Study capsules -- Prof-scam -- Why the lack of response? -- 5. Fraud in higher education? -- The twenty deadly sins -- Educational fraud -- The call to action -- Part II: Dogmatic, radical recommendations for reform -- 6. General concern -- 7. Governance -- External governance -- Internal governance -- A plan -- Advantages of the plan -- The board staff dilemma -- Summary of "the plan" -- Difficulty of external change -- Coordination -- 8. Leadership: the president and the board -- Shared leadership -- Shared leadership (other employees) -- 9. The faculty role -- 10. Teaching -- 11. 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 -- 12. 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 -- 13. Conduct: campus climate and values -- University conduct -- All categories of campus conduct problems -- Addendum -- 14. Finances: yesterday and tomorrow -- Going back in time -- Rational radical reconstructive reform -- Public relations and private fund-raising -- Part III: Wrapping it all up -- Conclusion: action! -- Long-standing concerns -- An ominous update -- The importance of reform -- Breaking the logjam
Control code
ocm51543716
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
231 pages
Isbn
9781591020318
Lccn
2003041393
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o51543716
  • (OCoLC)51543716
Label
The great rip-off in American education : undergrads underserved, Mel Scarlett
Publication
Note
Includes index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Part I: Creating a climate for change -- 1. What if? -- The book plan -- Special bulletin -- The two faces of American higher education -- 2. 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? -- 3. Homogenization -- When and how did it begin? -- 4. Decades of criticism, business as usual -- The exposé -- Study capsules -- Prof-scam -- Why the lack of response? -- 5. Fraud in higher education? -- The twenty deadly sins -- Educational fraud -- The call to action -- Part II: Dogmatic, radical recommendations for reform -- 6. General concern -- 7. Governance -- External governance -- Internal governance -- A plan -- Advantages of the plan -- The board staff dilemma -- Summary of "the plan" -- Difficulty of external change -- Coordination -- 8. Leadership: the president and the board -- Shared leadership -- Shared leadership (other employees) -- 9. The faculty role -- 10. Teaching -- 11. 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 -- 12. 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 -- 13. Conduct: campus climate and values -- University conduct -- All categories of campus conduct problems -- Addendum -- 14. Finances: yesterday and tomorrow -- Going back in time -- Rational radical reconstructive reform -- Public relations and private fund-raising -- Part III: Wrapping it all up -- Conclusion: action! -- Long-standing concerns -- An ominous update -- The importance of reform -- Breaking the logjam
Control code
ocm51543716
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
231 pages
Isbn
9781591020318
Lccn
2003041393
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o51543716
  • (OCoLC)51543716

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