The struggle to reform our colleges / Derek Bok.

By:

Bok, Derek Curtis, 1930-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: Eng Series: The William G. Bowen memorial series in higher educationPublication details: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2017.Description: x, 228 pages ; 24 cmISBN:

9780691177472 (acid-free paper)
0691177473 (acid-free paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

378.73

LOC classification:

LB 2341 B686s 2017

Contents:

Introduction Part One. The Challenge. Graduation Rates and Educational Attainment The Quality of Education Part Two. Sources of Influence. Can Colleges Meet the Challenges by Themselves? The Influence of Students Employers Competition, Old and New The Major Foundations The Role of Government in Raising Levels of Educational Attainment Government Efforts to Improve the Quality of Education Accreditation Part Three. The Way Forward. Increasing Educational Attainment Improving the Quality of Education Encouraging Reform

Summary: During the first decade of this century, many commentators predicted that American higher education was about to undergo major changes that would be brought about under the stimulus of online learning and other technological advances. Toward the end of the decade, the president of the United States declared that America would regain its historic lead in the education of its workforce within the next ten years through a huge increase in the number of students earning "quality" college degrees.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	LB 2341 B686s 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000121556

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction
Part One. The Challenge. Graduation Rates and Educational Attainment
The Quality of Education
Part Two. Sources of Influence. Can Colleges Meet the Challenges by Themselves?
The Influence of Students
Employers
Competition, Old and New
The Major Foundations
The Role of Government in Raising Levels of Educational Attainment
Government Efforts to Improve the Quality of Education
Accreditation
Part Three. The Way Forward. Increasing Educational Attainment
Improving the Quality of Education
Encouraging Reform

During the first decade of this century, many commentators predicted that American higher education was about to undergo major changes that would be brought about under the stimulus of online learning and other technological advances. Toward the end of the decade, the president of the United States declared that America would regain its historic lead in the education of its workforce within the next ten years through a huge increase in the number of students earning "quality" college degrees.

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