The Resource The higher education scene in America : some observations, Abraham L. Gitlow and Howard S. Gitlow, (electronic resource)
The higher education scene in America : some observations, Abraham L. Gitlow and Howard S. Gitlow, (electronic resource)
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The item The higher education scene in America : some observations, Abraham L. Gitlow and Howard S. Gitlow, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bates College.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- This book discusses a number of issues that confront America's higher education scene today. Those issue embrace such problems as: (1) the missions(s) of our colleges and universities and the development of critical thinking and/or employability; (2) the role of for-profit academic institutions; (3) the impact of online technology; (4) diffusion of power and achievement of consensus between administrators and faculty; (5) the importance of financial matters, embracing budgets, fundraising, and endowments; (6) the insidious problem of conflicts of interest; (7) the scandalous impact of big-time, big-money Division 1 sports on academe; (8) the growth of non-academic functions; and (9) the importance of leadership in consensual institutions and how leaders are chosen
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 210 pages)
- Contents
-
- Higher education in a free society
- Formal authority and diffusion of power
- The academic pecking order and unionization of the academic staff
- The budgetary challenge and fiscal responsibility
- The fundraising challenge
- Other aspects of fundraising
- Conflicts of interest and division I sports
- Service functions : a secondary source of threats to the academic mission
- The university president : the leader's job is critical
- Isbn
- 9780761864585
- Label
- The higher education scene in America : some observations
- Title
- The higher education scene in America
- Title remainder
- some observations
- Statement of responsibility
- Abraham L. Gitlow and Howard S. Gitlow
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This book discusses a number of issues that confront America's higher education scene today. Those issue embrace such problems as: (1) the missions(s) of our colleges and universities and the development of critical thinking and/or employability; (2) the role of for-profit academic institutions; (3) the impact of online technology; (4) diffusion of power and achievement of consensus between administrators and faculty; (5) the importance of financial matters, embracing budgets, fundraising, and endowments; (6) the insidious problem of conflicts of interest; (7) the scandalous impact of big-time, big-money Division 1 sports on academe; (8) the growth of non-academic functions; and (9) the importance of leadership in consensual institutions and how leaders are chosen
- Cataloging source
- YDXCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1918-2014
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gitlow, Abraham L.
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Gitlow, Howard S
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Education, Higher
- Education, Higher
- Education, Higher
- Label
- The higher education scene in America : some observations, Abraham L. Gitlow and Howard S. Gitlow, (electronic resource)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-191) and index
- Contents
- Higher education in a free society -- Formal authority and diffusion of power -- The academic pecking order and unionization of the academic staff -- The budgetary challenge and fiscal responsibility -- The fundraising challenge -- Other aspects of fundraising -- Conflicts of interest and division I sports -- Service functions : a secondary source of threats to the academic mission -- The university president : the leader's job is critical
- Control code
- ssj0001433797
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 210 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access restricted to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9780761864585
- Lccn
- 2014946796
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (WaSeSS)ssj0001433797
- Label
- The higher education scene in America : some observations, Abraham L. Gitlow and Howard S. Gitlow, (electronic resource)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-191) and index
- Contents
- Higher education in a free society -- Formal authority and diffusion of power -- The academic pecking order and unionization of the academic staff -- The budgetary challenge and fiscal responsibility -- The fundraising challenge -- Other aspects of fundraising -- Conflicts of interest and division I sports -- Service functions : a secondary source of threats to the academic mission -- The university president : the leader's job is critical
- Control code
- ssj0001433797
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 210 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access restricted to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9780761864585
- Lccn
- 2014946796
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (WaSeSS)ssj0001433797
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