Remaking the American university [electronic resource] : market-smart and mission-centered / Robert Zemsky, Gregory R. Wegner, William F. Massy.
At one time, universities educated new generations and were a source of social change. Today colleges and universities are less places of public purpose, than agencies of personal advantage. Remaking the American University provides a penetrating analysis of the ways market forces have shaped and di...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
©2005.
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| Summary: | At one time, universities educated new generations and were a source of social change. Today colleges and universities are less places of public purpose, than agencies of personal advantage. Remaking the American University provides a penetrating analysis of the ways market forces have shaped and distorted the behaviors, purposes, and ultimately the missions of universities and colleges over the past half-century. The authors describe how a competitive preoccupation with rankings and markets published by the media spawned an admissions arms race that drains institutional resources and. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 231 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0813541123 9780813541129 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |