The struggle to reform our colleges /
Bok, Derek Curtis, 1930-
The struggle to reform our colleges / Derek Bok. - Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2017. - x, 228 pages ; 24 cm - The William G. Bowen memorial series in higher education .
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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2017012202
Universities and colleges--Administration.--United States
Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--United States.
Academic achievement--United States.
Educational change--United States.
Universidades --Estados Unidos
Educación superior --Fines y objetivos --Estados Unidos
Logros académicos --Estados Unidos
Cambio educacional --Estados Unidos
LB 2341 / B686s 2017
378.73
The struggle to reform our colleges / Derek Bok. - Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2017. - x, 228 pages ; 24 cm - The William G. Bowen memorial series in higher education .
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.
9780691177472 (acid-free paper) 0691177473 (acid-free paper)
2017012202
Universities and colleges--Administration.--United States
Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--United States.
Academic achievement--United States.
Educational change--United States.
Universidades --Estados Unidos
Educación superior --Fines y objetivos --Estados Unidos
Logros académicos --Estados Unidos
Cambio educacional --Estados Unidos
LB 2341 / B686s 2017
378.73