Author | Johnson, Daniel M. author. Author. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut |
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Title | The Uncertain Future of American Public Higher Education [electronic resource] : Student-Centered Strategies for Sustainability / by Daniel M. Johnson |
Imprint | Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019 |
Edition | 1st ed. 2019 |
Connect to | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01794-1 |
Descript | XVII, 225 p. 1 illus. online resource |
1. Introduction -- 2.Tuition Crisis: The Cost and Financing of Public Higher Education -- 3. Seat Time Academic Credit: What Does it Really Measure? -- 4. Tenure: Lifetime Employment in a Fast Changing World -- 5. Campuses: Overvalued, Underused, and Very Costly -- 6. Lectures, Textbooks, Academic Calendar, and Administration: An Agenda for Change -- 7. Duplication of Programs: Where Do We Draw the Line? -- 8. Intercollegiate Sports: Challenges to the Academic Mission? -- 9. Presidential Selection, Salaries, and Moral Leadership -- 10. Student Demographics: The Coming Changes and Challenges for Higher Education -- 11. University Governance: Structures, Roles, and Responsibilities -- 12. Accreditation: How it Works and Is it Working? -- 13. Attacking the Problems: Student-Centered Strategies for Governors, Governing Boards, and University Presidents -- 14. Epilogue: Theoretical Perspectives on Change