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Killing Public Higher Education
The Arms Race for Research Prestige
- 1st Edition - February 6, 2013
- Author: David L. Stocum
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 1 1 5 1 0 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 1 1 5 3 8 - 5
This is an opinion piece from a highly qualified professor of science who has served in administration highlights the need for reform in our public higher education researc… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThis is an opinion piece from a highly qualified professor of science who has served in administration highlights the need for reform in our public higher education research institutions. In this well-researched reference, Dr. Stocum illustrates how the competition among the public flagship universities for more money, research prestige, and power, and the imposition of mission differentiation on public universities, is detrimental to the educational needs of 21st century. The goal of the work is to expose the issues that exist, give a voice to under-recognized institutions and to provide suggestions for more effective education system moving forward.
- A well researched reference on widespread policy
- Offers insightful reflection based on first-hand experience
- Examines and proposes solutions to ignite the conversation and promote possible solutions to the problems in our present higher education structure
1. Killing Public Higher Education: The Arms Race for Research Prestige2. Introduction3. The Addiction to Research Prestige Contributes to the Increasing Costs of Higher Education4. Portrait of the Flagships5. Rationales for Mission Differentiation6. Rankism: The Underlying Disease of the Caste System7. Research Prestige and Athletic Prestige: Brothers Under the Skin8. The Future of Higher Education9. Defining the Purpose of Undergraduate Education10. The Urban University as a Model for the Twenty-First Century
- No. of pages: 46
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: February 6, 2013
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780124115101
- eBook ISBN: 9780124115385
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David L. Stocum
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Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, USARead Killing Public Higher Education on ScienceDirect