| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 209 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
For-profit colleges and universities in a knowledge economy / Guilbert C. Hentschke, Vicente M. Lechuga, and William G. Tierney -- Evolving markets of for-profit higher education / Guilbert C. Hentschke -- Who are they? and what do they do? / Vicente M. Lechuga -- Differences in academic work at traditional and for-profit postsecondary institutions: policy implications for academic freedom / William G. Tierney and Vicente M. Lechuga -- Markets, regulation, and performance in higher education / Mark L. Pelesh -- Accreditation and accountability: the role of for-profit education and national accrediting agencies / Elise Scanlon and Michale S. McComis -- A global perspective on for-profit higher education / Kevin Kinser -- Public good in a changing economy / William G. Tierney. |
| Summary |
This book offers a clear-eyed and balanced analysis of for-profit colleges and universities, reviewing their history, business strategies, and management practices; setting them in the context of marketplace conditions, the framework of public policy and government regulations; and viewing them in the light of the public good. Individual chapters variously explore FPCU's governance, how they develop courses and programs, and the way they define faculty work; present findings from in-depth interviews with parttime and full-time faculty to understand how external forces and the imperative of pro. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
For-profit universities and colleges -- United States.
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For-profit universities and colleges. |
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United States. |
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Education, Higher -- Economic aspects -- United States.
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Education, Higher -- Economic aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Hentschke, Guilbert C.
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Lechuga, Vicente M.
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Tierney, William G.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: For-profit colleges and universities. 1st ed. Sterling, Va. : Stylus Pub., 2010 9781579224240 (DLC) 2009032275 (OCoLC)432653920 |
| ISBN |
9781579225278 (electronic book) |
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1579225276 (electronic book) |
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9781579224240 |
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1579224245 |
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9781579224257 |
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1579224253 |
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