Killing public higher education [recurso electrónico] : the arms race for research prestige / David L. Stocum.

Por: Stocum, David LTipo de material: TextoTextoDetalles de publicación: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2013Descripción: 1 online resource ([ii], 36 pages)Tipo de contenido: text Tipo de medio: computer Tipo de portador: online resourceISBN: 9780124115385 (electronic bk.); 0124115381 (electronic bk.)Otro título: Arms race for research prestigeTema(s): Education, Higher -- Research -- United States | Public universities and colleges -- United States -- Finance | Education -- Economic aspects -- United States | EDUCATION -- Higher | Education -- Economic aspects | Education, Higher | Public universities and colleges | United StatesGénero/Forma: Electronic books.Formatos físicos adicionales: Print version:: Killing public higher education.Clasificación CDD: 378/.05 Clasificación LoC:LB2326.3Recursos en línea: Libro electrónico ScienceDirectTexto
Contenidos:
The Addiction to Research Prestige Contributes to the Increasing Costs of Higher Education -- Portrait of the Flagships -- Origin and Emergence -- The Flagship Culture Today -- Rationales for Mission Differentiation -- Quality Is Synonymous with an Exclusive Research Mission -- Stratification of Students Reflects Their Intellectual Status and Capability -- Rankism: The Underlying Disease of the Caste System -- Schemes to Privatize Public Flagships -- The AAU Snob Factor -- Graduate Programs -- Community Colleges -- Research Prestige and Athletic Prestige: Brothers Under the Skin -- The Future of Higher Education -- Business as Usual -- Tweak Around the Edges -- Spin Off Research and Graduate Education -- Restructure the System -- Defining the Purpose of Undergraduate Education -- The Urban University as a Model for the Twenty-First Century.
Resumen: 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 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 33-36).

The Addiction to Research Prestige Contributes to the Increasing Costs of Higher Education -- Portrait of the Flagships -- Origin and Emergence -- The Flagship Culture Today -- Rationales for Mission Differentiation -- Quality Is Synonymous with an Exclusive Research Mission -- Stratification of Students Reflects Their Intellectual Status and Capability -- Rankism: The Underlying Disease of the Caste System -- Schemes to Privatize Public Flagships -- The AAU Snob Factor -- Graduate Programs -- Community Colleges -- Research Prestige and Athletic Prestige: Brothers Under the Skin -- The Future of Higher Education -- Business as Usual -- Tweak Around the Edges -- Spin Off Research and Graduate Education -- Restructure the System -- Defining the Purpose of Undergraduate Education -- The Urban University as a Model for the Twenty-First Century.

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 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.

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