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245 14 a| The higher education scene in Americah| [electronic resource] :b| some observations /c| Abraham L. Gitlow and Howard S. Gitlow.;

260 a| Lanham, Maryland :b| University Press of America,c| [2014];

300 a| xi, 210 pages ;c| 23 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-191) and index.;

505 0 a| Higher education in a free society -- Formal authority and diffusion of power -- The academic pecking order and unionization of the academic staff -- The budgetary challenge and fiscal responsibility -- The fundraising challenge -- Other aspects of fundraising -- Conflicts of interest and division I sports -- Service functions : a secondary source of threats to the academic mission -- The university president : the leader's job is critical.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| This book discusses a number of issues that confront America's higher education scene today. Those issue embrace such problems as: (1) the missions(s) of our colleges and universities and the development of critical thinking and/or employability; (2) the role of for-profit academic institutions; (3) the impact of online technology; (4) diffusion of power and achievement of consensus between administrators and faculty; (5) the importance of financial matters, embracing budgets, fundraising, and endowments; (6) the insidious problem of conflicts of interest; (7) the scandalous impact of big-time, big-money Division 1 sports on academe; (8) the growth of non-academic functions; and (9) the importance of leadership in consensual institutions and how leaders are chosen.;

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The higher education scene in America some observations / Abraham L. Gitlow and Howard S. Gitlow.

Author/creator	Gitlow, Abraham L.
Other author	Gitlow, Howard S.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Lanham, Maryland : University Press of America, [2014]
Description	xi, 210 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Education, Higher--United States. Education, Higher--United States. --Administration. Education, Higher--Aims and objectives. --United States.

Contents	Higher education in a free society -- Formal authority and diffusion of power -- The academic pecking order and unionization of the academic staff -- The budgetary challenge and fiscal responsibility -- The fundraising challenge -- Other aspects of fundraising -- Conflicts of interest and division I sports -- Service functions : a secondary source of threats to the academic mission -- The university president : the leader's job is critical.
Abstract	This book discusses a number of issues that confront America's higher education scene today. Those issue embrace such problems as: (1) the missions(s) of our colleges and universities and the development of critical thinking and/or employability; (2) the role of for-profit academic institutions; (3) the impact of online technology; (4) diffusion of power and achievement of consensus between administrators and faculty; (5) the importance of financial matters, embracing budgets, fundraising, and endowments; (6) the insidious problem of conflicts of interest; (7) the scandalous impact of big-time, big-money Division 1 sports on academe; (8) the growth of non-academic functions; and (9) the importance of leadership in consensual institutions and how leaders are chosen.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-191) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2014946796
ISBN	076186458X
ISBN	9780761864585

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