Frank Newman, Lara Couturier, Jamie Scurry

The Future of Higher Education

Rhetoric, Reality, and the Risks of the Market

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Produktbeschreibung

A powerful look at the risks inherent in the trend toward making higher education a market rather than a regulated public sector, The Future of Higher Education reveals the findings of an extensive four-year investigation into the major forces that are transforming our American system of higher education. The book explores the challenges of intensified competition among institutions, globalization of colleges and universities, the expansion of the new for-profit and virtual institutions, and the influence of technology on learning. This important resource offers college and university leaders and policy makers an analysis of the impact of these forces of change and includes suggestions for creating an effective higher education market as well as a call for a renewed focus on the public purposes of higher education.

Produktdetails

• Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series
• Verlag: Jossey-Bass Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. September 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 508g
• ISBN-13: 9780787969721
• ISBN-10: 0787969729
• Artikelnr.: 13952195

Autorenporträt

Kurt's professional journey spans continents and industries, with a proven record of delivering outstanding results for companies ranging from small enterprises to multinational organisations across Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. His strategic ability has consistently driven sales revenue growth, achieving remarkable increases ranging from 10% to 56%.Recognized as a sales expert, Kurt has achieved major sales awards across five distinct industries. His capability extends to different sales environments, encompassing new product sales; consultative sales; relationship-driven sales, and the competitive field of retail. In the year 2000, Kurt established Sales Consultants an organisation committed to improving sales performance for its client organisations. To share his wisdom, he has written over 80 sales articles that resonate with both his social media followers and readers of traditional media publications. Kurt is the author of 21 Timeless Insights for Sales Success. His latest book, The Most Unlikely Salesperson has attracted comments including 'engaging' 'relatable' 'insightful' 'practical' and 'funny'. This one-of-a-kind book is a narrative on actual sales and sales strategy situations from retail to board of directors, tangible to intangible products and services.Kurt's commitment to lifelong learning is exemplary, having pursued part-time studies for over two decades to deepen his understanding of business dynamics, and human behaviour. He was the Founding Director and Chair of the Southern Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ltd. Under his visionary leadership, the organisation achieved the prestigious State Chamber of the Year award in 2015 outperforming 270 chambers. A new benchmark was created by being the first business chamber to achieve the award in less than 2 years.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface.
The Authors.
1. Higher Education in the Grip of Transforming Change.
2. The New Competition.
3. The Coming of the Market.
4. The Growing Gap Between Public Needs and the Reality of Higher
Education.
5. The Public, Political Leaders, and the Academy View Higher Education.
6. Creating a Thoughtful Market.
7. Autonomy, Accountability, and the New Compact.
8. Who Is Responsible for Student Learning?
9. Expanding Access and Success.
10. Competitive Grants for Teaching and Institutional Service.
11. College and University Strategies for the New Era.
12. A Decade of Opportunity.
Notes.
References.
Index.

Rezensionen

"Revealing findings from a thorough four-year examination..." ( The Midwest Book Review ; 12/1/2004)