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Liberal arts at the brink
Liberal arts at the brink / Victor E. Ferrall, Jr.
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Liberal arts at the brink
Material Type  
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190917075133
Date and Time of Latest Transaction  
20190917034219
ISBN  
9780674049727 : \44640
KDC  
370.1-5
Callnumber  
370.1 F369l
Author  
Ferrall, Victor E.
Title/Author  
Liberal arts at the brink / Victor E. Ferrall, Jr.
Publish Info  
Cambridge, Mass : Harvard University Press, 2011
Material Info  
xii, 288 p : ill. ; 22 cm
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Includes index
Abstracts/Etc  
요약Liberal arts colleges represent a tiny portion of the higher education market -- no more than 2 percent of enrollees. Yet they produce a stunningly large percentage of Americas leaders in virtually every field of endeavor. The educational experience they offer -- small classes led by professors devoted to teaching and mentoring, in a community dedicated to learning -- has been a uniquely American higher education ideal. Liberal Arts at the Brink is a wake-up call for everyone who values liberal arts education. A former college president trained in law and economics, Ferrall shows how a spiraling demand for career-related education has pressured liberal arts colleges to become vocational, distorting their mission and core values. The relentless competition among them to attract the "best" students has driven down tuition revenues while driving up operating expenses to levels the colleges cannot cover. The weakest are being forced to sell out to vocational for-profit universities or close their doors. The handful of wealthy elite colleges risk becoming mere dispensers of employment and professional school credentials. The rest face the prospect of moving away from liberal arts and toward vocational education in order to survive
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Liberal arts brink
Price Info  
\44,640
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kpcl:228445
책소개  
Liberal arts colleges represent a tiny portion of the higher education market, yet produce a stunning percentage of America's leaders. But the demand for career-related education has pressured them to become vocational, distorting their mission and core values. This book is a wake-up call for everyone who values liberal arts education.
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