University of Nike: How Corporate Cash Bought American Higher Education, Hardcover

DescriptionOver the past decade, a wave of Chinese international undergraduate students--mostly self-funded--has swept across American higher educa...

Reducere. Open inquiry and engagement with a diverse range of views are long-cherished and central tenets of higher education and are pivotal to innovation a...

How do the benefits of higher education compare with its costs, and how does this comparison vary across individuals and institutions? These questi...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Ethan W. RisNumber of pages: 368Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 153 x 228 x 27Cover type: Pa...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Ethan W. RisNumber of pages: 368Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 284 x 172 x 30Cover type: Ha...

DescriptionColleges and universities are among the most cherished--and controversial--institutions in the United States. In this updated edition of...

In 1998, soon after assuming the presidency of Tulane University, Scott Cowen was confronted with a setback. Despite an undefeated football season ...

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University PressAuthor(s): Steven J. (Rutgers University-Newark) DinerNumber of pages: 225Publication date: 2022Dimensions...

Reducere. Essential Documents in the History of American Higher Education, designed to be used alongside John R. Thelin's A History of American Higher Educat...

Examines both theoretical and pragmatic concerns in American higher education. Throughout, particular attention is paid to issues of equity and ade...

Reducere. A leading expert challenges the prevailing gloomy outlook on higher education with solid evidence of its successes Crushing student debt, rapidly e...

DescriptionHigher education is broken, and we haven't been able to fix it. Even in the face of great and growing dysfunction, it seems resistant to...

American higher education is under attack today as never before. A growing right-wing narrative portrays academia as corrupt, irrelevant, costly, a...

This book offers eight clear-sighted essays critical of racial "diversity" preferences in American higher education. Unlike more conventional books...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Charles DornAre colleges and universities in a period of unprecedented disruption? Is a bachelor's degree still worth the i...

A quiet revolution is sweeping across US colleges and universities as schools rethink how students learn both inside and outside the classroom. Tec...

Explores the experiences of low-income single mothers who pursued higher education while on welfare after the 1996 welfare reforms. This research o...

Leading scholars combine theory and case studies to reveal how elite corporations are increasingly influencing how public education provision and s...

DescriptionHow can we re-envision the university? Too many examples of what passes for educational innovation today--MOOCs especially--focus on tra...

Reducere. In today's world - whether viewed through a lens of educational attainment, economic development, global competitiveness, leadership capacity, or s...

Reducere. How do well-meaning people help a community move beyond its past when confronted by those who hold ingrained stereotypes, profit from maintaining t...

Examines how student protest against structural inequalities on campus pushes academic institutions to reckon with their legacy built on slavery an...

Informed by the work of scholars and labor activists who have interrogated the various forms of inequity produced and reproduced by institutions of...

This book provides a comprehensive and accessible guide to marketing Higher Education institutions, discussing both how universities are service pr...

Reducere. A series of near-riots on campuses aimed at silencing guest speakers has exposed the fact that our universities are no longer devoted to the free e...

Do you believe that traditional education could be improved with the development of new technologies? Are you interested in learning the best pract...

Reducere. DescriptionThe land-grant ideal at the foundation of many institutions of higher learning promotes the sharing of higher education, science, and te...

Reducere. The radical history of a dynamic, multiracial American neighborhood. "When I think of the future of the United States, and the history that matters...

Reducere. College can be a complex time for Latinas, who are traditionally expected to leave home when they get married. In her essay "Only Daughter, " autho...

The Covid-19 pandemic significantly accelerated higher education's digitalization. This volume analyses the digital transformation, and its potenti...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom an Idea to Nike is a fully-illustrated look into how Nike stepped up its sneaker game to become the most popular athletic brand in ...

The continuing importance of data analytics is not lost on higher education leaders, who face a multitude of challenges, including increasing opera...

A how-to guide to growing and sustaining plants in the home. Enables the reader to understand a plant's needs in order to know where to place them ...

Reducere. 1. Rowboat 2. Sea Of Heartbreak 3. Rusty Cage 4. The One Rose (That's Left In My Heart) 5. Country Boy 6. Memories Are Made Of This 7. Spiritual 8....

Examining the subject from a holistic and multidisciplinary perspective, Principles of Financial Regulation considers the underlying policies and t...

Higher Education sectors across the world have experienced a gradual process of marketisation. This book offers a new interpretation on why and how...

This book critically investigates rating and ranking practices in Higher Education to show how they govern the academic population through the crea...

Reducere. Description"Thoughtfully conceived and very well written, this is essential somm reading."--The Somm Journal "This is the most important wine book ...