For-profit colleges and universities : their markets, regulation, performance, and place in higher education /
This book offers a clear-eyed and balanced analysis of for-profit colleges and universities, reviewing their history, business strategies, and management practices; setting them in the context of marketplace conditions, the framework of public policy and government regulations; and viewing them in t...
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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Sterling, Va. :
Stylus Pub.,
2010
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | This book offers a clear-eyed and balanced analysis of for-profit colleges and universities, reviewing their history, business strategies, and management practices; setting them in the context of marketplace conditions, the framework of public policy and government regulations; and viewing them in the light of the public good. Individual chapters variously explore FPCU's governance, how they develop courses and programs, and the way they define faculty work; present findings from in-depth interviews with parttime and full-time faculty to understand how external forces and the imperative of pro. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 209 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781579225278 1579225276 9781579224240 1579224245 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
