American higher education : issues and institutions /
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
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Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
Publication Dates: | 2017. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Core concepts in higher education
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Carrier Form: | xiv, 365 pages ; 25 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9781138888142 1138888141 9781138888135 1138888133 9781315713649 1315713640 9781317498605 1317498607 |
Index Number: | LA227 |
CLC: | G649.712 |
Call Number: | G649.712/T379 |
Contents: | Introduction: higher education inside and out -- Bricks and mortar: creating the American campus -- Teaching and learning -- Students and student life -- Faculty and the academic profession -- Governance and organization: structures and cultures -- Fiscal fitness: budgets and finances -- Intercollegiate athletics: higher education's peculiar institution -- Public policies: the campus and federal, state, and local governments -- Fund raising and philanthropy: the nonprofit sector -- Research and development: the enterprising campus -- Colleges and consumerism: cost and price of higher educati |