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Higher Education
Open for Business
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2007
Summary
Higher Education: Open for Business addresses a problem in higher learning, which is newly recognized in the academic spotlight: the overcommercialization of higher education. The book asks that you, the reader, think about the following: Did you go to a Coke or Pepsi school? Do your children attend a Nike or Adidas school? Is the college in your town a Dell or Gateway campus? These questions should not be a primary concern for students, parents or faculty in an environment that has to allow students to freely focus on learning. But in a time of fiscal uncertainty, can higher education ignore the benefits of commercial ventures? It may seem foolish to do so. However, commercialism has gotten too close to certain aspects of academia such as the campus environment, classroom activities, academic research, and college sports. This disturbing encroachment of academic ground is addressed in Higher Education: Open for Business by a diverse host of authors who are closely involved in higher learning.
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Bibliographic data
Copyright year
2007
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-1848-1
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-5593-6
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
185
Product type
Edited Book
Table of contents
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Contents No access
Preface Christian Gilde No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction Christian Gilde No access Pages 1 - 6
1 The Market of Higher Education Elizabeth G. Miller No access Pages 7 - 20
2 The Overcommercialization of Higher Education Christian Gilde No access Pages 21 - 40
3 The Impact of Commercialism on the Classroom Catherine O'Neill No access Pages 41 - 68
4 Commercialization Goes Hi-Tech: The Online Classroom Catherine O'Neill No access Pages 69 - 86
5 Education from a Distance Fredrick Chilson and David Rutledge No access Pages 87 - 106
6 College Sports Michael Malec No access Pages 107 - 124
7 The Spending Nation: Liberal Education and the Privileged Place of Consumption Juliet B. Schor No access Pages 125 - 138
8 Profits, Politics, and Social Justice in the Contemporary American University Eve Spangler No access Pages 139 - 158
9 Safeguarding Uncertain Futures Christian Gilde and Eve Spangler No access Pages 159 - 174
