Why Public Higher Education Should Be Free How to Decrease Cost and Increase Quality at American Universities /

Samuels, Robert, 1961-

Why Public Higher Education Should Be Free How to Decrease Cost and Increase Quality at American Universities / [Recurso electrónico] : Robert Samuels. - London : Rutgers University Press, 2013 - 1 online resource (ix, 178 pages ) - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-176) and index.

Why tuition goes up and quality goes down at American research University -- Where the money goes in research universities -- Shortchanging instruction at research universities, and why students don't complain -- The role of faculty and graduate students in changing universities -- The rise of the administrative class -- The university as hedge fund -- The high cost of research -- Technology to the rescue? -- Making all public higher education free -- Educating students for a multicultural democracy.

Libro Electrónico

9780813561257 0813561256




Educational accountability--United States.
Universities and colleges--Finance.--United States


Electronic books.

LB2342 / .S28 2013

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