Robert Zemsky: 3 books
Checklist for Change
Making American Higher Education a Sustainable Enterprise
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013
Almost every day American higher education is making news with a list of problems that includes the incoherent nature of the curriculum, the resistance of the faculty to change, and the influential role of the federal government both through major investments in student aid and intrusive policies....
The Market Imperative
Segmentation and Change in Higher Education
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2017
It is no surprise that college tuition and student debt are on the rise. Universities no longer charge tuition to simply cover costs. They are market enterprises that charge whatever the market will bear. Institutional ambition, along with increasing competition for students, now shape the economics...
Making Sense of the College Curriculum
Faculty Stories of Change, Conflict, and Accommodation
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2018
Readers of Making Sense of the College Curriculum expecting a traditional academic publication full of numeric and related data will likely be disappointed with this volume, which is based on stories rather than numbers. The contributors include over 185 faculty members from eleven colleges and universities,...