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9781579224257

For-Profit Colleges and Universities: Their Markets, Regulation, Performance, and Place in Higher Education

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    9781579224257

  • ISBN10:

    1579224253

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-02-28
  • Publisher: Stylus Pub Llc

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Summary

This Book Offers a Clear-Eyed and Balanced Analysis of for-Profit Colleges and Universities (FPCUs), 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.

Author Biography

Guilbert C. Hentschke is the Richard T. Cooper and Mary Catherine Cooper Chair in Public School Administration at the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education. Vicente M. Lechuga is Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration at Texas AM University. William G. Tierney is University Professor and Wilbur-Kieffer Professor of Higher Education, and Director of the Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis at the University of Southern California.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. ix
For-Profit Colleges and Universities in a Knowledge Economyp. 1
Evolving Markets of for-Profit Higher Educationp. 23
Who are They? and What Do they Do?p. 47
Differences in Academic Work at Traditional and For-Profit Postsecondary Institutions: Policy Implications For Academic Freedomp. 71
Markets, Regulation, and Performance in Higher Educationp. 91
Accreditation and Accountability: The Role of for-Profit Education and National Accrediting Agenciesp. 109
A Global Perspective on For-Profit Higher Educationp. 145
The Public Good in a Changing Economyp. 171
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Contributorsp. 195
Indexp. 197
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