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Declining by Degrees : Higher Education at Risk by John Merrow and Richard H. Hersh (2006, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherSt. Martin's Press
ISBN-101403973164
ISBN-139781403973160
eBay Product ID (ePID)48676240
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameDeclining by Degrees : Higher Education at Risk
SubjectHigher, Aims & Objectives
Publication Year2006
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaEducation
AuthorJohn Merrow, Richard H. Hersh
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Weight13.8 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Reviews"I have never heard a single parent speculate about what value might be added by . . . four undergraduate years, other than the bachelor's degree itself . . . an essential punch on the ticket for starting off in any upscale career. The book before you is, to my knowledge, the first to confront the question head-on. All those boys and girls . . . do parents--does anybody--have any idea what happens to them in college?"--from the foreword by Tom Wolfe "Anyone who cares deeply about American higher education will read this book and feel enlightened and enraged, delighted and despondent, encouraged and in despair. A 'must read' for those interested in both good news and bad, from higher education's influential insiders and jaded outsiders."--Lee S. Shulman, President, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching "The decline of our once-proud colleges and universities--well documented in this book--is the bitter fruit of our ever-more ineffective K-12 education. This book makes it clear that our nation is still at risk."--E. D. Hirsch, Jr., author of Cultural Literacy and The Schools We Need Praise for Merrow's Choosing Excellence : "This [is an] outstanding assessment of the current state of the nation's schools... Forecast : Since most children in America attend 'good enough' schools, this book's potential market is enormous, and the author's high profile will help."-- Publishers Weekly "No pre-service teacher should consider his or her professional education complete if it does not include regular viewings of The Merrow Report, the documentary series now airing on PBS and National Public Radio."-- Library Journal "Merrow aims to create a smarter consumer of schools....He succeeds in that he gives parents a framework for what they should be seeking and very practical hints on evaluating schools."--Karin Chenoweth, Washington Post "This book points out that there's more to a school than its four walls and reputation, and more people need to be aware of all the choices that are out there."-- Scholastic "This single volume is an expansive reality check for anyone about to dump $20,000 for their daughter's private education unaware how much of that tuition is siphoned into projects that have zero effect on whether she becomes a first-rate writer, nurse or architect." -- Northeast Breeze, Merrow aims to create a smarter consumer of schools....He succeeds in that he gives parents a framework for what they should be seeking and very practical hints on evaluating schools., The decline of our once-proud colleges and universities--well documented in this book--is the bitter fruit of our ever-more ineffective K-12 education. This book makes it clear that our nation is still at risk., No pre-service teacher should consider his or her professional education complete if it does not include regular viewings of The Merrow Report, the documentary series now airing on PBS and National Public Radio., "I have never heard a single parent speculate about what value might be added by . . . four undergraduate years, other than the bachelor's degree itself . . . an essential punch on the ticket for starting off in any upscale career. The book before you is, to my knowledge, the first to confront the question head-on. All those boys and girls . . . do parents--does anybody--have any idea what happens to them in college?"--from the foreword by Tom Wolfe "Anyone who cares deeply about American higher education will read this book and feel enlightened and enraged, delighted and despondent, encouraged and in despair. A 'must read' for those interested in both good news and bad, from higher education's influential insiders and jaded outsiders."--Lee S. Shulman, President, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching "The decline of our once-proud colleges and universities--well documented in this book--is the bitter fruit of our ever-more ineffective K-12 education. This book makes it clear that our nation is still at risk."--E. D. Hirsch, Jr., author of Cultural Literacy and The Schools We Need Praise for Merrow's Choosing Excellence: "This [is an] outstanding assessment of the current state of the nation's schools...Forecast: Since most children in America attend 'good enough' schools, this book's potential market is enormous, and the author's high profile will help."--Publishers Weekly "No pre-service teacher should consider his or her professional education complete if it does not include regular viewings of The Merrow Report, the documentary series now airing on PBS and National Public Radio."--Library Journal "Merrow aims to create a smarter consumer of schools....He succeeds in that he gives parents a framework for what they should be seeking and very practical hints on evaluating schools."--Karin Chenoweth, Washington Post "This book points out that there's more to a school than its four walls and reputation, and more people need to be aware of all the choices that are out there."--Scholastic "This single volume is an expansive reality check for anyone about to dump $20,000 for their daughter's private education unaware how much of that tuition is siphoned into projects that have zero effect on whether she becomes a first-rate writer, nurse or architect." --Northeast Breeze, Anyone who cares deeply about American higher education will read this book and feel enlightened and enraged, delighted and despondent, encouraged and in despair. A 'must read' for those interested in both good news and bad, from higher education's influential insiders and jaded outsiders., I have never heard a single parent speculate about what value might be added by . . . four undergraduate years, other than the bachelor's degree itself . . . an essential punch on the ticket for starting off in any upscale career. The book before you is, to my knowledge, the first to confront the question head-on. All those boys and girls . . . do parents--does anybody--have any idea what happens to them in college?, This [is an] outstanding assessment of the current state of the nation's schools... Forecast : Since most children in America attend 'good enough' schools, this book's potential market is enormous, and the author's high profile will help., This book points out that there's more to a school than its four walls and reputation, and more people need to be aware of all the choices that are out there., This single volume is an expansive reality check for anyone about to dump $20,000 for their daughter's private education unaware how much of that tuition is siphoned into projects that have zero effect on whether she becomes a first-rate writer, nurse or architect., "I have never heard a single parent speculate about what value might be added by . . . four undergraduate years, other than the bachelor's degree itself . . . an essential punch on the ticket for starting off in any upscale career. The book before you is, to my knowledge, the first to confront the question head-on. All those boys and girls . . . do parents--does anybody--have any idea what happens to them in college?" -- from the foreword by Tom Wolfe "Anyone who cares deeply about American higher education will read this book and feel enlightened and enraged, delighted and despondent, encouraged and in despair. A 'must read' for those interested in both good news and bad, from higher education's influential insiders and jaded outsiders." -- Lee S. Shulman, President, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching "The decline of our once-proud colleges and universities--well documented in this book--is the bitter fruit of our ever-more ineffective K-12 education. This book makes it clear that our nation is still at risk." -- E. D. Hirsch, Jr., author of Cultural Literacy and The Schools We Need "This [is an] outstanding assessment of the current state of the nation's schools... Forecast : Since most children in America attend 'good enough' schools, this book's potential market is enormous, and the author's high profile will help." -- Publishers Weekly on Choosing Excellence "No pre-service teacher should consider his or her professional education complete if it does not include regular viewings of The Merrow Report, the documentary series now airing on PBS and National Public Radio." -- Library Journal on Choosing Excellence "Merrow aims to create a smarter consumer of schools....He succeeds in that he gives parents a framework for what they should be seeking and very practical hints on evaluating schools." -- Karin Chenoweth, Washington Post on Choosing Excellence "This book points out that there's more to a school than its four walls and reputation, and more people need to be aware of all the choices that are out there." -- Scholastic on Choosing Excellence "This single volume is an expansive reality check for anyone about to dump $20,000 for their daughter's private education unaware how much of that tuition is siphoned into projects that have zero effect on whether she becomes a first-rate writer, nurse or architect." -- Northeast Breeze on Choosing Excellence
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal378.73
Table Of ContentForeword--Tom Wolfe * Introduction--Richard H. Hersh & John Merrow * Extra, Extra, Don't Read All about It--Gene I. Maeroff * Degrees of Indifference? Where the Public Stands on Higher Education--Deborah Wadsworth * College Admissions: A Substitute for Quality?--James Fallows * Caveat Lector: Unexamined Assumptions about Quality in Higher Education--Jay Mathews * Liberal Education: Slip-Sliding Away?--Carol G. Schneider * Six Challenges to the American University--Vartan Gregorian * Beyond Markets and Individuals: A Focus on Educational Goals--Howard Gardner * This Little Student Went to Market--David L. Kirp * How Undergraduate Education Became College Lite (A Personal Apology)--Murray Sperber * College Sports: America's New Peculiar Institution--Frank Deford * Worlds Apart: Disconnects between Students and Their Colleges--Arthur Levine * Leaving the Newcomers Behind--Roberto Suro & Richard Fry * Talking the Talk: Rhetoric & Reality for Students of Color--Heather D. Washington * It's Only a Port of Call: Reflections on the State of Higher Education--Julie Johnson Kidd * The Curriculum and College Life: Confronting Unfulfilled Promises--Leon Botstein * Afterword--Richard H. Hersh * Afterword--John Merrow
SynopsisTwo decades ago A Nation at Risk sounded a national alarm on K-12 education. Now, an equally urgent alarm is being sounded for higher education in America. In Declining by Degrees, leading authors and educators such as Tom Wolfe, Jim Fallows, and Jay Mathews provide us with a valuable understanding of the serious issues facing colleges today, such as budget cuts, grade inflation, questionable recruitment strategies, and a major focus on Big Time Sports. Tied to the PBS documentary of the same name, Declining by Degrees creates a national discussion about the future of higher education and what we can do about it.
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