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Product Identifiers
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN-101403969213
ISBN-139781403969217
eBay Product ID (ePID)44579511
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameDeclining by Degrees : Higher Education at Risk
SubjectHigher, Aims & Objectives
Publication Year2005
TypeTextbook
AuthorRichard H. Hersh
Subject AreaEducation
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight18 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-043024
Dewey Edition22
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, 0 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, "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
Dewey Decimal378.73
SynopsisControversial essays published to coincide with a PBS documentary on the state of higher education today
LC Classification NumberLA227.4.D45 2005
