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1	Academic Capitalism: Politics, Policies, and the Entrepreneurial University more books like this by Professor Sheila Slaughter, Professor Larry L Leslie add to wishlist This study examines the changing nature of academic institutions caused by the globalization of the political economy at the end of the 20th century. Defining "academic capitalism" as institutional and professional market or market-like efforts to secure external monies, the authors describe how faculty and professional staff have become state ... see all copies from $6.40! new only from $24.00! \| SVS
2	The University In Ruins more books like this by Bill Readings add to wishlist It is no longer clear what role the University plays in society. The structure of the contemporary University is changing rapidly, and we have yet to understand what precisely these changes all mean. Is a new age dawning for the University, the renaissance of higher education under way? Or is the University in the twilight of its social function, ... see all copies from $9.24! new only from $16.27! \| SVS
3	Compromised Campus: The Collaboration of Universities with the Intelligence Community, 1945-1955 more books like this by Sigmund Diamond add to wishlist In the early 1950s, a young Harvard professor named Henry Kissinger approached the FBI with alleged evidence of communist subversion among the foreign students of his summer seminar. His evidence was a flyer criticizing the nuclear arms build-up and promoting world peace. At the same time at Yale, young William F. Buckley, Jr., was discovering ... see all copies from $12.95! new only from $68.96! \| SVS
4	Behind the Hedges: Big Money and Power Politics at the University of Georgia more books like this by Rich Whitt add to wishlist see all copies from $20.53! new only from $20.53! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Capitalizing Knowledge: New Intersections of Industry and Academia more books like this by Henry Etzkowitz (Introduction by), Peter Healey (Introduction by), Andrew Webster (Introduction by) add to wishlist Capitalizing Knowledge explores the academic-industrial interface in a sustained and critical analysis, drawing on expertise in a wide range of disciplines from the U.S., Latin America, and Europe. Using an international focus, the book examines the range of experiences, problems, and solutions that different countries have had in managing ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.46! \| SVS
6	Higher Learning, Greater Good: The Private and Social Benefits of Higher Education more books like this by Walter W McMahon add to wishlist A college education has long been acknowledged as essential for both personal success and economic growth. But the measurable value of its nonmonetary benefits have until now been poorly understood. Walter W. McMahon, a leading education economist, suggests that higher education accrues significant social and private benefits.McMahon argues that ... see all copies from $24.38! new only from $24.38! \| SVS
7	Designing State Higher Education Systems for a New Century more books like this by Richard C Richardson, Jr., Kathy Reeves Bracco, Joni E Finney add to wishlist 55.00 see all copies from $99.00!
8	One by One: Preserving Values and Freedom in Heartland America more books like this by George Roche, Frank Shakespeare add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Price of Excellence more books like this by Professor Jacob Neusner, PH.D., Noam M M Neusner (Editor) add to wishlist Offers a historical analysis of the rise and fall of higher education in the past 30 years, through an account of the senior author's experiences as a Je teaching religious studies during the Cold War. Addresses the ways in which public policy dictated university and college educational policies, a see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions
10	Contradictory College: The Conflicting Origins, Impacts, and Futures of the Community College more books like this by Kevin Dougherty add to wishlist This book systematically analyzes the evidence on four key issues that have divided commentators on the community college: The community college's impact on students, business, and the universities; the factors behind its rise since 1900; the cause of its swift vocationalization after 1960; and what direction the community college should take in ... see all copies from $26.01! new only from $26.01! \| SVS
11	Academic Turnarounds: Restoring Vitality to Challenged American Colleges and Universities more books like this by Terrence Mactaggart (Editor) add to wishlist Contrary to conventional wisdom, the most effective turnaround leaders are not autocrats making all the tough decisions personally. Turnaround leaders operate decisively, to be sure, but they are also skilled communicators, lead with a forward looking plan and engage all members of the university community in the turnaround drama. This book ... see all copies from $105.65! new only from $111.88!
12 view cover	English in America: A Radical View of the Profession more books like this by Richard M Ohmann add to wishlist A reissue of a controversial analysis of the literature profession. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.90! \| first editions \| SVS
13	The Academy in Crisis: The Political Economy of Higher Education more books like this by John W Sommer (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| SVS
14 view cover	London Higher more books like this by Roderick Floud (Editor), Sean Glynn (Editor) add to wishlist This volume of historical essays explores the full ramifications of the beginnings and development of the various branches of higher education in the area of London. It discusses: the contributions of the London County Council and the City of London; the economic and social context; questions of funding, class and gender; the polytechnics, teacher ... see all copies from $12.78! new only from $16.53! \| first editions
15 view cover	Ivory Towers and Nationalist Minds: Universities, Leadership, and the Development of the American State more books like this by Mark R Nemec add to wishlist "Ivory Towers and Nationalist Minds" traces the rise of the great American universities through their formative years, 1862-1920, and examines their impact on the evolution of American society and government. An evocative political history, Nemec's work describes the role of universities and their leadership in shaping American politics and public ... see all copies from $5.85! new only from $24.99! \| SVS
16 view cover	Academic Freedom in the Age of the College more books like this by Richard Hofstadter add to wishlist see all copies from $2.00! new only from $24.50!
17 view cover	The University in Chains: Confronting the Military-Industrial-Academic Complex more books like this by Henry A Giroux add to wishlist President Eisenhower originally included 'academic' in the draft of his landmark, oft-quoted speech on the military-industrial-complex. Giroux tells why Eisenhower saw the academy as part of the famous complex - and how his warning was vitally prescient for 21st-century America. His newest book details the sweeping post-9/11 assault being waged on ... see all copies from $10.56! new only from $13.95! \| SVS
18 view cover	University Dynamics and European Integration more books like this by Peter Maassen (Editor), Johan P Olsen (Editor) add to wishlist The European University is under stress. It has become commonplace to argue that radical reforms are needed. The claim is that while environments are changing rapidly, European universities do not learn, adapt and reform themselves fast enough. Reform plans comprise the purposes of universities, i.e. definitions of what the University is, can be ... see all copies from $30.70! new only from $30.71! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Further Education Reformed: Shaping the Future more books like this by Alan Smithers (Editor), Pamela Robinson (Editor) add to wishlist This volume contains specially commissioned papers by some of the most respected academics working in the field of further education, drawing the situation as it is now and looking forward to the developments of the coming years. It asks such questions as: how is the student population changing?; who goes to college now and why?; what is the place ... see all copies from $29.23! new only from $46.70!
20 view cover	Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Institutions, Academics, & Assessment of Prior Experiential Learning more books like this by Norman Evans add to wishlist The Institute for Learning and Teaching in higher education was launched in 1999 as a result of the recommendations of the Dearing committee. This book has four purposes: to provide the background story to the evolution and establishment of the ILT; to document the central role of the Assessment of Prior Experiental Learning (APEL); to support the ... see all copies from $2.30! new only from $53.40!
21 view cover	The Political University: Policy, Politics, and Presidential Leadership in the American Research University more books like this by Dr. Robert M Rosenzweig add to wishlist Research universities are unique in American education in the degree to which they are sensitive to policies of the national government. According to Robert Rosenzweig, it is impossible to understand the recent past, the present, and the future of the university without understanding the political process that determines those policies - including ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.93! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Cost-Sharing and Accessibility in Higher Education: A Fairer Deal? more books like this by Professor D Bruce Johnstone (Editor), Maria J Rosa (Editor), Hans Vossensteyn (Editor) add to wishlist Higher education finances lie at the crossroads in many Western countries. On the one hand, the surging demand of the past three or four decades, driven by a belief in higher education as a principal engine of social and economic advancement, has led to dramatic growth of the higher education systems in these countries. On the other hand, this ... see all copies from $41.67! new only from $41.67! \| SVS
23 view cover	Reform and Change in Higher Education: Analysing Policy Implementation more books like this by CSE Gornitzka (Editor), Maurice Kogan (Editor), Alberto Amaral (Editor) add to wishlist This volume contains a comprehensive international discussion of the state of the art of implementation analysis in higher education and an extensive review of relevant recent literature. Starting from the now classical 1986 book of Ladislav Cerych and Paul Sabatier (1986), "Great Expectations and Mixed Performance": the implementation of higher ... see all copies from $45.14! new only from $45.14! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Private Education: Studies in Choice and Public Policy more books like this by Professor Daniel C Levy (Editor), Kingman Brewster (Foreword by) add to wishlist This book focuses on the relationship between private and public education in a comparative context. The contributors emphasize the relationship between private choices and public policy as they affect the division of labor between public and private non-profit schools, colleges, and universities. Their essays examine the kinds of choices offered ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $85.93! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	A Political Sociology of Educational Reform: Power/Knowledge in Teaching, Teacher Education, and Research more books like this by Thomas Popkewitz add to wishlist The author investigates the discourse of contemporary educational reform using a thematic perspective (rather than a chronological one) of 19th- and 20th-century history. The book begins with an examination of the central conceptual and historical issues in the study of educational change. see all copies from $5.96! new only from $10.32! \| SVS

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