{"product_id":"ivory-tower-blues-9780802091826","title":"Ivory Tower Blues","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe present state of the university is a difficult issue to comprehend for anyone outside of the education system. If we are to believe common government reports that changes in policy are somehow making life easier for university graduates, we cannot help but believe that things are going right and are getting better in our universities. \u003ci\u003eIvory Tower Blues\u003c\/i\u003e gives a decidedly different picture, examining this optimistic attitude as it impacts upon professors, students, and administrators in charge of the education system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIvory Tower Blues\u003c\/i\u003e is a frank account of the contemporary university, drawing on the authors’ own research and personal experiences, as well as on input from students, colleagues, and administrators. James E. Côté and Anton L. Allahar offer an insider’s account of the university system, an accurate, alternative view to that overwhelmingly presented to the general public. Throughout, the authors argue that fewer and fewer students are expe\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52195220816215,"sku":"9780802091826","price":28.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780802091826.jpg?v=1763646791","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ivory-tower-blues-9780802091826","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}