{"product_id":"redefining-higher-education-9781412853576","title":"Redefining Higher Education","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHigher education is in trouble. Commentators of all stripes bemoan escalating costs and diminishing quality. Solutions have been offered from all quarters, but tend to be piecemeal and all too often ideological. In this tough-minded look at the history, current climate, and future of university education in the United States, Melvyn L. Fein re-examines the mission of higher education and outlines what institutions can do to better prepare students for an ever more complex techno-commercial society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFein argues that students must have the opportunity to explore and discover what works for them, and that the most important tool for institutions of higher education is self-direction. Professors must be allowed to teach in their own ways, bringing their own experience into the classroom. Since university missions differ, both universities and professors need the freedom to make decisions independently.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe imminent need is for a democratic elite consisting of self-directed l\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 The Bubble\u003cbr\u003e2 All the World's a Nail\u003cbr\u003e3 The Mission of Higher Education\u003cbr\u003e4 A Professionalized Society\u003cbr\u003e5 Self-Direction\u003cbr\u003e6 A Self-Directed Curriculum\u003cbr\u003e7 Self-Directed Students\u003cbr\u003e8 Self-Directed Faculties\u003cbr\u003e9 An Evolutionary Perspective\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408049774935,"sku":"9781412853576","price":123.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781412853576.jpg?v=1730501399","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/redefining-higher-education-9781412853576","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}