{"product_id":"the-great-upheaval-9781421442570","title":"The Great Upheaval","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSearching for answers to this and other mysteries of Planet Academe, I found some excellent responses in a new book,\u003ci\u003e The Great Upheaval: Higher Education's Past, Present, and Uncertain Future\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eArthur Levine\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eScott Van Pelt\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e—Ann Kirschner, CUNY, \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you're looking to understand the future of higher education, you couldn't do better than to look at \u003ci\u003eThe Great Upheaval\u003c\/i\u003e. What makes this book so interesting is not only its review of past changes in higher ed, but also its careful look at what has happened in leading industries such as movie-making, filmmaking, and newspapers as they've been disrupted by the online world.\u003cbr\u003e—Barbara Oakley, Oakland University, McMaster University, \u003ci\u003eBarbara Oakley, PhD\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have never doubted that higher education was on an unsustainable path and after reading \u003ci\u003eThe Great Upheaval\u003c\/i\u003e by Arthur Levine and Scott Van Pelt, I'm more sure of that than ever. They present a convincing case that our higher education system will undergo a disruption that is \"needed and inevitable.\"\u003cbr\u003e—George Leef, \u003ci\u003eThe James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA valuable resource that sheds light on the issues confronting higher education today while simultaneously serving as a clarion call to action for educators, policymakers, and students alike.\u003cbr\u003e—Kate El-Hillow, \u003ci\u003eRussell Investments\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction. Where You Look Determines What You See\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One. Looking Backward\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter One. The Industrial Revolution and the Transformation of America\u003cbr\u003eChapter Two. Criticism, Denial, and Innovation\u003cbr\u003eChapter Three. New Models and Diffusion\u003cbr\u003eChapter Four. Standardization, Consolidation, and Scaling\u003cbr\u003eChapter Five. Transformation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two. Looking Forward\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Six. A Demographic Sea Change\u003cbr\u003eChapter Seven. An Emerging Knowledge Economy\u003cbr\u003eChapter Eight. A Technological Revolution\u003cbr\u003eChapter Nine. Adaptation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three. Looking Sideways\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Ten. The Music Industry\u003cbr\u003eChapter Eleven. The Film Industry\u003cbr\u003eChapter Twelve. The Newspaper Industry\u003cbr\u003eChapter Thirteen. Disruption\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four. Looking at the Panorama\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter Fourteen. What Will Change? \u003cbr\u003eChapter Fifteen. How and When Will Change Occur?\u003cbr\u003eChapter Sixteen. What Should Higher Education and Policy Makers Do?\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529537921367,"sku":"9781421442570","price":25.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421442570.jpg?v=1731876009","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-great-upheaval-9781421442570","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}