| Governance and the Public Good Contributor(s): Tierney, William G. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0791468763 ISBN-13: 9780791468760 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: The public good is not merely an economic idea of goods and services, but a place where thoughtful debate and examination of the polis can occur. In differentiating the university from corporations and other private |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Higher - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Education | Administration - General |
| Dewey: 378.050 |
| LCCN: 2005031412 |
| Series: Frontiers in Education |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 6.26" W x 9.06" (0.68 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The public good is not merely an economic idea of goods and services, but a place where thoughtful debate and examination of the polis can occur. In differentiating the university from corporations and other private sector businesses, Governance and the Public Good provides a framework for discussing the trend toward politicized and privatized postsecondary institutions while acknowledging the parallel demands of accountability and autonomy placed on sites of higher learning. If one accepts the notion of higher education as a public good, does this affect how one thinks about the governance of America's colleges and universities? Contributors to this book explore the role of the contemporary university, its relationship to the public good beyond a simple obligation to educate for jobs, and the subsequent impact on how institutions of higher education are and should be governed. |