Carolyn d commer (13 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Like New. From decreased funding to censorship controversies and rising student debt, the public perception of the value of higher education has become decidedly more negative. This crisis requires advocacy and action by policymakers, educators, and the public. Championing a Public Good presents a clear set of strategies and tools for advocates making the case for renewing our civic commitment to public higher education.Taking a fresh look at one of the most controversial moments in the history of US higher education, the work of the Spellings Commission (2005?2008), Carolyn D. Commer argues that this body?s public criticisms of higher education and its recommendation to increase accountability and oversight?via market-based metrics?accelerated the erosion of the concept of higher education as a public good. Countering that requires a careful, forceful approach on the part of advocates. Commer draws from the public record to demonstrate a common set of arguments, metaphors, and rhetorical frames that can, in fact, flip the public debate over higher education to champion the public value of universities and colleges over their value as market commodities.Championing a Public Good is a powerful primer on how to change the course of public higher education in the United States. It will appeal especially to faculty, administrators, and policymakers in higher education.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 168 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.47 inches. In Stock.

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Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. 2024. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 168 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.47 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Examines how higher education leaders advanced different public arguments to counter metric- and market-based proposals of the Spellings Commission and makes the case for education as a public good, advocating for college leadership that prioritizes deliberation and offering rhetorical strategies for higher education advocacy'.…

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorCarolyn D. Commer is Assistant Professor of English and Director of the Rhetoric and Writing PhD program at Virginia Tech. She earned her PhD from Carnegie Mellon University, where she served as Presid.

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Zustand: New. 2024. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. sew edition. 168 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.72 inches. In Stock.