[BOK][B] Bankers in the ivory tower: The troubling rise of financiers in US higher education
C Eaton - 2022 - books.google.com
" Higher education has always played a crucial role in maintaining elite status in American
culture. Historically, it has also been a way for Americans to transform their social and class …
culture. Historically, it has also been a way for Americans to transform their social and class …
Universities as peculiar organizations
We integrate contemporary sociological scholarship on higher education to appraise
universities as peculiar organizations, on three dimensions. Universities are positionally …
universities as peculiar organizations, on three dimensions. Universities are positionally …
A history of achievement testing in the United States or: Explaining the persistence of inadequacy
Background/Context For more than a century, standardized achievement tests have been a
feature of American education. Throughout that time, critics of standardized tests have …
feature of American education. Throughout that time, critics of standardized tests have …
[PDF][PDF] The paradox of the global university
No university of ambition officially claims to be local. Touting international reach and
reputation is a nearly essential feature of university strategic planning worldwide. Yet being …
reputation is a nearly essential feature of university strategic planning worldwide. Yet being …
A good crisis: Emergencies and the reframing of American higher education, 1944–1965
EW Ris - Peabody Journal of Education, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The purported “Golden Age” of American higher education, typically associated
with the two decades following World War II, was marked by increasingly generous federal …
with the two decades following World War II, was marked by increasingly generous federal …
“Seeing like a state” in the postwar era: The coleman report, longitudinal datasets, and the measurement of human capital
EL Hutt - History of Education Quarterly, 2017 - cambridge.org
Nearly a half-century later, Christopher Jencks's 1969 quip that “like a veritable Bible, the
'Coleman Report,'is cited today on almost every side of every major educational controversy” …
'Coleman Report,'is cited today on almost every side of every major educational controversy” …
What is educational entrepreneurship? Strategic action, temporality, and the expansion of US higher education
The massive expansion of US higher education after World War II is a sociological puzzle: a
spectacular feat of state capacity-building in a highly federated polity. Prior scholarship …
spectacular feat of state capacity-building in a highly federated polity. Prior scholarship …
Cognitive and Sociodemographic Barriers to Higher Education Enrollment Among Alabama GED Students
K Grant - 2024 - search.proquest.com
The aim of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore the cognitive, noncognitive, and
sociodemographic barriers affecting the enrollment of General Educational Development …
sociodemographic barriers affecting the enrollment of General Educational Development …
Self-Directed Learning in the GED Classroom: Barriers and Retention
S Luna - 2024 - etd.auburn.edu
Adult education often serves older individuals seeking continued intellectual engagement
beyond traditional educational settings. Defined by Houle (1972) as a process whereby …
beyond traditional educational settings. Defined by Houle (1972) as a process whereby …
From Dropout to Doctorate: A Phenomenology of the Self-Determination of Individuals who Persisted to Completion
NC Hamilton - 2023 - digitalcommons.liberty.edu
The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to describe the lived
experiences of former high school dropouts in the Continental United States who self …
experiences of former high school dropouts in the Continental United States who self …