College (un)bound
Subtitle: the future of higher education and what it means for students
By: Jeffrey J. Selingo
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780544027077
Subjects: College students; Aims and objectives; Higher Education; Educational planning; Universities and colleges
Description: Jeff Selingo, journalist and editor-in-chief of the Chronicle for Higher Education, argues that colleges can no longer sell a four-year degree as the ticket to success in life. College (Un)Bound exposes the dire pitfalls in the current state of higher education for anyone concerned with intellectual and financial future of America.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-225) and index.
Table of contents: title: The great credential race; title: The customer is always right; title: The trillion-dollar problem; title: The five disruptive forces that will change higher education forever; title: A personalized education; title: The online revolution; title: The student swirl; title: Degrees of value; title: The skills of the future; title: Why college?