Courageous learning
Subtitle: finding a new path through higher education
By: John Ebersole and William Patrick
Contributors: Patrick, William
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Hudson Whitman
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Albany, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780976881315
Subjects: Education; Adult college students
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-223) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: 1. Marie Wrinn: No child dies alone; title: 2. Education in America: Pathways to possibility; title: 3. Daniel Tulip: A touch of grace; title: 4. Meeting the needs of adult learners; title: 5. John Ebersole: Educating a college president; title: 6. Which schools offer what; title: 7. Elizabeth Bewley: Seeking a broader campus; title: 8. What is your degree worth?; title: 9. Chris Kilgus: Lessons learned; title: 10. How do you find the right path?; title: 11. Shannon McMillan: An unrestricted education; title: 12. The Last word; title: Appendices; title: Appendix A: Adults only; title: 15 essential questions; title: Appendix B: Online learning; title: Appendix C: Credit by exam; title: Appendix D: One transcript service; title: Interviews with leaders in higher education; title: James Applegate, Lumina Foundation; title: Pat Callan, National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education; title: Dennis Jones, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems; title: Martha Kanter, US Undersecretary of Education; title: Arthur Levine, Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation; title: Mark Milliron, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; title: Louis Soares, Center for American Progress; title: Margaret Spellings, 8th US Secretary of Education; title: Bibliography; title: Acknowledgments; title: About the authors; title: Index.