For-profit colleges and universities their markets, regulation, performance, and place in higher education (Stylus Pub., 2010)
Includes bibliographical references and index
For-profit colleges and universities in a knowledge economy - Guilbert C. Hentschke, Vicente M. Lechuga, and William G. Tierney -- - Evolving markets of for-profit higher education - Guilbert C. Hentschke -- - Who are they? and what do they do? - Vicente M. Lechuga -- - Differences in academic work at traditional and for-profit postsecondary institutions: policy implications for academic freedom - William G. Tierney and Vicente M. Lechuga -- - Markets, regulation, and performance in higher education - Mark L. Pelesh -- - Accreditation and accountability: the role of for-profit education and national accrediting agencies - Elise Scanlon and Michale S. McComis -- - A global perspective on for-profit higher education - Kevin Kinser -- - The public good in a changing economy - William G. Tierney
This book offers a clear-eyed and balanced analysis of for-profit colleges and universities, reviewing their history, business strategies, and management practices; setting them in the context of marketplace conditions, the framework of public policy and government regulations; and viewing them in the light of the public good. Individual chapters variously explore FPCU's governance, how they develop courses and programs, and the way they define faculty work; present findings from in-depth interviews with parttime and full-time faculty to understand how external forces and the imperative of pro