Liberal arts at the brink /:
Liberal arts colleges represent a tiny portion of the higher education market, yet produce a stunning percentage of America's leaders. But the demand for career-related education has pressured them to become vocational, distorting their mission and core values. Liberal Arts at the Brink is a wa...
Gespeichert in:
| 1. Verfasser: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
| Veröffentlicht: |
Cambridge, Mass. ; London :
Harvard University Press,
2011.
|
| Schlagworte: | |
| Online-Zugang: | DE-862 DE-863 |
| Zusammenfassung: | Liberal arts colleges represent a tiny portion of the higher education market, yet produce a stunning percentage of America's leaders. But the demand for career-related education has pressured them to become vocational, distorting their mission and core values. Liberal Arts at the Brink is a wake-up call for everyone who values liberal arts education. Liberal arts colleges represent a tiny portion of the higher education market--no more than 2 percent of enrollees. Yet they produce a stunningly large percentage of America's leaders in virtually every field of endeavor. The educational experience they offer--small classes led by professors devoted to teaching and mentoring, in a community dedicated to learning--has been a uniquely American higher education ideal. Liberal Arts at the Brink is a wake-up call for everyone who values liberal arts education. A former college president trained in law and economics, Ferrall shows how a spiraling demand for career-related education has pressured liberal arts colleges to become vocational, distorting their mission and core values. The relentless competition among them to attract the "best" students has driven down tuition revenues while driving up operating expenses to levels the colleges cannot cover. The weakest are being forced to sell out to vocational for-profit universities or close their doors. The handful of wealthy elite colleges risk becoming mere dispensers of employment and professional school credentials. The rest face the prospect of moving away from liberal arts and toward vocational education in order to survive. Writing in a personable, witty style, Ferrall tackles the host of threats and challenges liberal arts colleges now confront. Despite these daunting realities, he makes a spirited case for the unique benefits of the education they offer--to students and the nation. He urges liberal arts colleges to stop going it alone and instead band together to promote their mission and ensure their future |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xii, 288 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674060883 0674060881 0674263391 9780674263390 |
Internformat
MARC
| LEADER | 00000cam a2200000 a 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | ZDB-4-EDU-ocn742367091 | ||
| 003 | OCoLC | ||
| 005 | 20241004212047.0 | ||
| 006 | m o d | ||
| 007 | cr cnu---unuuu | ||
| 008 | 110725s2011 maua ob 001 0 eng d | ||
| 010 | |a 2010041633 | ||
| 040 | |a N$T |b eng |e pn |c N$T |d E7B |d YDXCP |d OCLCQ |d REDDC |d OCLCQ |d CUS |d OCLCQ |d JSTOR |d OCLCF |d OCLCO |d OCLCQ |d NLGGC |d EBLCP |d OCLCQ |d DEBSZ |d OCLCQ |d AZK |d LOA |d JBG |d AGLDB |d MOR |d PIFAG |d ZCU |d MERUC |d OCLCQ |d IOG |d WY@ |d DEGRU |d DEBBG |d U3W |d CUY |d EZ9 |d OCLCQ |d STF |d WRM |d VTS |d NRAMU |d ICG |d VT2 |d TOF |d AU@ |d OCLCQ |d WYU |d A6Q |d LEAUB |d DKC |d OCLCQ |d NJT |d OCLCQ |d UKCRE |d MM9 |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d UKAHL |d IOY |d OCLCO |d INARC |d QGK |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d OCLCL | ||
| 019 | |a 750876114 |a 840444968 |a 961568214 |a 962687017 |a 966248075 |a 979739983 |a 984642783 |a 987933925 |a 988510071 |a 992107498 |a 992453644 |a 999360935 |a 1037940836 |a 1038697492 |a 1045474522 |a 1055335737 |a 1058150297 |a 1062864625 |a 1081199949 |a 1083597215 |a 1153556945 |a 1181901181 |a 1228533423 |a 1259169769 | ||
| 020 | |a 9780674060883 |q (electronic bk.) | ||
| 020 | |a 0674060881 |q (electronic bk.) | ||
| 020 | |z 9780674049727 | ||
| 020 | |z 0674049721 | ||
| 020 | |a 0674263391 | ||
| 020 | |a 9780674263390 | ||
| 024 | 7 | |a 10.4159/harvard.9780674060883 |2 doi | |
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)742367091 |z (OCoLC)750876114 |z (OCoLC)840444968 |z (OCoLC)961568214 |z (OCoLC)962687017 |z (OCoLC)966248075 |z (OCoLC)979739983 |z (OCoLC)984642783 |z (OCoLC)987933925 |z (OCoLC)988510071 |z (OCoLC)992107498 |z (OCoLC)992453644 |z (OCoLC)999360935 |z (OCoLC)1037940836 |z (OCoLC)1038697492 |z (OCoLC)1045474522 |z (OCoLC)1055335737 |z (OCoLC)1058150297 |z (OCoLC)1062864625 |z (OCoLC)1081199949 |z (OCoLC)1083597215 |z (OCoLC)1153556945 |z (OCoLC)1181901181 |z (OCoLC)1228533423 |z (OCoLC)1259169769 | ||
| 037 | |a 22573/ctt1j3cct |b JSTOR | ||
| 043 | |a n-us--- | ||
| 050 | 4 | |a LC1011 |b .F47 2011eb | |
| 072 | 7 | |a EDU |x 003000 |2 bisacsh | |
| 072 | 7 | |a EDU036000 |2 bisacsh | |
| 072 | 7 | |a EDU015000 |2 bisacsh | |
| 072 | 7 | |a EDU003000 |2 bisacsh | |
| 072 | 7 | |a EDU034000 |2 bisacsh | |
| 072 | 7 | |a EDU |x 015000 |2 bisacsh | |
| 072 | |a JN | ||
| 072 | |a JNA | ||
| 072 | |a JNK | ||
| 072 | |a JNM | ||
| 072 | |a JNF | ||
| 072 | |a PS | ||
| 082 | 7 | |a 370.11/2 |2 22 | |
| 049 | |a MAIN | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Ferrall, Victor E., |d 1936- |1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjKGfMwdF66KVcMdktQ3pK |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2010063499 | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Liberal arts at the brink / |c Victor E. Ferrall, Jr. |
| 260 | |a Cambridge, Mass. ; |a London : |b Harvard University Press, |c 2011. | ||
| 300 | |a 1 online resource (xii, 288 pages) : |b illustrations | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a computer |b c |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a online resource |b cr |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 347 | |a text file | ||
| 347 | |b PDF | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Liberal arts colleges and why we should care about them -- The economic health of liberal arts colleges -- The declining demand for liberal arts education -- Competing -- Cooperating -- Recruiting -- Liberal arts teachers: a profile -- Employing and deploying faculty for teaching excellence -- Tenure -- Curriculums -- At the brink. | |
| 588 | 0 | |a Print version record. | |
| 520 | |a Liberal arts colleges represent a tiny portion of the higher education market, yet produce a stunning percentage of America's leaders. But the demand for career-related education has pressured them to become vocational, distorting their mission and core values. Liberal Arts at the Brink is a wake-up call for everyone who values liberal arts education. | ||
| 520 | |a Liberal arts colleges represent a tiny portion of the higher education market--no more than 2 percent of enrollees. Yet they produce a stunningly large percentage of America's leaders in virtually every field of endeavor. The educational experience they offer--small classes led by professors devoted to teaching and mentoring, in a community dedicated to learning--has been a uniquely American higher education ideal. Liberal Arts at the Brink is a wake-up call for everyone who values liberal arts education. A former college president trained in law and economics, Ferrall shows how a spiraling demand for career-related education has pressured liberal arts colleges to become vocational, distorting their mission and core values. The relentless competition among them to attract the "best" students has driven down tuition revenues while driving up operating expenses to levels the colleges cannot cover. The weakest are being forced to sell out to vocational for-profit universities or close their doors. The handful of wealthy elite colleges risk becoming mere dispensers of employment and professional school credentials. The rest face the prospect of moving away from liberal arts and toward vocational education in order to survive. Writing in a personable, witty style, Ferrall tackles the host of threats and challenges liberal arts colleges now confront. Despite these daunting realities, he makes a spirited case for the unique benefits of the education they offer--to students and the nation. He urges liberal arts colleges to stop going it alone and instead band together to promote their mission and ensure their future | ||
| 546 | |a In English. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Education, Humanistic |z United States. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Small colleges |z United States. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a United States |x Intellectual life. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140363 | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Éducation humaniste |z États-Unis. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Petites universités |z États-Unis. | |
| 651 | 6 | |a États-Unis |x Vie intellectuelle. | |
| 650 | 7 | |a EDUCATION |x Aims & Objectives. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a EDUCATION |x Organizations & Institutions. |2 bisacsh | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Education, Humanistic |2 fast | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Intellectual life |2 fast | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Small colleges |2 fast | |
| 651 | 7 | |a United States |2 fast |1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq | |
| 758 | |i has work: |a Liberal arts at the brink (Text) |1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGyY3GtbyHTR3Rd9vbRP6X |4 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork | ||
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Print version: |a Ferrall, Victor E., 1936- |t Liberal arts at the brink. |d Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, 2011 |z 9780674049727 |w (DLC) 2010041633 |w (OCoLC)666878077 |
| 966 | 1 | |l DE-862 |p ZDB-4-EDU |q FWS_PDA_EDU |u https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=380187 |3 Volltext | |
| 966 | 1 | |l DE-863 |p ZDB-4-EDU |q FWS_PDA_EDU |u https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=380187 |3 Volltext | |
| 938 | |a Internet Archive |b INAR |n liberalartsatbri0000ferr_b8r3 | ||
| 938 | |a YBP Library Services |b YANK |n 6978547 | ||
| 938 | |a EBSCOhost |b EBSC |n 380187 | ||
| 938 | |a ebrary |b EBRY |n ebr10482353 | ||
| 938 | |a EBL - Ebook Library |b EBLB |n EBL3300949 | ||
| 938 | |a De Gruyter |b DEGR |n 9780674060883 | ||
| 938 | |a Askews and Holts Library Services |b ASKH |n AH38748094 | ||
| 994 | |a 92 |b GEBAY | ||
| 912 | |a ZDB-4-EDU | ||
| 049 | |a DE-862 | ||
| 049 | |a DE-863 | ||
Datensatz im Suchindex
| DE-BY-FWS_katkey | ZDB-4-EDU-ocn742367091 |
|---|---|
| _version_ | 1826942644269350912 |
| adam_text | |
| any_adam_object | |
| author | Ferrall, Victor E., 1936- |
| author_GND | http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2010063499 |
| author_facet | Ferrall, Victor E., 1936- |
| author_role | |
| author_sort | Ferrall, Victor E., 1936- |
| author_variant | v e f ve vef |
| building | Verbundindex |
| bvnumber | localFWS |
| callnumber-first | L - Education |
| callnumber-label | LC1011 |
| callnumber-raw | LC1011 .F47 2011eb |
| callnumber-search | LC1011 .F47 2011eb |
| callnumber-sort | LC 41011 F47 42011EB |
| callnumber-subject | LC - Social Aspects of Education |
| collection | ZDB-4-EDU |
| contents | Liberal arts colleges and why we should care about them -- The economic health of liberal arts colleges -- The declining demand for liberal arts education -- Competing -- Cooperating -- Recruiting -- Liberal arts teachers: a profile -- Employing and deploying faculty for teaching excellence -- Tenure -- Curriculums -- At the brink. |
| ctrlnum | (OCoLC)742367091 |
| dewey-full | 370.11/2 |
| dewey-hundreds | 300 - Social sciences |
| dewey-ones | 370 - Education |
| dewey-raw | 370.11/2 |
| dewey-search | 370.11/2 |
| dewey-sort | 3370.11 12 |
| dewey-tens | 370 - Education |
| discipline | Pädagogik |
| format | Electronic eBook |
| fullrecord | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>06763cam a2200889 a 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">ZDB-4-EDU-ocn742367091</controlfield><controlfield tag="003">OCoLC</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">20241004212047.0</controlfield><controlfield tag="006">m o d </controlfield><controlfield tag="007">cr cnu---unuuu</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">110725s2011 maua ob 001 0 eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="010" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a"> 2010041633</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">N$T</subfield><subfield code="b">eng</subfield><subfield code="e">pn</subfield><subfield code="c">N$T</subfield><subfield code="d">E7B</subfield><subfield code="d">YDXCP</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">REDDC</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">CUS</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">JSTOR</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCF</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCO</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">NLGGC</subfield><subfield code="d">EBLCP</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">DEBSZ</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">AZK</subfield><subfield code="d">LOA</subfield><subfield code="d">JBG</subfield><subfield code="d">AGLDB</subfield><subfield code="d">MOR</subfield><subfield code="d">PIFAG</subfield><subfield code="d">ZCU</subfield><subfield code="d">MERUC</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">IOG</subfield><subfield code="d">WY@</subfield><subfield code="d">DEGRU</subfield><subfield code="d">DEBBG</subfield><subfield code="d">U3W</subfield><subfield code="d">CUY</subfield><subfield code="d">EZ9</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">STF</subfield><subfield code="d">WRM</subfield><subfield code="d">VTS</subfield><subfield code="d">NRAMU</subfield><subfield code="d">ICG</subfield><subfield code="d">VT2</subfield><subfield code="d">TOF</subfield><subfield code="d">AU@</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">WYU</subfield><subfield code="d">A6Q</subfield><subfield code="d">LEAUB</subfield><subfield code="d">DKC</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">NJT</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">UKCRE</subfield><subfield code="d">MM9</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCO</subfield><subfield code="d">UKAHL</subfield><subfield code="d">IOY</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCO</subfield><subfield code="d">INARC</subfield><subfield code="d">QGK</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCQ</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCO</subfield><subfield code="d">OCLCL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="019" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">750876114</subfield><subfield code="a">840444968</subfield><subfield code="a">961568214</subfield><subfield code="a">962687017</subfield><subfield code="a">966248075</subfield><subfield code="a">979739983</subfield><subfield code="a">984642783</subfield><subfield code="a">987933925</subfield><subfield code="a">988510071</subfield><subfield code="a">992107498</subfield><subfield code="a">992453644</subfield><subfield code="a">999360935</subfield><subfield code="a">1037940836</subfield><subfield code="a">1038697492</subfield><subfield code="a">1045474522</subfield><subfield code="a">1055335737</subfield><subfield code="a">1058150297</subfield><subfield code="a">1062864625</subfield><subfield code="a">1081199949</subfield><subfield code="a">1083597215</subfield><subfield code="a">1153556945</subfield><subfield code="a">1181901181</subfield><subfield code="a">1228533423</subfield><subfield code="a">1259169769</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">9780674060883</subfield><subfield code="q">(electronic bk.)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">0674060881</subfield><subfield code="q">(electronic bk.)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="z">9780674049727</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="z">0674049721</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">0674263391</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">9780674263390</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="024" ind1="7" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">10.4159/harvard.9780674060883</subfield><subfield code="2">doi</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)742367091</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)750876114</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)840444968</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)961568214</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)962687017</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)966248075</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)979739983</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)984642783</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)987933925</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)988510071</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)992107498</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)992453644</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)999360935</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)1037940836</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)1038697492</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)1045474522</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)1055335737</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)1058150297</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)1062864625</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)1081199949</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)1083597215</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)1153556945</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)1181901181</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)1228533423</subfield><subfield code="z">(OCoLC)1259169769</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="037" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">22573/ctt1j3cct</subfield><subfield code="b">JSTOR</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="043" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">n-us---</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="050" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">LC1011</subfield><subfield code="b">.F47 2011eb</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">EDU</subfield><subfield code="x">003000</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">EDU036000</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">EDU015000</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">EDU003000</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">EDU034000</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">EDU</subfield><subfield code="x">015000</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">JN</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">JNA</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">JNK</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">JNM</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">JNF</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">PS</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="082" ind1="7" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">370.11/2</subfield><subfield code="2">22</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="049" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">MAIN</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Ferrall, Victor E.,</subfield><subfield code="d">1936-</subfield><subfield code="1">https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjKGfMwdF66KVcMdktQ3pK</subfield><subfield code="0">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2010063499</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Liberal arts at the brink /</subfield><subfield code="c">Victor E. Ferrall, Jr.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="260" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Cambridge, Mass. ;</subfield><subfield code="a">London :</subfield><subfield code="b">Harvard University Press,</subfield><subfield code="c">2011.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1 online resource (xii, 288 pages) :</subfield><subfield code="b">illustrations</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">text</subfield><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">computer</subfield><subfield code="b">c</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">online resource</subfield><subfield code="b">cr</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="347" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">text file</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="347" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">PDF</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="504" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Includes bibliographical references and index.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="505" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Liberal arts colleges and why we should care about them -- The economic health of liberal arts colleges -- The declining demand for liberal arts education -- Competing -- Cooperating -- Recruiting -- Liberal arts teachers: a profile -- Employing and deploying faculty for teaching excellence -- Tenure -- Curriculums -- At the brink.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="588" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Print version record.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Liberal arts colleges represent a tiny portion of the higher education market, yet produce a stunning percentage of America's leaders. But the demand for career-related education has pressured them to become vocational, distorting their mission and core values. Liberal Arts at the Brink is a wake-up call for everyone who values liberal arts education.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Liberal arts colleges represent a tiny portion of the higher education market--no more than 2 percent of enrollees. Yet they produce a stunningly large percentage of America's leaders in virtually every field of endeavor. The educational experience they offer--small classes led by professors devoted to teaching and mentoring, in a community dedicated to learning--has been a uniquely American higher education ideal. Liberal Arts at the Brink is a wake-up call for everyone who values liberal arts education. A former college president trained in law and economics, Ferrall shows how a spiraling demand for career-related education has pressured liberal arts colleges to become vocational, distorting their mission and core values. The relentless competition among them to attract the "best" students has driven down tuition revenues while driving up operating expenses to levels the colleges cannot cover. The weakest are being forced to sell out to vocational for-profit universities or close their doors. The handful of wealthy elite colleges risk becoming mere dispensers of employment and professional school credentials. The rest face the prospect of moving away from liberal arts and toward vocational education in order to survive. Writing in a personable, witty style, Ferrall tackles the host of threats and challenges liberal arts colleges now confront. Despite these daunting realities, he makes a spirited case for the unique benefits of the education they offer--to students and the nation. He urges liberal arts colleges to stop going it alone and instead band together to promote their mission and ensure their future</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="546" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">In English.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Education, Humanistic</subfield><subfield code="z">United States.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Small colleges</subfield><subfield code="z">United States.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">United States</subfield><subfield code="x">Intellectual life.</subfield><subfield code="0">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140363</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="6"><subfield code="a">Éducation humaniste</subfield><subfield code="z">États-Unis.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="6"><subfield code="a">Petites universités</subfield><subfield code="z">États-Unis.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="6"><subfield code="a">États-Unis</subfield><subfield code="x">Vie intellectuelle.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">EDUCATION</subfield><subfield code="x">Aims & Objectives.</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">EDUCATION</subfield><subfield code="x">Organizations & Institutions.</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Education, Humanistic</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Intellectual life</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Small colleges</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">United States</subfield><subfield code="2">fast</subfield><subfield code="1">https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="758" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="i">has work:</subfield><subfield code="a">Liberal arts at the brink (Text)</subfield><subfield code="1">https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGyY3GtbyHTR3Rd9vbRP6X</subfield><subfield code="4">https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="776" ind1="0" ind2="8"><subfield code="i">Print version:</subfield><subfield code="a">Ferrall, Victor E., 1936-</subfield><subfield code="t">Liberal arts at the brink.</subfield><subfield code="d">Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, 2011</subfield><subfield code="z">9780674049727</subfield><subfield code="w">(DLC) 2010041633</subfield><subfield code="w">(OCoLC)666878077</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="966" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="l">DE-862</subfield><subfield code="p">ZDB-4-EDU</subfield><subfield code="q">FWS_PDA_EDU</subfield><subfield code="u">https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=380187</subfield><subfield code="3">Volltext</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="966" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="l">DE-863</subfield><subfield code="p">ZDB-4-EDU</subfield><subfield code="q">FWS_PDA_EDU</subfield><subfield code="u">https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=380187</subfield><subfield code="3">Volltext</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="938" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Internet Archive</subfield><subfield code="b">INAR</subfield><subfield code="n">liberalartsatbri0000ferr_b8r3</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="938" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">YBP Library Services</subfield><subfield code="b">YANK</subfield><subfield code="n">6978547</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="938" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBSCOhost</subfield><subfield code="b">EBSC</subfield><subfield code="n">380187</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="938" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">ebrary</subfield><subfield code="b">EBRY</subfield><subfield code="n">ebr10482353</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="938" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBL - Ebook Library</subfield><subfield code="b">EBLB</subfield><subfield code="n">EBL3300949</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="938" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">De Gruyter</subfield><subfield code="b">DEGR</subfield><subfield code="n">9780674060883</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="938" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Askews and Holts Library Services</subfield><subfield code="b">ASKH</subfield><subfield code="n">AH38748094</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="994" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">92</subfield><subfield code="b">GEBAY</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">ZDB-4-EDU</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="049" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-862</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="049" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-863</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |
| geographic | United States Intellectual life. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140363 États-Unis Vie intellectuelle. United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq |
| geographic_facet | United States Intellectual life. États-Unis Vie intellectuelle. United States |
| id | ZDB-4-EDU-ocn742367091 |
| illustrated | Illustrated |
| indexdate | 2025-03-18T14:31:17Z |
| institution | BVB |
| isbn | 9780674060883 0674060881 0674263391 9780674263390 |
| language | English |
| lccn | 2010041633 |
| oclc_num | 742367091 |
| open_access_boolean | |
| owner | MAIN DE-862 DE-BY-FWS DE-863 DE-BY-FWS |
| owner_facet | MAIN DE-862 DE-BY-FWS DE-863 DE-BY-FWS |
| physical | 1 online resource (xii, 288 pages) : illustrations |
| psigel | ZDB-4-EDU FWS_PDA_EDU ZDB-4-EDU |
| publishDate | 2011 |
| publishDateSearch | 2011 |
| publishDateSort | 2011 |
| publisher | Harvard University Press, |
| record_format | marc |
| spelling | Ferrall, Victor E., 1936- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjKGfMwdF66KVcMdktQ3pK http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2010063499 Liberal arts at the brink / Victor E. Ferrall, Jr. Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, 2011. 1 online resource (xii, 288 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file Includes bibliographical references and index. Liberal arts colleges and why we should care about them -- The economic health of liberal arts colleges -- The declining demand for liberal arts education -- Competing -- Cooperating -- Recruiting -- Liberal arts teachers: a profile -- Employing and deploying faculty for teaching excellence -- Tenure -- Curriculums -- At the brink. Print version record. Liberal arts colleges represent a tiny portion of the higher education market, yet produce a stunning percentage of America's leaders. But the demand for career-related education has pressured them to become vocational, distorting their mission and core values. Liberal Arts at the Brink is a wake-up call for everyone who values liberal arts education. Liberal arts colleges represent a tiny portion of the higher education market--no more than 2 percent of enrollees. Yet they produce a stunningly large percentage of America's leaders in virtually every field of endeavor. The educational experience they offer--small classes led by professors devoted to teaching and mentoring, in a community dedicated to learning--has been a uniquely American higher education ideal. Liberal Arts at the Brink is a wake-up call for everyone who values liberal arts education. A former college president trained in law and economics, Ferrall shows how a spiraling demand for career-related education has pressured liberal arts colleges to become vocational, distorting their mission and core values. The relentless competition among them to attract the "best" students has driven down tuition revenues while driving up operating expenses to levels the colleges cannot cover. The weakest are being forced to sell out to vocational for-profit universities or close their doors. The handful of wealthy elite colleges risk becoming mere dispensers of employment and professional school credentials. The rest face the prospect of moving away from liberal arts and toward vocational education in order to survive. Writing in a personable, witty style, Ferrall tackles the host of threats and challenges liberal arts colleges now confront. Despite these daunting realities, he makes a spirited case for the unique benefits of the education they offer--to students and the nation. He urges liberal arts colleges to stop going it alone and instead band together to promote their mission and ensure their future In English. Education, Humanistic United States. Small colleges United States. United States Intellectual life. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140363 Éducation humaniste États-Unis. Petites universités États-Unis. États-Unis Vie intellectuelle. EDUCATION Aims & Objectives. bisacsh EDUCATION Organizations & Institutions. bisacsh Education, Humanistic fast Intellectual life fast Small colleges fast United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq has work: Liberal arts at the brink (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGyY3GtbyHTR3Rd9vbRP6X https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Ferrall, Victor E., 1936- Liberal arts at the brink. Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, 2011 9780674049727 (DLC) 2010041633 (OCoLC)666878077 |
| spellingShingle | Ferrall, Victor E., 1936- Liberal arts at the brink / Liberal arts colleges and why we should care about them -- The economic health of liberal arts colleges -- The declining demand for liberal arts education -- Competing -- Cooperating -- Recruiting -- Liberal arts teachers: a profile -- Employing and deploying faculty for teaching excellence -- Tenure -- Curriculums -- At the brink. Education, Humanistic United States. Small colleges United States. Éducation humaniste États-Unis. Petites universités États-Unis. EDUCATION Aims & Objectives. bisacsh EDUCATION Organizations & Institutions. bisacsh Education, Humanistic fast Intellectual life fast Small colleges fast |
| subject_GND | http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140363 |
| title | Liberal arts at the brink / |
| title_auth | Liberal arts at the brink / |
| title_exact_search | Liberal arts at the brink / |
| title_full | Liberal arts at the brink / Victor E. Ferrall, Jr. |
| title_fullStr | Liberal arts at the brink / Victor E. Ferrall, Jr. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Liberal arts at the brink / Victor E. Ferrall, Jr. |
| title_short | Liberal arts at the brink / |
| title_sort | liberal arts at the brink |
| topic | Education, Humanistic United States. Small colleges United States. Éducation humaniste États-Unis. Petites universités États-Unis. EDUCATION Aims & Objectives. bisacsh EDUCATION Organizations & Institutions. bisacsh Education, Humanistic fast Intellectual life fast Small colleges fast |
| topic_facet | Education, Humanistic United States. Small colleges United States. United States Intellectual life. Éducation humaniste États-Unis. Petites universités États-Unis. États-Unis Vie intellectuelle. EDUCATION Aims & Objectives. EDUCATION Organizations & Institutions. Education, Humanistic Intellectual life Small colleges United States |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT ferrallvictore liberalartsatthebrink |