Earnings from learning : the rise of for-profit universities

Earnings from learning : the rise of for-profit universities / edited by David W. Breneman, Brian Pusser, and Sarah E. Turner.

Earnings from Learning examines the historical and contemporary factors that have fueled the rise of postsecondary for-profit, degree-granting institutions as a dynamic and powerful force in education. The contributors focus on such institutions as the University of Phoenix, DeVry, and Strayer to pr...

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Other Authors: Breneman, David W., Pusser, Brian, Turner, Sarah E., 1966-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, ©2006.
Series:SUNY series, frontiers in education.
Subjects:
For-profit universities and colleges > United States.
Education, Higher > Economic aspects > United States.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Education, Higher > Economic aspects
For-profit universities and colleges
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • The contemporary provision of for-profit higher education : mapping the competitive market / David W. Breneman, Brian Pusser, and Sarah E. Turner
  • Higher education, markets, and the preservation of the public good / Brian Pusser
  • For-profit colleges in the context of the market for higher education / Sarah E. Turner
  • The university of Phoenix : icon of for-profit higher education / David W. Breneman
  • Profit centers in service to the academic core / Dudley J. Doane and Brian Pusser
  • The market for higher education at a distance : traditional institutions and the costs of instructional technology / Saul Fisher
  • Capital romance : why wall street fell in love with higher education / Andreas Ortmann
  • A crowded lobby : nonprofit and for-profit universities and the emerging politics of higher education / Brian Pusser and David A. Wolcott.

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