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New Players, Different Game

Understanding the Rise of For-Profit Colleges and Universities

William G. Tierney and Guilbert C. Hentschke

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As the economic value of education increases, as more students seek to complete college courses while forgoing the "undergraduate experience," and as funding for public higher education decreases, the for-profit higher education sector has exploded. In New Players, Different Game, William G. Tierney and Guilbert C. Hentschke compare for-profit and not-for-profit models of higher education to assess the strengths and weaknesses of both.

For-profit institutions offer a fundamentally distinct type of postsecondary education. Some critics argue the institutions are so different they should not be...

As the economic value of education increases, as more students seek to complete college courses while forgoing the "undergraduate experience," and as funding for public higher education decreases, the for-profit higher education sector has exploded. In New Players, Different Game, William G. Tierney and Guilbert C. Hentschke compare for-profit and not-for-profit models of higher education to assess the strengths and weaknesses of both.

For-profit institutions offer a fundamentally distinct type of postsecondary education. Some critics argue the institutions are so different they should not be accepted as an integral part of the American higher education system. Here, Tierney and Hentschke explore what traditional and nontraditional colleges and universities can learn from each other, comparing how they recruit students, employ faculty, and organize instructional programs. The authors suggest that, rather than continuing their standoff, the two sectors could mutually benefit from examining each other’s culture, practices, and outcomes.

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This book seeks to shed light on a rapidly changing industry.

A welcome addition to the often polemical writing about for-profits that has become particularly heated... New Players, Different Game should be added to the library of all interested in current trends in high education. Administrators and faculty members will especially benefit from the clear, balanced presentation of a wealth of information about for-profits.

The rise of for-profit higher education is a barometer of profound changes in the nation. These institutions are poorly understood and shrouded in myth. Tierney and Hentschke offer a much needed and fascinating portrait of the for-profit sector: its origins, characteristics, future, and potential impact on traditional higher education.

An important book for everyone who cares about the health and the future of higher education.

Those who seek to understand this vigorous sector of postsecondary education will find this book an invaluable guide to the economic and cultural issues posed by its growth.

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8.5
Pages
232
ISBN
9780801886577
Illustration Description
15 b&w illus.
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction: For-Profit Postsecondary Education: Lumpers or Splitters?
1. The Innovators: New Services, New Sector
2. New Forces in an Old Industry
3. Growth of the For-Profits
4. Finance

Acknowledgments
Introduction: For-Profit Postsecondary Education: Lumpers or Splitters?
1. The Innovators: New Services, New Sector
2. New Forces in an Old Industry
3. Growth of the For-Profits
4. Finance and Governance
5. Faculty Roles
6. Defining Success at the For-Profits: Students, Programs, and Employers
7. Students and Other Priorities
8. Clashes of Cultures, Sectors, and Purposes
Conclusion: Growth, Demand, and Purpose in Postsecondary Education
References
Index

Author Bios
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William G. Tierney

William G. Tierney is University Professor, Wilbur-Kieffer Professor of Higher Education, and director of the Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis in the Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California. He is the editor of The Responsive University: Restructuring for High Performance and Competing Conceptions of Academic Governance: Negotiating the Perfect Storm, both...
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Guilbert C. Hentschke

Guilbert C. Hentschke is the Richard T. Cooper and Mary Catherine Cooper Chair Emeritus at the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education, where he served as dean from 1988 to 2000.