education, higher

Discusses the uses of the liberal arts for the conduct of life, describing the humanities as a source of truth, and urging teachers to provide students with the type of life-changing education reading and thinking about great literature can provide.

An account of American university life over the course of an academic year which begins with the recruiting of high school students and addresses student life, classes, faculty-student relationships, tenure, and other student concerns.

Discusses what the best school systems in the world are doing right to help identify how U.S. schools could make changes to become better, and examines common factors of high-performing systems, ways to modernize curriculum, instruction, and assessment, and how technology and international exchange can help United States schools reach new levels of excellence.

Bloom's theory on why and how higher education has failed democracy and impoverished the souls of today's students.

Offers educators and policymakers an overview of the rationale and methods used to redesign high schools so they can help students prepare for college and vocational school, arguing that it is the school's duty to help students attain the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in the academic and workplace environments.

Provides detailed profiles of over fourteen hundred accredited public and private colleges and universities in the United States with information on tuition, financial aid, academic majors, student employment, student diversity, and much more.

Draws on studies from the University of Rochester to explore the future possibilities available for academic librarians.

Debunks myths and assumptions about standardized tests, proposes alternative methods for evaluating the success of schools, and offers suggestions for helping to reduce the burden of tests on students.