Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Keeling, R
• Hersh, R

Titel

We're Losing Our Minds: Rethinking American Higher Education

Ist Teil von

• Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

Auflage

1st ed.

Ort / Verlag

New York: Palgrave Macmillan

Erscheinungsjahr

2011

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• 01 02 America is being held back by the quality and quantity of learning in college. This is a true educational emergency! Many college graduates cannot think critically, write effectively, solve problems, understand complex issues, or meet employers' expectations. We are losing our minds—and endangering our social, economic, and scientific leadership. Critics say higher education costs too much and should be more efficient. But the real problem is value, not cost; financial 'solutions' alone won't work. In this book, Keeling and Hersh argue that the only solution - making learning the highest priority in college - demands fundamental change throughout higher education. 02 02 America is being held back by the quality and quantity of learning in college. Many graduates cannot think critically, write effectively, solve problems, understand complex issues, or meet employers' expectations. The only solution - making learning the highest priority in college - demands fundamental change throughout higher education. 04 02 Higher Education Without Higher Learning Judging College Quality The Developmental Basis of Higher Learning The Neuroscience of Learning Assessment for Higher Learning More is Not Better, Better is More: A Framework for Rethinking American Higher Education Talk of Change is Not Change: Rethinking American Higher Education 13 02 Richard Keeling leads Keeling & Associates, LLC, a comprehensive higher education consulting practice based in New York City. Dr. Keeling serves on the Board of Directors of the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) and has been president of four professional organizations in higher education. Richard Hersh has served as President of Hobart and William Smith Colleges and Trinity College (Hartford), and Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at The University of New Hampshire and Drake University. 19 02 The authors are nationally renowned and connected researchers, authors, and critics in education Completely reconsiders the philosophy, goals, and avenues of higher education Higher education is in crisis and this voice will be well-received Major rethinking of the American concept of higher education Not just a theory book, but with real stats to back it up Utilizes cognitive studies, curriculum studies, cultural studies, and social-scientific data 31 02