Building the dream (and worrying about it) -- Higher education as vocational education -- Who governs higher education? -- Managerial imperatives -- Academic disciplines, research imperatives, and undergraduate learning -- A revolution in teaching and learning -- Why is higher education so hard to reform?
Summary
The book delivers a penetrating, nuanced account of American universities in the twenty-first century. Tackles topics that range from the rise of the managerial class to the failed attempts to reform practice in the classroom
