Unfortunate obsessions dominate the culture of colleges and universities and shortchange students and everyone else. Professors have become an obstacle to learning. They are not interested in or rewarded for teaching. They scramble to survive in a surreal world of nonsense scholarship and obscure publication. They conduct meaningless research and treat teaching with disdain. Learning takes place because students make it happen in spite of the foolishness that surrounds them. Professors don't explain, listen, or give feedback. Many don't speak understandable English. This book throws open the...
Unfortunate obsessions dominate the culture of colleges and universities and shortchange students and everyone else. Professors have become an obstacl...
Unfortunate obsessions dominate the culture of colleges and universities and shortchange students and everyone else. Professors have become an obstacle to learning. They are not interested in or rewarded for teaching. They scramble to survive in a surreal world of nonsense scholarship and obscure publication. They conduct meaningless research and treat teaching with disdain. Learning takes place because students make it happen in spite of the foolishness that surrounds them. Professors don't explain, listen, or give feedback. Many don't speak understandable English. This book throws open the...
Unfortunate obsessions dominate the culture of colleges and universities and shortchange students and everyone else. Professors have become an obstacl...
The changing role and expectations of higher education have reached a crisis point. The heart of the problem is an isolation of the professoriate. An emphasis on obscure research and lack of accountability is undermining the academy. Creating a dissertation is usually an exhausting and frustrating task. New professors are not prepared for what is about to happen to them. Students are being shortchanged by professors who fail to facilitate learning. The effort to find a long-term academic appointment can be just as bad. This book tells the story of a period of suffering for new professors...
The changing role and expectations of higher education have reached a crisis point. The heart of the problem is an isolation of the professoriate. An ...
The changing role and expectations of higher education have reached a crisis point. The heart of the problem is an isolation of the professoriate. An emphasis on obscure research and lack of accountability is undermining the academy. Creating a dissertation is usually an exhausting and frustrating task. New professors are not prepared for what is about to happen to them. Students are being shortchanged by professors who fail to facilitate learning. The effort to find a long-term academic appointment can be just as bad. This book tells the story of a period of suffering for new professors...
The changing role and expectations of higher education have reached a crisis point. The heart of the problem is an isolation of the professoriate. An ...
This book argues for changes to the professoriate, restructuring of the liberal arts curriculum, and taking a new perspective to breathe fresh air into the undergraduate environment.
This book argues for changes to the professoriate, restructuring of the liberal arts curriculum, and taking a new perspective to breathe fresh air int...
This book argues for changes to the professoriate, restructuring of the liberal arts curriculum, and taking a new perspective to breathe fresh air into the undergraduate environment.
This book argues for changes to the professoriate, restructuring of the liberal arts curriculum, and taking a new perspective to breathe fresh air int...
