Campus confidential : how college works, or doesn't, for professors, parents, and students / Jacques Berlinerblau.

Author
Berlinerblau, Jacques [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Brooklyn : Melville House, [2017]
Description
xxiii, 246 pages ; 22 cm

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    "A tenured prof. breaks ranks to reveal what's wrong with American higher education and how it affects you. Professors can be underpaid. Marginalized. Over-reviewed. But one fact remains: The success of your education depends on them. Part industry expose and part call for a return to engaged teaching, Campus Confidential shows how the noble project of higher education fell so far and how we can redeem it. A must-read for parents thinking about their kids' futures: This book answers the questions most other college resources don't: Who exactly is teaching my kid? What questions to ask on the campus visit? How to get the most out of your tuition dollars? Jacques Berlinerblau is a tenured professor at one of the best schools in the country, and he has seen it all. He started his career at a community college, and on his way to the top he has been everything from a abused adjunct to an assistant professor to a coddled administrator. He has the inside scoop on the real world of Higher Ed. today"-- Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-246).
    Contents
    • Fuddy duddies
    • Who is your professor 1? The noncontingent
    • Who is your professor 2? The contingent
    • The campus tour : teaching excellence
    • Applying to the right colleges : a cheat sheet for parents
    • The crisis of standardlessness
    • The best college teachers : don't believe the hype
    • Finding your good college teacher : the active learning approach
    • Sex, sloth, subversion : the professor's daily grind?
    • Teacher or perish
    • Conclusion. Breaching the wall : advice for parents, students, and professors.
    ISBN
    • 9781612196428 ((hardcover))
    • 161219642X
    • 9781612196435
    • 1612196438
    LCCN
    2016057984
    OCLC
    976404986
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