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020			_a9781421411354
020			_a1421411350
020			_z9781421411347 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
020			_z1421411342 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
040			_aMdBmJHUP _cMdBmJHUP
050	0	0	_aLB2328.32.U6 _bR46 2013
082	0	0	_a370.11/2 _223
245	0	0	_aRemaking college _h[electronic resource] : _binnovation and the liberal arts college / _cedited by Rebecca Chopp, Susan Frost, Daniel H. Weiss.
260			_aBaltimore, Maryland : _bJohns Hopkins University Press, _c2013. _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
300			_a1 online resource (pages cm)
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"Residential liberal arts colleges maintain a unique place in the landscape of American higher education. These schools are characterized by broad-based curricula, small class size, and interaction between students and faculty. Aimed at developing students' intellectual literacy and critical-thinking skills rather than specific professional preparation, the value proposition made by these colleges has recently come under intense pressure. Remaking College brings together a large and distinguished group of higher education leaders to define the American liberal arts model, to describe the challenges these institutions face, and to propose sustainable solutions.Both economic and strategic environments have developed to threaten these schools. Since 1990, for example, 35 percent of these institutions have transformed into "professional" colleges offering more vocational fields to their curricula while others have closed their doors entirely. Is there a future for these uniquely American institutions like Vassar and Smith, Macalester and Pomona, Middlebury and Swarthmore? Remaking College elucidates the shifting economic and financial models for liberal arts colleges and considers the opportunities afforded by technology, globalism, and intercollegiate cooperative models. Finally, it considers the unique position these schools can play in their communities and in the larger world"-- _cProvided by publisher.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		7	_aEDUCATION / Higher. _2bisacsh
650		0	_aEducation, Humanistic _zUnited States.
650		0	_aSmall colleges _zUnited States.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
700	1		_aWeiss, Daniel H.
700	1		_aFrost, Susan.
700	1		_aChopp, Rebecca S., _d1952-
710	2		_aProject Muse.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781421411354/
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c33938 _d33938