CHOOSING A COLLEGE: Why the Best Colleges May Be Your Worst Choice - Couverture souple

Honigman, Robert

 
9780595283149: CHOOSING A COLLEGE: Why the Best Colleges May Be Your Worst Choice
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ISBN 10 : 0595283144 ISBN 13 : 9780595283149
Editeur : iUniverse, 2003

Synopsis

Robert Honigman has studied and written about higher education for more than 25 years. He is the author of University Secrets. In Choosing a College hell tell you things you wont learn in a classroom.·Chapter One gives 50 key questions to ask in selecting a college. ·Chapter Two presents a critical history of American university. ·Chapter Three discusses why a liberal education is important. ·Chapter Four suggests why you shouldnt go to elite research universities like Harvard or Berkeley, even if admitted. ·Chapter Five describes how major universities are sorting us into winners and losers. ·Chapter Six offers some final advice on education and choosing a college. ·Appendices A-D present thumbnail sketches of Harvard, Michigan, Berkeley, and Texas A&M. ·A final appendix makes proposals for university reform. To get the best college education you can, read Choosing a College.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Robert Honigman has studied and written about higher education for more than 25 years. He is the author of University Secrets. In Choosing a College hell tell you things you wont learn in a classroom.·Chapter One gives 50 key questions to ask in selecting a college. ·Chapter Two presents a critical history of American university. ·Chapter Three discusses why a liberal education is important. ·Chapter Four suggests why you shouldnt go to elite research universities like Harvard or Berkeley, even if admitted. ·Chapter Five describes how major universities are sorting us into winners and losers. ·Chapter Six offers some final advice on education and choosing a college. ·Appendices A-D present thumbnail sketches of Harvard, Michigan, Berkeley, and Texas A&M. ·A final appendix makes proposals for university reform. To get the best college education you can, read Choosing a College.

Biographie de l'auteur

Robert Honigman is an attorney in Birmingham, Michigan. He has taught at Wayne State University and is the author of University Secrets. His comments on higher education have appeared in leading student newspapers and The Chronicle of Higher Education. His web site is http://www.universitysecrets.com.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595283144
ISBN 13 
9780595283149
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
128
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0595749151 ISBN 13 :  9780595749157
Editeur : iUniverse, 2003
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