The Changing Landscape of the Academic Profession : : the culture of faculty at for-profit colleges and universities / / Vicente M. Lechuga.

The rapid success of for-profit colleges and universities (FPCUs) only recently has caught the attention of scholars in academe. The continuing expansion of the proprietary higher education sector has lead to fundamental questions regarding the purpose and function of FPCUs. As new technologies cont...

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Place / Publishing House:New York : : Taylor & Francis,, 2006.
Year of Publication:2006
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 222 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I The Changing Landscape of Higher Education; Chapter 1 The Contours of Higher Education; Chapter 2 Mapping the For-Profit Terrain; Chapter 3 A Case Study Approach to Faculty Culture; Part II Perspectives from Within; Chapter 4 Distance Learning University; Chapter 5 Pacific-Atlantic University; Chapter 6 Miller College; Chapter 7 Southeastern College; Chapter 8 Looking Beyond Each Institution; Part III A Distinct Perspective of Faculty Work Life; Chapter 9 A Cross-Institutional Analysis; Chapter 10 Re-Evaluating Faculty Culture Interview Protocol E-mail Invitation.