Struggling To Reform
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The Struggle To Reform Our Colleges
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Author : Derek Bok
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2017-09-05
The Struggle To Reform Our Colleges written by Derek Bok and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-05 with Education categories.
Why efforts to improve American higher educational attainment haven't worked, and where to go from here During the first decade of this century, many commentators predicted that American higher education was about to undergo major changes that would be brought about under the stimulus of online learning and other technological advances. Toward the end of the decade, the president of the United States declared that America would regain its historic lead in the education of its workforce within the next ten years through a huge increase in the number of students earning “quality” college degrees. Several years have elapsed since these pronouncements were made, yet the rate of progress has increased very little, if at all, in the number of college graduates or the nature and quality of the education they receive. In The Struggle to Reform Our Colleges, Derek Bok seeks to explain why so little change has occurred by analyzing the response of America’s colleges; the influence of students, employers, foundations, accrediting organizations, and government officials; and the impact of market forces and technological innovation. In the last part of the book, Bok identifies a number of initiatives that could improve the performance of colleges and universities. The final chapter examines the process of change itself and describes the strategy best calculated to quicken the pace of reform and enable colleges to meet the challenges that confront them.
Land Protest And Politics
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Author : Gabriel Ondetti
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2010-11-01
Land Protest And Politics written by Gabriel Ondetti and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-01 with Political Science categories.
Brazil is a country of extreme inequalities, one of the most important of which is the acute concentration of rural land ownership. In recent decades, however, poor landless workers have mounted a major challenge to this state of affairs. A broad grassroots social movement led by the Movement of Landless Rural Workers (MST) has mobilized hundreds of thousands of families to pressure authorities for land reform through mass protest. This book explores the evolution of the landless movement from its birth during the twilight years of Brazil&’s military dictatorship through the first government of Luiz In&ácio Lula da Silva. It uses this case to test a number of major theoretical perspectives on social movements and engages in a critical dialogue with both contemporary political opportunity theory and Mancur Olson&’s classic economic theory of collective action. Ondetti seeks to explain the major moments of change in the landless movement's growth trajectory: its initial emergence in the late 1970s and early 80s, its rapid takeoff in the mid-1990s, its acute but ultimately temporary crisis in the early 2000s, and its resurgence during Lula's first term in office. He finds strong support for the influential, but much-criticized political opportunity perspective. At the same time, however, he underscores some of the problems with how political opportunity has been conceptualized in the past. The book also seeks to shed light on the anomalous fact that the landless movement continued to expand in the decade following the restoration of Brazilian democracy in 1985 despite the general trend toward social-movement decline. His argument, which highlights the unusual structure of incentives involved in the struggle for land in Brazil, casts doubt on a key assumption underlying Olson's theory.
In The Name Of Excellence
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Author : Thomas Toch
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1992
In The Name Of Excellence written by Thomas Toch and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Business & Economics categories.
Drawing on a rich store of material that includes visits to nearly sixty public schools nationwide and hundreds of interviews conducted from the classroom to the White House, Thomas Toch--one of America's leading educational journalists--has produced an award-winning book of impressive breadth. Measuring its progress in clear, compelling prose, Toch offers readers the full story of today's school reform movement. He reveals that there is intense opposition within the ranks of public educators to the movement's academic aims, that the damage inflicted on the nation's students by standardized testing is far greater than has been generally reported, and that new graduation requirements have failed millions of students. Toch also provides a detailed account of the role played by the powerful National Education Association, the nation's largest teachers union, while shedding new light on controversial topics such as school choice and why students drop out of school. Finally, and of crucial importance to all who are committed to improving our schools, the book proposes a further agenda for the nation's school reformers. Public education today stands at a crucial crossroads. In the Name of Excellence explains why, and reveals the prospects for the nation's schools in the years ahead. It is essential reading for parents, educators, and policymakers alike.
The Hard Road To Reform
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Author : Brian Raftopolos
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2013-02-17
The Hard Road To Reform written by Brian Raftopolos and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-17 with Political Science categories.
The defeat of ZANU-PF in the 2008 parliamentary election marked the end of one-party rule in Zimbabwe. The Global Political Agreement signed later that resulted in a Government of National Unity, and the former ruling party was, for the first time, faced with the reality of sharing power. The Hard Road to Reform presents a penetrating analysis of developments since the GNU was established, reviewing recent political history from a range of perspectives - political, economic, social and historical, and featuring the best work of Zimbabwe's young scholars. As Brian Raftopolos writes in his introduction: 'the book is an attempt to analyse and assess both the hopes and frustrations of the last four years and to confront the harsh challenges that lie ahead.'
The Government Of London
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Author : Gerald Rhodes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
The Government Of London written by Gerald Rhodes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Political Science categories.
The Struggle For Penal Reform
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Author : Gordon Rose
language : en
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
Release Date : 2021-09-09
The Struggle For Penal Reform written by Gordon Rose and has been published by Hassell Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-09 with categories.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Political Reform In Indonesia After Soeharto
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Author : Harold A. Crouch
language : en
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Release Date : 2010
Political Reform In Indonesia After Soeharto written by Harold A. Crouch and has been published by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Political Science categories.
Three decades of authoritarian rule in Indonesia came to a sudden end in 1998. The collapse of the Soeharto regime was accompanied by massive economic decline, widespread rioting, communal conflict, and fears that the nation was approaching the brink of disintegration. Although the fall of Soeharto opened the way towards democratization, conditions were by no means propitious for political reform. This book asks how political reform could proceed despite such unpromising circumstances. It examines electoral and constitutional reform, the decentralization of a highly centralized regime, the gradual but incomplete withdrawal of the military from its deep political involvement, the launching of an anti-corruption campaign, and the achievement of peace in two provinces that had been devastated by communal violence and regional rebellion.
Remedy And Reaction
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Author : Paul Starr
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2013-06-04
Remedy And Reaction written by Paul Starr and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-04 with Political Science categories.
In no other country has health care served as such a volatile flashpoint of ideological conflict. America has endured a century of rancorous debate on health insurance, and despite the passage of legislation in 2010, the battle is not yet over. This book is a history of how and why the United States became so stubbornly different in health care, presented by an expert with unsurpassed knowledge of the issues. Tracing health-care reform from its beginnings to its current uncertain prospects, Paul Starr argues that the United States ensnared itself in a trap through policies that satisfied enough of the public and so enriched the health-care industry as to make the system difficult to change. He reveals the inside story of the rise and fall of the Clinton health plan in the early 1990sùand of the Gingrich counterrevolution that followed. And he explains the curious tale of how Mitt RomneyÆs reforms in Massachusetts became a model for Democrats and then follows both the passage of those reforms under Obama and the explosive reaction they elicited from conservatives. Writing concisely and with an even hand, the author offers exactly what is needed as the debate continuesùa penetrating account of how health care became such treacherous terrain in American politics.
Gorbachev S Struggle For Economic Reform
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Author : Anders Åslund
language : en
Publisher: Pinter Publishers
Release Date : 1991
Gorbachev S Struggle For Economic Reform written by Anders Åslund and has been published by Pinter Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Economic development projects categories.
For all the apparent chaos in Russia, an economic policy is being pursued. The contributors to this volume are the architects of this policy, including key deputy prime ministers who are currently the leading policy makers in Russia.
Fighting The Spoilsmen
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Author : William Dudley Foulke
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-10-11
Fighting The Spoilsmen written by William Dudley Foulke and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-11 with Reference categories.
Excerpt from Fighting the Spoilsmen: Reminiscences of the Civil Service Reform Movement We have laid our hands on the barbaric palace of patronage and have written 'mene. Mene, ' upon its walls, nor will it be long, as I believe, until they are laid in the dust. A kingly spirit and a vision clear, A prophet's prescience and a statesman's mind, A face to win us and a smile to cheer, A heart that glowed with love of humankind! His voice was music and his words were song, His ways were gentle but his reason just, Quick to discern the right and scourge the wrong, And him we followed with unfaltering trust. He wrote his Mene, mene, on the wall, Then passed, and 10! Before our eager eyes The Spoilsman's palace crumbles to its fall And on the ruins goodlier mansions rise. Too soon his voice grew silent, yet its thrill Along the cliffs of memory echoes still! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.