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“james cote”

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  • Lowering Higher Education

    The Rise of Corporate Universities and the Fall of Liberal Education

    by James Cote, Anton L. Allahar ...
    What happens to the liberal arts and science education when universities attempt to sell it as a form of job training? In Lowering Higher Education, a follow-up to their provocative 2007 book Ivory Tower Blues, James E. Côté and Anton L. Allahar explore the subverted 'idea of the university' and the forces that have set adrift the mission of these institutions. Côté and Allahar connect the ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Ivory Tower Blues

    A University System in Crisis

    by James Cote, Anton L. Allahar ...
    The present state of the university is a difficult issue to comprehend for anyone outside of the education system. If we are to believe common government reports that changes in policy are somehow making life easier for university graduates, we cannot help but believe that things are going right and are getting better in our universities. Ivory Tower Blues gives a decidedly different picture, ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

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  • Achieving Student Success

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  • Key Concepts in Corporate Social Responsibility

    by Suzanne Benn, Dianne Bolton ...
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  • Social Media in the Classroom

    Why Ontario Students Are Failing in the Real World

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    We have all heard that our students are losing the ability to think for themselves, but what can we do to change that? Written by an educator on the front lines, Social Media in the Classroom: Why Ontario Students Are Failing in the Real World takes a strong stand on issues such as standardized testing, class sizes, and individual education plans (IEPs), to name but a few of the important ... Read more

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  • Business Ethics

    An Ethical Decision-Making Approach

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    Business Ethics: An Ethical Decision-Making Approach presents a practical decision-making framework to aid in the identification, understanding, and resolution of complex ethical dilemmas in the workplace.Focuses exclusively on three basic aspects of ethical decision making and behavior—how it actually takes place, how it should take place, and how it can be improvedUses real-life examples of ... Read more

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  • Women Who Opt Out

    The Debate over Working Mothers and Work-Family Balance

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  • Why Public Higher Education Should Be Free

    How to Decrease Cost and Increase Quality at American Universities

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  • The Academic Profession

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