http://blog.stamats.com/index.php/2010/05/26/beyond-dialogue-dealing-with-some-of-higher-educations-most-intractable-challenges/ Promises Kept. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:00:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blog.stamats.com/index.php/2010/05/26/beyond-dialogue-dealing-with-some-of-higher-educations-most-intractable-challenges/comment-page-1/#comment-1591 Lee Skallerup Thu, 27 May 2010 22:18:03 +0000 http://blog.stamats.com/?p=1591#comment-1591 1) The Myth of Academic Freedom. If Academia were so "free" why aren't university professors as vocal about change as, say, K-12 teachers?<br>2) The Accreditation Cabal. Kevin Carey has a great article about some of the problems with accreditation in higher ed.<br>3) The purpose of the University. Why are we now doing the job that high schools, technical schools and vocational schools used to do? 1) The Myth of Academic Freedom. If Academia were so “free” why aren't university professors as vocal about change as, say, K-12 teachers?
2) The Accreditation Cabal. Kevin Carey has a great article about some of the problems with accreditation in higher ed.
3) The purpose of the University. Why are we now doing the job that high schools, technical schools and vocational schools used to do?

]]> http://blog.stamats.com/index.php/2010/05/26/beyond-dialogue-dealing-with-some-of-higher-educations-most-intractable-challenges/comment-page-1/#comment-1590 Elizabeth Wed, 26 May 2010 20:04:56 +0000 http://blog.stamats.com/?p=1591#comment-1590 1. High cost of tuition and shrinking endowments.<br>2. Changing job market for professors, which impacts grad students.<br>3. Lack of communication and collaboration among departments, both academic and operational. 1. High cost of tuition and shrinking endowments.
2. Changing job market for professors, which impacts grad students.
3. Lack of communication and collaboration among departments, both academic and operational.

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