The five-year party
how colleges have given up on educating your child and what you can do about it
by Craig Brandon
Colleges look much the same as they did five or ten years ago, but a lot has changed behind the scenes. While some mixture of study and play has always been part of college life, an increasing number of schools have completely abandoned the idea that students need to learn or demonstrate that they've learned. Financial pressures have made college administrations increasingly reluctant to flunk anyone out, regardless of performance, although the average length of time to get a degree is now five years, and for many students it's six or more. Student evaluations of professors--often linked to pro
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The five-year party: how colleges have given up on educating your child and what you can do about it
2010, BenBella Books
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-216) and index.
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