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Championing a public good
2024
Overview
From decreased funding to censorship controversies and rising
student debt, the public perception of the value of higher
education has become decidedly more negative. This crisis requires
advocacy and action by policymakers, educators, and the public.
Championing a Public Good presents a clear set of
strategies and tools for advocates making the case for renewing our
civic commitment to public higher education.
Taking a fresh look at one of the most controversial moments in
the history of US higher education, the work of the Spellings
Commission (2005-2008), Carolyn D. Commer argues that this body's
public criticisms of higher education and its recommendation to
increase accountability and oversight-via market-based
metrics-accelerated the erosion of the concept of higher education
as a public good. Countering that requires a careful, forceful
approach on the part of advocates. Commer draws from the public
record to demonstrate a common set of arguments, metaphors, and
rhetorical frames that can, in fact, flip the public debate over
higher education to champion the public value of universities and
colleges over their value as market commodities.
Championing a Public Good is a powerful primer on how
to change the course of public higher education in the United
States. It will appeal especially to faculty, administrators, and
policymakers in higher education.
Publisher
The Pennsylvania State University Press,Penn State University Press,Pennsylvania State University Press
Subject
ISBN
0271097345, 9780271097343, 9780271097336, 0271097337, 0271099852, 9780271099859
