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Title: |
Trends in Higher Education |
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| By (author): |
James E Cruthers |
| ISBN10-13: |
160021343X : 9781600213434 |
| Illustrations: |
tables & charts |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Size: |
180x260mm |
| Pages: |
146 |
| Weight: |
.522 Kg. |
| Published: |
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US) - May 2007 |
| List Price: |
163.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 2 |
| Subjects: |
Higher & further education, tertiary education |
| Higher education is a complex package of issues which never seems to leave the limelight. The primary wedge issues are tuition cost, access, accountability, financial aid, government funding, sports and their place within higher education, academic results, societal gains as a whole in terms of international competition, and continuing education. This book examines current leading edge issues from around the world which will play a role in this crucial sector of human endeavour including family educational rights, student loans, tax credits and international studies. |
| Table of Contents: |
| Preface; The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: A Legal Overview; Student Loans and FY2006 Budget Reconciliation; Higher Education Tax Credits: Test An Economic Analysis; Education-Related Hurricane Relief: Legislative Action; Issues Raised by Hurricane Katrina: A Focus on Education Training; Foreign Language and International Studies: Federal Aid Under Title VI of the Higher Education Act; Foreign Science and Engineering Presence in U.S. Institutions and the Labour Force; Trio and GEAR UP Programs: Status and Issues; Rumsfeld v. FAIR: The Solomon Amendment and Free Speech; Index. |
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