What's the Point of College?: Seeking Purpose in an Age of Reform (Hardcover)

Preface. On Education versus Degrees
Introduction. On the Purpose(s) of College Education
Part I. Context
Chapter 1. On Disruptive Innovation
Chapter 2. On Two Recent Occasions
Chapter 3. On For-Profit Schools
Part II. Curriculum
Chapter 4. On STEM
Chapter 5. On the Humanities
Chapter 6. On Business Majors
Part III. Teaching
Chapter 7. On Time and Experience
Chapter 8. On Online Education
Chapter 9. On Critical Thinking
Part IV. Scholarship
Chapter 10. On the PhD
Chapter 11. On Research
Chapter 12. On Academic Writing
Conclusion. On the Future
Epilogue. On Talking with Students
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index