What's A Parent to Do?

Informationen zum Autor Anne D. Neal has spent more than two decades advancing higher education reform, first at the National Endowment for the Humanities and then at the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. She received her undergraduate and law degrees from Harvard University. Klappentext Each year over a million newly-minted high school graduates enroll in four-year colleges and universities across the country. They do so often after a lengthy and almost always stressful selection process. Faced with growing evidence of declining standards, rising political correctness and spiraling costs, families feel more powerless than ever before - and question whether a college degree is really the key to the American dream. What is a parent to do? This book provides an answer. Higher education expert Anne Neal offers families a concise guide to finding the right college. Rejecting the notion that reputation is everything, this guide offers insightful chapters on curricula and teaching, campus and dorm life, freedom of thought and speech, and affordability - issues that are more and more in the news. Families are given a handy checklist of questions designed to help them zero in on key issues of quality and cost to ensure a college program that will provide the skills and knowledge needed for success after graduation. Zusammenfassung Faced with evidence of declining standards and spiraling costs! families often feel lost when it comes to the college selection process. In twelve concise chapters! this book outlines questions families have on academic substance! affordability! and campus life to determine whether colleges and universities are doing a good job for their students. Inhaltsverzeichnis ForewordPrefaceZeroing in on Your SchoolsChapter 1: Brace YourselfChapter 2: Make a Match Doing ResearchChapter 3: Insist on Academic SubstanceChapter 4: Look for Serious and Responsible TeachingChapter 5: Understand Campus Culture and Dorm LifeChapter 6: Get the Facts on Drinking and SocializingChapter 7: Put A Premium on Free SpeechChapter 8: Aim for Four Years and OutChapter 9: Learn the Real Cost (by Dr. Richard Vedder)Chapter 10: Visit with Eyes OpenRemaining InvolvedChapter 11: Stay ConnectedChapter 12: Conclusion: Jump Right In!Postscript: Take ActionAcknowledgmentsSelecting a College ChecklistAppendix AAppendix BEndnotes...

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Each year over a million newly-minted high school graduates enroll in four-year colleges and universities across the country. They do so often after a lengthy and almost always stressful selection process. Faced with growing evidence of declining standards, rising political correctness and spiraling costs, families feel more powerless than ever before - and question whether a college degree is really the key to the American dream. What is a parent to do? This book provides an answer. Higher education expert Anne Neal offers families a concise guide to finding the right college. Rejecting the notion that reputation is everything, this guide offers insightful chapters on curricula and teaching, campus and dorm life, freedom of thought and speech, and affordability - issues that are more and more in the news. Families are given a handy checklist of questions designed to help them zero in on key issues of quality and cost to ensure a college program that will provide the skills and knowledge needed for success after graduation.

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Faced with evidence of declining standards and spiraling costs, families often feel lost when it comes to the college selection process. In twelve concise chapters, this book outlines questions families have on academic substance, affordability, and campus life to determine whether colleges and universities are doing a good job for their students.

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Foreword Preface Zeroing in on Your Schools Chapter 1: Brace Yourself Chapter 2: Make a Match Doing Research Chapter 3: Insist on Academic Substance Chapter 4: Look for Serious and Responsible Teaching Chapter 5: Understand Campus Culture and Dorm Life Chapter 6: Get the Facts on Drinking and Socializing Chapter 7: Put A Premium on Free Speech Chapter 8: Aim for Four Years and Out Chapter 9: Learn the Real Cost (by Dr. Richard Vedder) Chapter 10: Visit with Eyes Open Remaining Involved Chapter 11: Stay Connected Chapter 12: Conclusion: Jump Right In! Postscript: Take Action Acknowledgments Selecting a College Checklist Appendix A Appendix B Endnotes