Choosing a College: Why the Best Colleges May Be Your Worst Choice - Rilegato

Honigman, Robert David

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ISBN 10: 0595749151 ISBN 13: 9780595749157

Casa editrice: Iuniverse Inc, 2003

Riassunto

Robert Honigman has studied and written about higher education for more than 25 years. He is the author of University Secrets. In Choosing a College he’ll tell you things you won’t learn in a classroom.

· Chapter One gives 50 key questions to ask in selecting a college.
· Chapter Two presents a critical history of American university.
· Chapter Three discusses why a liberal education is important.
· Chapter Four suggests why you shouldn’t go to elite research universities like Harvard or Berkeley, even if admitted.
· Chapter Five describes how major universities are sorting us into “winners” and “losers”.
· Chapter Six offers some final advice on education and choosing a college.
· Appendices A-D present thumbnail sketches of Harvard, Michigan, Berkeley, and Texas A&M.
· A final appendix makes proposals for university reform.

To get the best college education you can, read Choosing a College.

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L'autore

Robert Honigman is an attorney in Birmingham, Michigan. He has taught at Wayne State University and is the author of University Secrets. His comments on higher education have appeared in leading student newspapers and The Chronicle of Higher Education. His web site is http://www.universitysecrets.com.

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Book by Honigman Robert David

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Iuniverse Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0595749151
• ISBN 13: 9780595749157
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 132
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile