Explores the current context, role, and challenges of post-secondary
education and presents options for promising pathways forward.
The post-secondary educational system has undergone dramatic changes and
experienced immense stress in the past two decades. Once regarded as the
logical next step toward career opportunities and financial security,
higher education is a subject of growing uncertainty for millions of
people across the United States. It is more common than ever to question
the return on investment, skyrocketing cost, and student debt burden of
going to college. Prospective students, and many employers, increasingly
view attending institutions of higher learning as inadequate preparation
for entering the 21st century workforce. High-profile
scandals--financial impropriety, sexual abuse, restrictions of free
speech, among others--have further eroded public trust. In response to
these and other challenges, leading voices are demanding strengthened
accountability and measurable change.
Higher Education's Road to Relevance illustrates why change is needed
in post-secondary education and offers practical solutions to pressing
concerns. The authors, internationally recognized experts in
college-level teaching and learning innovation, draw heavily from
contemporary research to provide an integrative approach for
post-secondary faculty, staff, and administrators of all levels. This
timely book helps readers identify the need for leadership in developing
new networks and ecosystems of learning and workforce development. This
valuable book will help readers:
- Understand the forces driving change in higher education
- Develop multiple pathways to create and credential self-directed
learners
- Promote access to flexible, cost-effective, and relevant learning
- Adapt structures and pedagogies to address issues and overcome
challenges
- Use an inclusive approach that extends to employers, K-12 educators,
post-secondary educators, and policy-makers, among others
Higher Education's Road to Relevance is a much-needed resource for
college and university administrators, academic researchers, instructors
and other faculty, and staff who support and interact with students.
