Offers educators and policymakers an overview of the rationale and methods used to redesign high schools so they can help students prepare for college and vocational school, arguing that it is the school's duty to help students attain the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in the academic and workplace environments.
Provides detailed profiles of over fourteen hundred accredited public and private colleges and universities in the United States with information on tuition, financial aid, academic majors, student employment, student diversity, and much more.
Debunks myths and assumptions about standardized tests, proposes alternative methods for evaluating the success of schools, and offers suggestions for helping to reduce the burden of tests on students.
Offers advice on different options for higher education, how to choose a college, the college application process, and how to decide whether to apply to graduate school.
a candid look at how much students learn and why they should be learning more
Bok, Derek Curtis
2006
Draws on empirical evidence to explore how much progress college students actually make toward widely accepted goals of undergraduate education, and explains why they often do not meet those goals in areas such as writing, critical thinking, quantitative skills, and moral reasoning.
Examines the influence of athletics on such college and university aspects as class composition, budgetary spending, campus ethos, and a school's core mission.
