HI, Jim and friends,
Thanks for having posted the link to this article.
Although the article had some interesting ideas, I thought the comments, the blogs, in reaction to the article, were especially good.
I don’t think that being concerned about the “satisfaction” level of students is necessarily a “business model” rather than a model of traditional educational concerns. I do, however, identify with the questions raised about the value of “accountability” measures that have been imposed on formal higher education.
Janet
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Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:11:03 -0400
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Subject: The "Business Model" Is the Wrong Model
TBers,
Inside Higher Ed has an interesting article about why the business model for higher ed is wrong. This piece is written by Peter Katopes, vice president for academic affairs at LaGuardia Community College of the City University of New York. You can find it at:
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2009/02/16/katopes
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