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For-profit Higher Education : Developing a World Class Workforce / John Sperling & Robert W. Tucker.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2017Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (x, 134 pages) : illustrationsISBN:
  • 0203791703
  • 9780203791707
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • LC5251 .S64 2017
Online resources: Summary: Article Abstract: "Today a college degree is needed to ensure an avenue to a decent standard of living. The workplace demands lifelong learning, since most workers will change careers several times before retiring. Meanwhile, attaining a degree is becoming more difficult both in terms of the time required and money. This affects not only individuals but encourages lawmakers to seek alternatives. This book examines higher education programs designed for and delivered to working adult students under a unique for-profit model, one that benefits both taxpayer and student."--Provided by publisher.
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Book, Standard Loan (4 weeks) Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Library - Royal Liverpool Main Shelves Available

eBooks on EBSCOhost All EBSCO eBooks Originally published 1997 by Transaction Publishers. Includes bibliographical references and index. English.

Article Abstract: "Today a college degree is needed to ensure an avenue to a decent standard of living. The workplace demands lifelong learning, since most workers will change careers several times before retiring. Meanwhile, attaining a degree is becoming more difficult both in terms of the time required and money. This affects not only individuals but encourages lawmakers to seek alternatives. This book examines higher education programs designed for and delivered to working adult students under a unique for-profit model, one that benefits both taxpayer and student."--Provided by publisher.