tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231099519591992868.post419781930469642704..comments2023-11-11T21:02:46.520-05:00Comments on marshamercer.com : Higher education no silver bullet -- Aug. 19, 2010 columnMarsha Mercerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08581920296605648970noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231099519591992868.post-25871934860660068832010-08-22T10:26:09.278-04:002010-08-22T10:26:09.278-04:00http://www.cringingliberalelite.com/
Just one comm...http://www.cringingliberalelite.com/<br />Just one comment-Dreifus is hardly a representative adjunct. But, in spite of that, the most important subject in higher education today is the fact that most undergraduate courses are being taught by an exploited caste of adjunct and contingent faculty, as qualified and dedicated as “regular” faculty but unable to provide optimal service to student. This thirty year trend if unchecked will soon lead us to a place where no one in the faculty can enjoy such traditional things as tenure and/or support for research—and then most of Hacker and Dreifus’s arguments will become entirely irrelevant. The real problems in higher education are always underplayed or entirely ignored by conventional university pundits, such as Hacker and Dreifus-and, again. the latter is, contrary to what is implied perhaps in the article, not at all a representative [url]adjunct. [http://www.cringingliberalelite.com/p/fading-faculties.html]—Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05676738991514123460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231099519591992868.post-36961957806537471392010-08-19T22:02:43.464-04:002010-08-19T22:02:43.464-04:00Ms Mercer, once again, does a first rate job of hi...Ms Mercer, once again, does a first rate job of highlighting an important, but disturbing issue. The lack of efficiency and effectiveness in American higher education needs to be corrected. High standards must be imposed on students, faculty, and administrators in our colleges. Costs can be reduced and learning outcomes increased by colleges being more selective as to what is taught and the qualifications of the students and those who teach and manage them. <br /><br />Anothe outstanding job by M. Mercer.caryberkcamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06452726406381052743noreply@blogger.com