Temperate Radicals: Celebrating Two Decades of Hard-Charging Higher Education Reform. [2015 Annual Report]

Institution	American Council of Trustees and Alumni
Titel	Temperate Radicals: Celebrating Two Decades of Hard-Charging Higher Education Reform. [2015 Annual Report]
Quelle	(2016), (41 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Trustees; Educational Change; Higher Education; Educational History; Professional Associations; Educational Quality; Illiteracy; Academic Freedom; Accountability; Governance; Information Dissemination; Educational Research; Advocacy; Research Reports; Civics; Citizenship Education; Freedom of Speech; Best Practices; Accreditation (Institutions); Connecticut; Missouri; Massachusetts; Illinois + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Treuhandanstalt; Bildungsreform; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Analphabetismus; Akademische Freiheit; Verantwortung; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Informationsverbreitung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Sozialanwaltschaft; Research report; Forschungsbericht; Staatsbürgerkunde; Citizenship; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Redefreiheit; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	In 2015, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) celebrated 20 years of hard-charging higher education reform. Once a lone voice in the wilderness, ACTA is now leading the charge in their vigorous campaign to restore academic excellence, academic freedom, and accountability to American higher education. Core curricula, accreditation reform, historical literacy, engaged governance, and intellectual diversity--these issues are now front and center. ACTA has put them there. Following a statement from ACTA's president, Anne Neal, this report is divided into five sections: (1) Academic Excellence, which discusses ACTA's crisp and hard-hitting report, "A Crisis in Civic Education," which brought into relief the depth of student illiteracy; (2) Academic Freedom, which discusses how ACTA has worked hard to ensure that students are exposed to different viewpoints and encouraged to think for themselves; (3) Accountability, which discusses how ACTA has pursued a radical new perspective on higher education governance--one that demands engaged and informed trustees who are not afraid to ask the tough questions and insist upon results; (4) Spreading the Word, which discusses ACTA's research and advocacy receiving coverage in all 50 states and the United Kingdom; and (5) About Us, which lists ACTA staff members and 2015 financial statements. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Council of Trustees and Alumni. 1726 M Street NW Suite 802, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 888-258-6648; Tel: 202-467-6787; Fax: 202-467-6784; e-mail: info@goacta.org; Web site: http://www.goacta.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01