The Five-Year Party: How Colleges Have Given Up on Educating Your Child and What You Can Do about It

by Craig Brandon

Book Overview

Colleges look much the same as they did five or ten years ago, but a lot has changed behind the scenes. While some mixture of study and play has always been part of college life, an increasing number of schools have completely abandoned the idea that students need to learn or demonstrate that they've learned. Financial pressures have made college administrations increasingly reluctant to flunk anyone out, regardless of performance, although the average...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935251805
• ISBN13: 9781935251804
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Benbella Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.0"