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Scholarships, Grants and Prizes 2005
This work is a considerable compendium for grants and scholarships.
this book is a time-sucker
This book would have been much better as a pay-to-search web site, or a searchable CD-ROM. Here's how to book is set up: half is by subject you will be studying, and half is by other criteria, such as ethnic background, religious affiliation, state of residence, etc. Since I have a major that doesn't translate exactly to a subject area, I had to wade through most of the first half of the book. Also I've been wading through most of the second half of the book as well. This book is nearly 800 pages, and I'm on page 600, and I've located MAYBE seven scholarships for which to apply. The biggest problem is that I'm going into a grad program, and a great many of these scholarships don't cover me. Another problem is that I'm not a minority, a third is that I have no military affiliation and a fourth is that many of the scholarships NOT in the state-specific category are indeed state-specific, or worse. From A Teacher
I recommed that you read this book to get the full sweep of freebees, and be sure you also check out West Point (which is the best kept secret in full scholarship educations where you also legally get paid) by reading "West Point: Character Leadership Education: Thomas Jefferson" by Norman Thomas Remick and, essentially, by Thomas Jefferson, one of the greatest educational philosophers the world has ever known. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Directories    2. Financial Aid    3. Reference    4. Scholarships    5. Student Finance    6. Student aid    7. Study Aids    8. Test Prep    9. United States    10. Funding of education    11. Higher & further education   

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Very enlightening, but some errors
As mentioned in the other reviews, Ruch provides a balanced comparison between the traditional (tax-exempt) university and the non-traditional (for-profit) university.The book was very readable and showed the outcome is similar, but the perspective and approach is different. Very insightful new book
Although I've spent more than 20 years in higher education, I found this book to be very valuable -- it provides a balanced and thorough view of the for-profit education industry.The author takes a look at the five major players, talks about the differences and similarities between for-profit and traditional institutions, despels some of the myths about for-profit institutions, and illustrates how the for-profit institutions are serving the needs of today's students and employers.A must read for anyone who wants an in-depth look at higher education today.

Read this book!
I work for a governor's office and found this book extremely helpful in understanding the new wave of for-profit institutions moving into higher education.I ordered copies for several other policy makers because the book presents a thoughtful and persuasive analysis of the key question: What constitutes a proper college education?Anyone concerned about the future of higher education in the United States needs to read this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Education    2. Education / Teaching    3. Higher    4. Funding of education    5. History / Ancient / General    6. USA    7. Universities / polytechnics   

Subjects:  1. Administration - General    2. Education    3. Education / Teaching    4. Educational Policy & Reform    5. Educational change    6. General    7. Leadership    8. New Jersey    9. Newark    10. Public schools    11. Funding of education    12. Schools   

Subjects:  1. Administration - General    2. Education    3. Education / Teaching    4. Finance    5. School budgets    6. United States    7. Education / Administration    8. Educational administration    9. Funding of education   

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Governing Academia From Many Perspectives
Ehrenberg has assembled an array of writers to describe and prescribe what they believe to be the saving grace of higher education.
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Subjects:  1. Administration    2. Administration - General    3. Education    4. Education / Teaching    5. Education, Higher    6. Educational leadership    7. Finance    8. Higher    9. United States    10. Universities and colleges    11. Funding of education    12. USA    13. Universities / polytechnics   

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Gritty, thorough and uncompromising
Over the past twenty years a flash flood of books has appeared which are critical of the intrusion of business models into the University.Washburn's book is striking the same vein - a cynic might sneer that the debate is beginning to have a 'burnt over' look to it.However, Washburn's book is unique in several respects.In the first instance it is very well written, well-paced, and the narrative fairly gallops along. Secondly, the examples of corporate contamination that she focuses on clearly illuminate the ambiguities that the University is prepared to live with, well at least the ambiguities that an Administration will live with.Moreover, Washburn identifies the tension between good old professor X receiving his state salary and good old entrepreneur professor X receiving huge sums of money from his privileged access to the social capital floating in the University environment.There are several very telling quotes from academics who believe it unwise to speak about their research too publicly lest a 'colleague' harness it to his or her own commercial enterprise.Thirdly, Washburn is balanced in her analysis.While acknowledging that corporatism can threaten many traditional values in the University, she is phelgmatic enough to acknowledge that some level of corporatism is both desirable and unavoidable (Roger Geiger in his book 'Knowledge and Money' refers to this nexus as the 'paradox of the marketplace').The dilemma for Washburn and all who wish to espouse a both/and position on Business and the University, rather than an either/or position, is how to turn a seemingly sensible policy into a set of sensible procedures.Almost all books in this genre grudgingly accept the policy but few have ever laid out procedures to make it credible. Washburn goes some way towards closing the circle here (for instance, her proposal for an ammended Bayh-Dole Act and the setting up of specialist research contact points for industry).In conclusion then, Washburn's book is more grounded in the realities of the political economy than most. This is a debate that won't end soon.Every age has looked to the fruits of knowledge and discovery to oil the wheels of commercial progress. In the past much of this debate was hidden or disdained largely because participation in the University was for the elite - meaning those that had some money in their background. The opening of education and communication in the past thirty years however and the rapid growth of economies due to globalisation has created a new set of arguments to toss into the debate. Washburn's book is part of this new movement. A welcome breadth of fresh air.

I feel sick
This has to be one of the saddest books I've read in a while.It's beautifully ironic.This book comes along and laments of the conflicts of interests with the marriage of universities and business while I am learning to embrace that I can love to have money.
A Stunning Investigation of the Modern University
Jennifer Washburn has written the most important book about the impact of corporate culture on higher education since Thorstein Veblen's 1918 classic,The Higher Learning in America. Over the past quarter-century, Washburn shows, our leading universities have quietly allowed themselves to be transformed into "patent factories" generating income for the campuses and their corporate backers. The ability of faculty to produce basic knowledge has been compromised by the competitiveness, secrecy, and profit-seeking that characterize private sector (as opposed to traditional academic) research. Because they are less lucrative than the patent-generating disciplines, the social sciences and humanities have been downgraded. Emphasis on teaching, which is expensive and unrelated to patentable research, has diminished. Conflict of interest has run rampant. Washburn devoted the better part of a decade to research for this book, which is a model of investigative journalism. Indeed, I know of no more important study of the American university in print.
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Subjects:  1. Economics Of Higher Education    2. Education    3. Education / Teaching    4. Evaluation    5. Finance    6. Higher    7. Higher Education (Specific Aspects)    8. Industries - General    9. Special Education - General    10. Funding of education    11. Higher & further education   

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How to Get Grants and Gifts for the Public Schools
Fundraising for America's schools has gone way beyond the bake sale. You cannot bake enough cookies to give America's chools the money they need. However, you can buy this book and learn from legendary fundraising guru, Stanley Levenson, beneficial strategies, techniques, tools, and templates for creating an A+ school fundraising program. Levenson is rare among fundraising strategists because he focuses as much on "friendraising" as "fundraising." This book helps everyone, from beginners to expert grantwriters, to cultivate the skills, relationships, and savvy it takes to be successful in the competitive arena of public school fundraising. Stan Levenson also understands the central role of public education in a democratic society and how to use fundraising as a means of increasing public responsibility for quality education at a time when public school budgets are being slashed across the nation.

How to Get Grants and Gifts for the Public Schools
Dr.Stanley Levenson has written a much needed book for public educators.Today, in a time of monetary crisis for many school districts in the nation, any book that can shed light on where to get money for innovative and creative programing is welcome.Dr. Levenson's does that and more. How to Get Grants and Gifts for the Public Schools
In an era of diminishing resources, Stanley Levenson's book is an invaluable tool for schools and districts alike.His easy to follow recipe for writing winning grants gives school personnel the confidence to write their own proposals without the need of contracting an outside consultant.His book includes examples of successful proposals which he also uses to familiarize the reader of effective writing styles.What I also found tremendously helpful were his fresh and creative approaches to fundraising which many schools and school districts tend to overlook. For a very small but wise investment, our schools have profited from Dr. Levenson's insight.I'm sure many others would, too. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administration - General    2. Education    3. Education / Teaching    4. Educational fund raising    5. Finance    6. Proposal writing for grants    7. United States    8. Education / Leadership    9. Funding of education    10. Schools   

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Valuable Source of Information and Insight
Ronald Ehrenberg builds his analysis on his considerable experience as an economist and a senior administrator working in finance at Cornell University. He successfully manages to link his own practical experience in one school with larger issues facing higher education in general.
Writing from the Ivory Tower
Tuition Rising is serious disappointment.The entire book is a long-winded justification of why college cost so much.Instead of exploring on a few fundamental social or governmental changes affecting college tuition, the author simply discusses in-depth each expense that schools have.For example, there is a whole chapter on parking and transportation, and another chapter just about cooling systems. Tuition Rising: Why College Costs So Much
Ehrenberg's insight is amazing and the book is full of important and interesting information. As a parent of a college student, I found the book to be very helpful in explaining why tuitioncontinues to increase at an incredible rate, why college administrators make the decisions they do and how tuition relates (or doesn't) to the quality of higher education. It is a wonderful resource for parents, students and educators, anyone who is interested in higher education. Kudos to Ehrenberg on a job well done! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Education    2. Education / Teaching    3. Finance    4. Funding    5. Higher    6. Education / Higher    7. Funding of education    8. USA    9. Universities / polytechnics   

Subjects:  1. Finance    2. Financial Aid    3. Funding    4. Government - Comparative    5. Political Science    6. Politics/International Relations    7. Reference    8. Scholarships    9. Student aid    10. United States   

Subjects:  1. Administration - General    2. Data processing    3. Education    4. Education / Teaching    5. Educational Administration    6. Educational change    7. Experimental Methods    8. Management    9. Microcomputer Spreadsheet Software    10. School management and organiza    11. School management and organization    12. United States    13. Education / Finance    14. Funding of education    15. Industrial or vocational training    16. Organization & management of education   

Subjects:  1. Administration - General    2. Education    3. Education / Teaching    4. Labor & Industrial Relations - General    5. Recruiting    6. Salaries, etc.    7. Teacher effectiveness    8. Teachers    9. United States    10. Education / Administration    11. Educational administration    12. Funding of education    13. Teacher assessment   

Subjects:  1. Administration - General    2. Education    3. Education / Teaching    4. Educational leadership    5. Entrepreneurship    6. Finance    7. Leadership    8. United States    9. Education / Leadership   

Subjects:  1. Directories    2. Financial Aid    3. Foreign study    4. General    5. Reference    6. Scholarships    7. Scholarships, fellowships, etc    8. Scholarships, fellowships, etc.   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Civil Rights    3. Discrimination in education    4. Education    5. Educational equalization    6. Finance    7. History    8. Law    9. Law and legislation    10. Legal History    11. Legal Reference / Law Profession    12. United States    13. Funding of education    14. Social law    15. Texas    16. c 1960 to c 1970   

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Solid Info for Grantwriters!
This book offers specific examples, models, and step-by-step instructions on how to write all kinds of grants, from local and federal government programs to grants from private foundations and corporations. More than 300 Web sites are described, as is the use of search engines to develop better proposals. The authors also present scores of concrete writing examples and time-saving tips from successful grantseekers. (summary by South Texas Library System)
The one to get for foundation and NIH grants
The general advice provided in this book is invaluable. After reading it cover to cover, I still revisit the main sections every time before writing an important grant. There are key bits of knowledge provided that will serve you well, and like EB White's "Elements of Style," Miner and Miner can be recommended without hesitation. Finally, this book is much more useful than both the "Dummies" grant writing book and "Foundation Center" guide. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Authorship    2. Business & Economics    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Business Writing    5. Business/Economics    6. Grants-in-aid    7. Higher    8. Proposal writing for grants    9. Reference    10. Reference - General    11. United States    12. Education / Higher    13. Funding of education    14. Writing skills   

Subjects:  1. African American schools    2. Economic aspects    3. Education    4. Education / Teaching    5. Educational equalization    6. Finance    7. Reference    8. Segregation in education    9. Students & Student Life    10. United States    11. 20th century    12. Black studies    13. Funding of education    14. History of specific subjects    15. Schools    16. Teaching of ethnic minorities    17. USA    18. c 1800 to c 1900   

Subjects:  1. Education    2. Education / Teaching    3. Education and state    4. Educational Policy & Reform    5. Finance    6. Funding    7. Political aspects    8. Politics and education    9. Public Policy - General    10. United States    11. Central government policies    12. Funding of education    13. Political economy    14. Schools    15. USA   

Subjects:  1. Education    2. Financial Aid    3. Fund Raising And Grants (General)    4. Grants In Specific Fields    5. Higher    6. Reference    7. Yearbooks & Annuals    8. Funding of education    9. Higher & further education    10. Reference / Yearbooks & Annuals    11. Yearbooks, annuals, almanacs   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Development - General    5. Economics - General    6. Education    7. Business & Economics / Development / General    8. Funding of education   

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Economics Of Education    3. Education    4. Finance    5. Industries - General    6. Funding of education