Private Prometheus: Private Higher Education and Development in the 21st Century

by Philip G. Altbach

Private higher education is perhaps the most rapidly growing segment of postsecondary education worldwide. In this collection, the authors provide a multifaceted and comparative analysis of private higher education and consider both broad issues and specific case studies. The only book currently available to lend an international focus to this subject, it examines such topics as accreditation, funding, and the impact of the market in the context...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313312486
• ISBN13: 9780313312489
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"