Michael S Mcpherson
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 280959 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Michael S Mcpherson |
| NOMBRES | Michael S |
| APELLIDO | Mcpherson |
| FIRMA | MCPHERSON M S |
| AFILIACIONES | Williams College |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 41 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 56 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 41 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1975 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2019 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Ethics and, in , and for Labor Markets
The fact that labor markets have endogenous effects, that labor contracts are incomplete, and that workers and owners have some conflicting interests, distinguishes them from other types of markets such as markets in wheat or gadgets. In this chapter, we explore the consequences of the special nature of labor markets for three specific issues: unemployment, the rise of the gig economy, and the nature and organization of work in a just society. Ea…
Online Higher Education
When two Silicon Valley start-ups, Coursera and Udacity, embarked in 2012 on a bold effort to supply college-level courses for free over the Internet to learners worldwide, the notion of the Massively Open Online Course (MOOC) captured the nation's attention. Although MOOCs are an interesting experiment with a role to play in the future of higher education, they are a surprisingly small part of the online higher education scene. We believe that o…
Crossing the Finish Line
The United States has long been a model for accessible, affordable education, as exemplified by the country's public universities. And yet less than 60 percent of the students entering American universities today are graduating. Why is this happening, and what can be done? Crossing the Finish Line provides the most detailed exploration ever of college completion at America's public universities. This groundbreaking book sheds light on such seriou…
The Philosophical Foundations of Mainstream Normative Economics
Michael S. McPherson (1947–) received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and taught for many years at Williams College before becoming President of Macalester College and then of the Spencer Foundation. His academic work concerns the economics of higher education and issues at the boundaries of economics and ethics. He and Daniel Hausman founded the journal Economics and Philosophy in 1985 and edited it for its first ten years. They also co…
Tenure Issues in Higher Education
The system of academic tenure has come under increasing scrutiny. The authors provide a brief review of the tenure literature, discuss some recent tenure controversies, and present basic data on the percentage of faculty subject to the tenure system. The issue of tenure is discussed in terms of how the authority necessary to run a college or university is delegated. The authors believe that this perspective sheds light on some underlying reasons …
The Student Aid Game
Fulfilling America's Promise
Keeping College Affordable
Journal Article Keeping College Affordable: Government and Educational Opportunity Get access Keeping College Affordable: Government and Educational Opportunity. By (MICHAEL S.) Mgpherson and SCHAPIRO (MORTON OWEN). (Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution, 1991. Pp. xv + 262. US $29.95 hardback, US $12.95 paperback. ISBN 0 8157 5642 9, 0 8157 5641 0.) Gareth Williams Gareth Williams Centre for Higher Education Studies, London University Institut…
A Celebration of Open-Mindedness
Keeping Graduate Programs Responsive to National Needs
The Academic Ethic
Against Mediocrity
The Great Brain Robbery
The Compleat University
The American Academic Profession
The Uncertain Triumph
Politics and Education
Secondary Analysis of Available Data Bases
Education and Economic Productivity
Military Intelligence and the Universities
Responding to New Realities in Funding
Perspectives on Higher Education
Conflict in Higher Education
Financing Recurrent Education
Recurrent Education - the regular return of adults to training throughout their lives - could bring a host of benefits, from improved industrial productivity to reduced unemployment and broader participation in social, cultural and political life. Yet who or what would finance it? The papers in this volume, growing out of a conference co-sponsored by the OECD, draw on a range of ideas and experiences from America and Europe to consider what form …
The Higher Education System
Maintaining Diversity in Higher Education
Perspectives on Higher Education
Tenure Issues in Higher Education
The system of academic tenure has come under increasing scrutiny. The authors provide a brief review of the tenure literature, discuss some recent tenure controversies, and present basic data on the percentage of faculty subject to the tenure system. The issue of tenure is discussed in terms of how the authority necessary to run a college or university is delegated. The authors believe that this perspective sheds light on some underlying reasons …
The American Academic Profession
Value Conflicts in American Higher Education
broadening in the range of tasks which higher education is expected to perform in American society, and a dizzying array of judgments and perspectives about how well it is doing in its various jobs. Behind this complex of tasks and judgments lie competing conceptions of the values that do or ought to shape our society, and about higher education's role in furthering their achievement. The values and the conflicts among them are often articulated …
The Higher Education System
The Crisis in Higher Education
The Western University on Trial
Politics and Education
College Choice in America
Online Higher Education
When two Silicon Valley start-ups, Coursera and Udacity, embarked in 2012 on a bold effort to supply college-level courses for free over the Internet to learners worldwide, the notion of the Massively Open Online Course (MOOC) captured the nation's attention. Although MOOCs are an interesting experiment with a role to play in the future of higher education, they are a surprisingly small part of the online higher education scene. We believe that o…
The Student Aid Game
Keeping College Affordable
Journal Article Keeping College Affordable: Government and Educational Opportunity Get access Keeping College Affordable: Government and Educational Opportunity. By (MICHAEL S.) Mgpherson and SCHAPIRO (MORTON OWEN). (Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution, 1991. Pp. xv + 262. US $29.95 hardback, US $12.95 paperback. ISBN 0 8157 5642 9, 0 8157 5641 0.) Gareth Williams Gareth Williams Centre for Higher Education Studies, London University Institut…
The Academic Ethic
The Compleat University
Military Intelligence and the Universities
Public Dollars for Private Schools
High School Type, Sex, and Socio-Economic Factors as Predictors of the Academ Ic Achievement of University Students
Grade point average was predicted for a sample of 152 students in Principles of Economics classes at the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle. It was shown that knowledge of high school type, sex, number of credit hours taken, and perhaps dollar value of scholarships and number of hours of outside work could significantly increase the ability to predict grades beyond that accomplished through using rank in high school class and American Colle…
Imperfect Democracy and the Moral Responsibilities of Policy Advisers
Value Conflicts in American Higher Education
broadening in the range of tasks which higher education is expected to perform in American society, and a dizzying array of judgments and perspectives about how well it is doing in its various jobs. Behind this complex of tasks and judgments lie competing conceptions of the values that do or ought to shape our society, and about higher education's role in furthering their achievement. The values and the conflicts among them are often articulated …
Financing Recurrent Education
Recurrent Education - the regular return of adults to training throughout their lives - could bring a host of benefits, from improved industrial productivity to reduced unemployment and broader participation in social, cultural and political life. Yet who or what would finance it? The papers in this volume, growing out of a conference co-sponsored by the OECD, draw on a range of ideas and experiences from America and Europe to consider what form …
The Higher Education System
Academic Science, Higher Education, and the Federal Government, 1950-1983
Examines government support for the sciences since World War II, argues that higher education should, again, be given a high priority, and discusses the importance of colleges remaining autonomous
The Crisis in Higher Education
Applying Methods and Techniques of Futures Research
Much our planning to date in higher education has focused on questions internal effectiveness and efficiency, but, given the period rapid social change we have entered, it is imperative that we improve our abilities to assess changes in the external environment and examine their implications for higher education. In this way we will be able to develop better goals, strategies, and plans to take advantage emerging opportunities and head off potent…
University on Trial
The Western University on Trial
Maintaining Diversity in Higher Education
Economic Behavior within Organizations
Toughing It out at Harvard
Public Dollars for Private Schools
Partners in the Research Enterprise
Philosophy of Evaluation
Investment in Education and Social Choice
College Choice in America
Keeping Graduate Programs Responsive to National Needs
The Academic Ethic
Against Mediocrity
The Great Brain Robbery
The Compleat University
The American Academic Profession
The Uncertain Triumph
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