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Executive Summary.
Foreword. Considering the Third Sector: The New Prominence of For-Profit Higher Education. Why Now? Taking Aim. The Target. Organization of the Volume. From the Beginning: Development of For-Profit Higher Education in the United States. Eras of For-Profit Higher Education. The For-Profit Sector Today. Institutional Diversity: Classification of the For-Profit Sector. A New Classification. Elements of the Classification. Types of For-Profit Institutions. Continuing Difficulties with Classification. Shareholder Owners: Defining an Era. History of Shareholder Institutions. Current Owners. Implications of the Wall Street Era. Measure of Success: Students in the For-Profit Sector. Historical Perspectives. National Datasets. Current Trends. Student Outcomes. Student Motivation, Experiences, and Campus Life. Remaining Questions. The Academic Mission: Teaching and Learning in the For-Profit Sector. Curriculum. Faculty. Do Students Learn? External Approval: Accrediting the For-Profit Sector. Background on Accreditation. History. Regional Accreditation. For-Profit Accrediting Agencies. Regional Accreditation of National Institutions. Creating the Playing Field: State and Federal Regulation. State Oversight. Federal Oversight. Diploma Mills. Current Regulatory Issues. Reflections and Future Direction. Research Agenda. Conclusion. Notes. References. Name Index. Subject Index. About the Author.
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