Education & Reference, Higher & Continuing Education, Schools & Teaching 

As the economic value of education increases, as more students seek to complete college courses while forgoing the "undergraduate experience," and as funding for public higher education decreases, the for-profit higher education sector has exploded. In New Players, Different Game, William G. Tierney and Guilbert C. Hentschke compare for-profit and not-for-profit models of higher education to assess the strengths and weaknesses of both.

For-profit institutions offer a fundamentally distinct type of postsecondary education. Some critics argue they are so different they should not be accepted as an integral part of the American higher education system. Here, Tierney and Hentschke explore what traditional and non-traditional colleges and universities can learn from each other, comparing how they recruit students, employ faculty, and organize instructional programs. The authors suggest that, rather than continuing their standoff, the two sectors could mutually benefit from examining each other's culture, practices, and outcomes. 

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments
Introduction: For-Profit Post-Secondary Education: Lumpers or Splitters?
Chapter 1. The Innovators: New Services, New Sector
Chapter 2. New forces in an Old Industry
Chapter 3. The Growth of For-Profit Colleges and Universities
Chapter 4. Differences between FPCU and TCU Finance and Governance
Chapter 5. The Different Roles of Faculty
Chapter 6. Defining FPCU Success: The Three-Legged Stool of Students, Programs, and
Employers
Chapter 7. Students and Other Priorities
Chapter 8. Clashes of Cultures, Sectors, and Purposes
Conclusion. Growth, Demand, and Purpose in Postsecondary Education
References