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Ivory Tower Blues

A University System in Crisis

by (author) James Cote & Anton L. Allahar

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
May 2007
Category
Secondary
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780802091826
    Publish Date
    May 2007
    List Price
    $45.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780802091819
    Publish Date
    May 2007
    List Price
    $71.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442691377
    Publish Date
    May 2007
    List Price
    $38.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442685505
    Publish Date
    Dec 2007
    List Price
    $80

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The present state of the university is a difficult issue to comprehend for anyone outside of the education system. If we are to believe common government reports that changes in policy are somehow making life easier for university graduates, we cannot help but believe that things are going right and are getting better in our universities. Ivory Tower Blues gives a decidedly different picture, examining this optimistic attitude as it impacts upon professors, students, and administrators in charge of the education system.

Ivory Tower Blues is a frank account of the contemporary university, drawing on the authors’ own research and personal experiences, as well as on input from students, colleagues, and administrators. James E. Côté and Anton L. Allahar offer an insider’s account of the university system, an accurate, alternative view to that overwhelmingly presented to the general public. Throughout, the authors argue that fewer and fewer students are experiencing their university education in ways expected by their parents and the public. The majority of students are hampered by insufficient preparation at the secondary school level, lack of personal motivation, and disillusionment. Contrary to popular opinion, there is no administrative or governmental procedure in place to maintain standards of education.

Ivory Tower Blues is an in-depth look at the crisis facing Canadian and American universities, the factors that are precipitating the situation, and the long-term impact this crisis will have on the quality of higher education.

About the authors

James E. Côté is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Western Ontario.

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Anton L. Allahar is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Western Ontario.

Anton L. Allahar's profile page

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