Exercise in Critiquing Ethos
1. “Report Finds For-profit Colleges Serve Shareholders over Students”
The Washington Post (www.washingtonpost.com) owns Kaplan, a leading international provider of
educational and career services for individuals, schools, and businesses, including test preparation. If
the Post runs a series of articles on for-profit educational institutions, what should you consider?
2. Article via Gale Info Trac's Student Edition Database:
Title:
Author(s):
Who profits? When
it comes to attending for-profit schools, service members
and veterans should do their homework before enrolling to make sure the
degree program is right for them
Eric Minton
Source:
The Officer. 88.4 (July-August 2012): p24.
Document Type:
Article
Full Text:
Brian Hawthorne wants reform in government policy concerning for-profit colleges and
military education benefits. As a member of the board of directors for Student Veterans of
America (SVA), SSG Hawthorne, USAR, has seen too much evidence of veterans and military
members mistakenly enrolling in colleges that focus more on profits than professors while
taxpayer dollars enrich the college's shareholders via Veterans Affairs (VA) and military
services' education benefits.
It's important to note that SSG Hawthorne himself has an associate's degree from American
Military University (AMU), afor-profit school based in Charles Town, W.Va. SSG Hawthorne,
who completed two tours in Iraq, took all his AMU classes online, the bulk of them while he
was deployed. After two years of study, he graduated in 2001 and has since earned his
bachelor's degree from George Washington University, Washington, D.C., and is working on a
master's in political management.
Audience:
Gale Subject
Headings:
Description:
Publisher:
Trade
Military and naval science; Science and technology
A trade publication for active and reserve officers. Offers news in force activities of the Army, Navy, Air
Force, Coast Guard, Public Health Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Also
reports congressional and administrative actions affecting uniformed services.
Reserve Officers Association
3. Article via EBSCO Host's MAS Complete Database:
Title:Do For-Profit Schools Pass the Test?
Authors:LIU, MICHELLE CAMACHO
Source:State Legislatures, Jun2011, Vol. 37 Issue 6, p15-17, 3p
ISSN: 0147-6041
Publisher National Conference of State Legislatures
Information: Attn: Accounting
7700 East First Place
Denver CO 80230-7143
United States of America
Bibliographic 07/01/1996 to present
Records:
Full Text: 01/01/2000 to present
Link to this http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,custuid&
Publication: custid=s8455861&db=mat&jid=SLS&site=src-live
Publication Type: Periodical
Subjects: United States; State Policy & Legislation
Description: Provides insight on state issues and politics. Commentary and analysis on
significant past, current and future legislation.
Publisher URL: http://www.ncsl.org/programs/pubs/00slmag.htm
Frequency: 10
Peer Reviewed: No
4. Academic Journal Article via Gale Info Trac's Student Edition Database:
Title:
Author(s):
What Phoenix doesn't
teach us about for-profit higher education
Kevin Kinser
Source:
Change. 38.4 (July-August 2006): p24.
Document Type:
Article
Full Text:
A cover of the New Yorker magazine once famously parodied the Manhattan view of the
world. New York City dominated the globe. Cities like Chicago and Los Angeles were pin
pricks on the map, with a distant blue swath of the Pacific Ocean touching a barely visible
Asia at the margin. Today, our view of for-profit higher education resembles a Manhattanite
trying to see past Broadway--the University of Phoenix looms disproportionately large and
blocks our view.
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Phoenix has been featured in nearly every recent commentary on for-profit higher
education. It is the first, and often the only, example given of the sector, and its activities and
operations are studied and talked about more than those of any other for-profit institution.
Captivated by this one university, we pay almost no attention to the rest.
Format:
Frequency:
Language:
Audience:
Peer-Reviewed:
Gale Subject
Headings:
Description:
Publisher:
Magazine/Journal
Bimonthly
English
Professional
Yes
Higher education; Education
A professional journal focusing on contemporary issues in higher learning. Provides insights and
analyzes educational programs. Covers influential institutions and individuals, governance, teaching
methods, and public policy.
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
5. “For-profit Colleges, Educational Attainment, and Labor Market Outcomes” at Population
Studies Center: Institute for Social Research