Reviews for 10 Strategies for Doubling Student Performance

The average rating for 10 Strategies for Doubling Student Performance based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-07-25 00:00:00 Gaye Conway This seemed like a better book before I started thinking about it. Derek Bok, former president of Harvard and general all-around state of higher education guy, looks at the growing corporate pressures on universities. He focuses on Division I athletics, private sector sponsorship of scientific research, and for-profit continuing education/distance education programs. I like Derek Bok. But you know, he's not really saying a whole lot here. The advice offered in the book boils down to "universities should consider their options carefully before committing to commercial ventures, and make good decisions." "Make good decisions" is practically non-advice, right? I could have come up with that, and they haven't offered me the Harvard presidency (yet). I still like Derek Bok. He's smart, he's a good writer, he isn't a crank, he looks like a nice grandfather, and yet I still feel like this book was a bit of a snow job. Grade: B- Recommended: I can't figure out who would read this. It works pretty well as an overview of commercially driven activities at universities, but that's of interest to no one unless you're in that field. But if you are in higher ed, it's a little too basic.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-10-06 00:00:00 Stephen Kronshagen To be honest, I didn't finish this one. It just didn't have enough in the way of novel ideas to keep me interested. The book deals with the potential benefits and pitfalls of universities developing partnerships with business, and adopting practices from corporate America. Ultimately, it is a fairly unsatisfying treatment, with a lot of anecdotes, and hand waving but little in the way of substance. I found it quite disappointing.