{"product_id":"culture-intricacies-and-obsessions-in-john-jack-hampton-9781475832716","title":"Culture, Intricacies, and Obsessions in Academia: Why Colleges and Universities Are Struggling to Deliver the Goods","description":"Unfortunate obsessions dominate the culture of colleges and universities and shortchange students and everyone else. Professors have become an obstacle to learning. They are not interested in or rewarded for teaching. They scramble to survive in a surreal world of nonsense scholarship and obscure publication. They conduct meaningless research and treat teaching with disdain. Learning takes place because students make it happen in spite of the foolishness that surrounds them. Professors don't explain, listen, or give feedback. Many don't speak understandable English. This book throws open the door of the faculty lounge and tells the dramatic and even embarrassing story. It recommends major changes in the professoriate to restore confidence in higher education.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Jack Hampton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1475832710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781475832716\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"John Jack Hampton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48436730790143,"sku":"9781475832716","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a5d50414-497a-4810-b222-b60887d4ebf1.jpg?v=1777157405","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/culture-intricacies-and-obsessions-in-john-jack-hampton-9781475832716","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}