How Long to Read Lobbying for Higher Education

How Long Does it Take to Read Lobbying for Higher Education?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 44 minutes to read Lobbying for Higher Education by Constance Ewing Cook

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Historically, many faculty and administrators in higher education have regarded themselves as above the fray--part of the national interest, not a special interest--and considered lobbying a dirty business unworthy of their lofty enterprise. Now that academia no longer enjoys all the respect and good will that federal policy makers once afforded it, that attitude has changed. The Republican sweep of the 1994 Congressional elections served as a wake-up call for the higher education community. In response, it made a spirited effort to gain attention for its own policy preferences. Lobbying for Higher Education is about how the major higher education associations and the constituent American colleges and universities try to influence federal policy, especially congressional policy. In clear prose Cook explains how the higher education community organizes itself in Washington, how it lobbies, and how its major interest groups are perceived both by their own members and by public officials. The book focuses on the crucial development in 1995-1996 of a new lobbying paradigm, which included the greater use of campus-based resources and ad hoc coalitions. The most engrossing part of its story is higher education's creative response to the policy turmoil and disruption of the status quo that resulted from the shift in congressional party control. The author, Constance Cook, uses sources unique to this project: over 1,500 survey responses from college and university presidents (a 62% return rate) and nearly 150 interviews with institutional and association leaders. Fortuitously, the 1994 electoral upheaval provided her with an opportunity to capture, analyze, and interpret the responses of her subjects in a period of unusually sweeping change. Lobbying for Higher Education is a timely book with an interesting and important story at its core.

How long is Lobbying for Higher Education?

Lobbying for Higher Education by Constance Ewing Cook is 282 pages long, and a total of 71,064 words.

This makes it 95% the length of the average book. It also has 87% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Lobbying for Higher Education Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 28 minutes to read Lobbying for Higher Education aloud.

What Reading Level is Lobbying for Higher Education?

Lobbying for Higher Education is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy Lobbying for Higher Education?

Lobbying for Higher Education by Constance Ewing Cook is sold by several retailers and bookshops. However, Read Time works with Amazon to provide an easier way to purchase books.

To buy Lobbying for Higher Education by Constance Ewing Cook on Amazon click the button below.