Shaping of American Higher Education Emergence and Growth of the Contemporary System

Name: Shaping of American Higher Education Emergence and Growth of the Contemporary System
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ISBN: 9780787910297

ISBN-10: 0787910295

ISBN-13: 9780787910297

Edition: 1998

Authors: Arthur M. Cohen

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Reading history, says Arthur Cohen, is essential for those who would reform higher education. From the earliest American colleges, debates have ranged over familiar issues in higher education: curriculum changes, faculty selection and review, student admissions, and institutional funding. Yesterday's practices underlie today's problems even as the system continues evolving. How has this evolution taken place? And to what degree have things changed or remained the same? In The Shaping of American Higher Education, Cohen combines historical perspective with in-depth coverage of current events to provide an authoritative, comprehensive account of the history of higher education in the United…

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List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/6/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 512
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English



Preface


The Author


Introduction: A Framework for Studying the History of Higher Education


Establishing the Collegiate Form in the Colonies: 1636-1789


The Diffusion of Small Colleges in the Emergent Nation: 1790-1869


University Transformation as the Nation Industrializes: 1870-1944


Mass Higher Education in the Era of American Hegemony: 1945-1975


Maintaining the Diverse System in the Contemporary Era: 1976-1998


Conclusion: Trends and Issues for the Future


References


Index