American Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century Social, Political, and Economic Challenges

Name: American Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century Social, Political, and Economic Challenges
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ISBN: 9780801899065

ISBN-10: 0801899060

ISBN-13: 9780801899065

Edition: 3rd 2011

Authors: Philip G. Altbach, Patricia J. Gumport, Robert O. Berdahl

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Book details

List price: $29.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 4/8/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 520
Size: 6.06" wide x 8.94" long x 1.24" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



Introduction: The Contexts of American Higher Education




The Setting



Patterns of Higher Education Development




The Ten Generations of American Higher Education




Autonomy and Accountability: Who Controls Academe?




Academic Freedom: Past, Present, and Future




External Forces



The Federal Government and Higher Education




The States and Higher Education




The Legal Environment: The Implementation of Legal Change on Campus




The Hidden Hand: External Constituencies and Their Impact




The Academic Community



Harsh Realities: The Professoriate in the Twenty-First Century




College Students in Changing Contexts




Presidents Leading: The Dynamics and Complexities of Campus Leadership




Central Issues for the Twenty-First Century



Financing Higher Education: Who Should Pay?




The Digital Technologies of Learning and Research




Graduate Education and Research: Interdependence and Strain




Curriculum in Higher Education: The Organizational Dynamics of Academic Reform




Markets in Higher Education: Trends in Academic Capitalism




The Diversity Imperative: Moving to the Next Generation



Contributors


Index