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9780470551653

The Shaping of American Higher Education: Emergence and Growth of the Contemporary System, 2nd Edition

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  • ISBN13:

    9780470551653

  • ISBN10:

    0470551658

  • Format: eBook
  • Copyright: 2009-11-01
  • Publisher: Jossey-Bass
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Summary

Similar to the first edition, The Shaping of American Higher Education combines historical and current events up to the mid 1990s. In this edition though, the revised text provides updated data and tables, new material on faculty, student admissions, and management practices, as well as a new chapter on the contemporary era. The book explores topics like curricular expansion, institutional growth, secular governance, and more. With end-of-chapter questions, this textbook presents a history of American higher education, with an emphasis on developments impacting current conditions, to students, professors, and practitioners.

Table of Contents

The Authors
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Introduction: A Framework for Studying the History of Higher Education
Establishing the Collegiate Form in the Colonies: 1636-1789
Societal Context
Institutions
Students
Faculty
Curriculum
Governance
Finance
Outcomes
The Diffusion of Small Colleges in the Emergent Nation: 1790-1869
Societal Context
Institutions
Students
Faculty
Curriculum
Governance
Finance
Outcomes
University Transformation as the Nation Industrializes: 1870-1944
Societal Context
Institutions
Students
Faculty
Curriculum
Governance
Finance
Outcomes
Mass Higher Education in the Era of American Hegemony: 1945-1975
Societal Context
Institutions
Students
Faculty
Curriculum
Governance
Finance
Outcomes
Maintaining the Diverse System in an Era of Consolidation: 1976-1993
Societal Context
Institutions
Students
Faculty
Curriculum
Governance
Finance
Outcomes
Privatization, Corporatization, and Accountability in the Contemporary Era: 1994-2009
Societal Context
Institutions
Students
Faculty
Curriculum
Governance
Finance
Outcomes
References
Name Index
Subject Index
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