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Record Nr.

UNINA9910165045103321

Autore

Thelin John R. <1947-, >

Titolo

American higher education : issues and institutions / / John R. Thelin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2017

ISBN

1-317-49861-5

1-138-88814-1

1-315-71364-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (381 pages)

Collana

Core Concepts in Higher Education

Disciplina

378.00973

Soggetti

Education, Higher - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

ch. 1. Introduction : higher education inside and out -- ch. 2. Bricks and mortar: creating the American campus -- ch. 3. Teaching and learning -- ch. 4. Students and student life -- ch. 5. Faculty and the academic profession -- ch. 6. Governance and organization : structures and cultures -- ch. 7. Fiscal fitness : budgets and finances -- ch. 8. Intercollegiate athletics : higher education's peculiar institution -- ch. 9. Public policies : the campus and federal, state, and local governments -- ch. 10. Fund-raising and philanthropy : the nonprofit sector -- ch. 11. Research and development : the enterprising campus -- ch. 12. Colleges and consumerism : cost and price of higher education -- ch. 13. Innovations and internationalizations in American higher education -- ch. 14. Conclusion : beyond business as usual.