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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458471903321

Titolo

In defense of American higher education [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Philip G. Altbach, Patricia J. Gumport, and D. Bruce Johnstone

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001

ISBN

0-8018-7456-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (376 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AltbachPhilip G

GumportPatricia J

JohnstoneD. Bruce <1941-> (Donald Bruce)

Disciplina

378.73

Soggetti

Education, Higher - Aims and objectives - United States

Education, Higher - Social aspects - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; Chapter One   The American Academic Model in Comparative Perspective; Chapter Two  Higher Education as a Mature Industry; Chapter Three  The "Crisis" Crisis in Higher Education: Is that a Wolf or a Pussycat at the Academy's Door?; Chapter Four  Built to Serve: The Enduring Legacy of Public Higher Education; Chapter Five  From Mass Higher Education to Universal Access: The American Advantage; Chapter Six  Higher Education and Those "Out-of-Control Costs"; Chapter Seven  The Liberal Arts and the Role of Elite Higher Education

Chapter Eight  The Technological: Revolution Reflections on the Proper Role of Technology in Higher EducationChapter Nine  Academic Change and Presidential Leadership; Chapter Ten  Graduate Education and Research; Chapter Eleven  College Students Today: Why We Can't Leave Serendipity to Chance; Chapter Twelve  Governance: The Remarkable Ambiguity; Chapter Thirteen  Understanding the American Academic Profession; Contributors; Index