Power, Discourse, and the Purpose of Policy in Higher Education : A Genealogical Study of the Higher Education Act

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910767516303321
• Autore: Palmadessa Allison L
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024; ©2023
• ISBN: 3-031-43706-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (235 pages)
• Disciplina: 378.73
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study -- Research Design -- Data Collection and Organization -- Analysis of Congressional Records -- References -- Chapter 2: Establishing the Need for Higher Education Legislation, 1945 to 1965 -- The Federal Government's Role in Higher Education Before 1945 -- The Federal Government and Civil Rights After World War II -- The Civil Rights Movement: Presidents Kennedy and Johnson -- Federal Attention to Higher Education, 1945 to 1965 -- The Higher Education Act of 1965 -- References -- Chapter 3: Presidential Directives and Congressional Negotiations: The Higher Education Act of 1965 -- Equity -- Access -- The Nation -- Democracy -- Pro-Education -- The Opposition -- A Victory for Higher Education -- The Future of the Higher Education Act -- References -- Chapter 4: Reauthorization in Times of Crisis, 1968-1976 -- The First Reauthorization: 1968 -- Equity -- Access -- The Nation -- Democracy -- Pro-Education -- The Opposition -- Reauthorization of 1972: Campus Crises and Financial Challenges -- Title IX and the 1972 Education Amendments -- Congressional Debates, 1972 -- Equity -- Access -- The Nation -- Democracy -- Pro-Education -- The Opposition -- 1976: Reauthorization in Difficult Times -- Congressional Debates, 1976 -- Equity -- Access -- The Nation -- Democracy -- Pro-Education -- The Opposition -- Sexism and Vocational Programs: The 1976 Amendments -- The Middle ; Income Assistance Act of 1978 -- Difficulties Ahead: Challenges for the 1980s -- References -- Chapter 5: Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act for A Nation at Risk in the 1980s -- The Reagan Administration -- Federal Commissions Regarding Education -- The 1980 Reauthorization: Confronting Barriers Through Student Support.; The 1980 Debates: Inflation, Fiscal Responsibility, and Budget Wars -- Equity -- Access -- The Nation -- Democracy -- Pro-Education -- Criticism and Opposition -- Inflation and Fear: The 1986 Reauthorization -- Equity -- Access -- The Nation -- Democracy -- Pro-Education -- Fiscal Challenges, Banks, and Loan Defaults: Opposition to the 1986 Reauthorization -- The Legacy of the 1980s and the Final Decade of the Twentieth Century -- References -- Chapter 6: Preparing for Challenge and Seeking Change: Reauthorizations in the 1990s -- The Bush Administration, 1989-1993 -- The 1992 Reauthorization -- Equity -- Access -- The Nation -- Democracy -- Pro-Education -- The Opposition -- Accomplishments in 1992 and Challenges for 1998 -- The Clinton Administration -- Preparing for the 1998 Reauthorization -- Congressional Debates, 1998 -- Equity -- Access -- The Nation -- Democracy -- Pro-Education -- The Opposition -- Preparing for the Twenty-First Century -- References -- Chapter 7: Higher Education Access, Neoliberalism, and an Uncertain Future: Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act in the Twenty-First Century -- President George W. Bush, 2001-2009 -- The Future of Higher Education, According to the Federal Government -- Congressional Debates and the 2008 Reauthorization -- Equity -- Access -- The Nation -- Democracy -- Pro-Education -- The Opposition -- President Obama: Economic Crisis and Higher Education Funding -- The American Graduation Initiative and America's College Promise -- Higher Education Access Challenges After Obama -- References -- Chapter 8: The Future of the Relationship Between the Federal Government and Higher Education -- The Trump Administration and Higher Education -- From Trump to Biden: Recovery and New Challenges for Higher Education -- The Biden Administration and Higher Education.; Criticism and Misunderstanding: Higher Education in Political Turmoil -- Challenges for Higher Education, 2023-2024 -- The Next Reauthorization -- References -- Index.