"The next decade promises to be a challenging one for colleges and universities. This book explains why . . . The essays provide an informative historical guide of the past decade while also looking into the future of higher education."—Christian Science Monitor.
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This book examines the political, economic, and demographic shifts putting pressure on the current system. The contributors discuss research universities, liberal-arts colleges, and community colleges... The essays provide an informative historical guide of the past decade while also looking into the future of higher education.
(Christian Science Monitor )An impressive collection of essays... There is more than enough to interest almost any academic reader.
(Eugene Arden Academe )The next decade promises to be a challenging one for colleges and universities. This book explains why... The essays provide an informative historical guide of the past decade while also looking into the future of higher education.
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This book is about the modern American system of higher education. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
consolidated governing boards, student political activism, further education institutions, many private colleges, colonial colleges, student financial assistance, public research universities, comprehensive colleges, classroom assessment techniques, transfer education, student ratings, curricular design Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, University of California, Carnegie Foundation, Clark Kerr, World War, San Francisco, Education Commission of the States, American Council, College Board, Association of American Colleges, Department of Education, Eastern European, Third World, Arthur Levine, Board of Regents, Carnegie Council, Lawrence Livermore, Civil War, European Community, Los Angeles, National Commission, Classroom Research, Dartmouth College, Education Committee New!
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This book is about the modern American system of higher education. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
consolidated governing boards, student political activism, further education institutions, many private colleges, colonial colleges, student financial assistance, public research universities, comprehensive colleges, classroom assessment techniques, transfer education, student ratings, curricular design Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, University of California, Carnegie Foundation, Clark Kerr, World War, San Francisco, Education Commission of the States, American Council, College Board, Association of American Colleges, Department of Education, Eastern European, Third World, Arthur Levine, Board of Regents, Carnegie Council, Lawrence Livermore, Civil War, European Community, Los Angeles, National Commission, Classroom Research, Dartmouth College, Education Committee New!
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- Higher Education by J. S. Dawkins on page 157, page 158, and page 162
- The Academic Mind: Social Scientists in a Time of Crisis by Paul Felix Lazarsfeld on page 214, page 215, and page 216
- The Uses of the University: Fifth Edition (Godkin Lectures on the Essentials of Free Government and the) by Clark Kerr on page 2, page 5, and page 10
- The Higher Learning In America: A Memorandum by Thorstein Veblen on page 212, and page 216
- The Distinctive College by Burton R. Clark on page 195, and page 215
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