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

Annotation The current era in higher education is characterized by increased need for accountability and fiscal constraint coupled with demands for increased productivity. Higher education is expected to meet the demand of changing student demographics, as well as requests for research and service f...

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Other Authors: Altbach, Philip G., Gumport, Patricia J., Johnstone, D. Bruce (Donald Bruce), 1941-
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Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a The American academic model in comparative perspective / Philip G. Altbach -- Higher education as a mature industry / Arthur Levine -- The "crisis" crisis in higher education: is that a wolf or a pussycat at the academy's door? / Robert Birnbaum and Frank Shushok, Jr. -- Built to serve: the enduring legacy of public higher education / Patricia J. Gumport -- From mass higher education to universal access: the American advantage / Martin Trow -- Higher education and those "out-of-control costs" / D. Bruce Johnstone -- The liberal arts and the role of elite higher education / Nannerl O. Keohane -- The technological revolution: reflections on the proper role of technology in higher education / Jack M. Wilson -- Academic change and presidential leadership / Richard M. Freeland -- Graduate education and research / Jules B. LaPidus -- College students today: why we can't leave serendipity to chance / George D. Kuh -- Governance: the remarkable ambiguity / George Keller -- Understanding the American Academic profession / Martin J. Finkelstein. 
520 8 |a Annotation The current era in higher education is characterized by increased need for accountability and fiscal constraint coupled with demands for increased productivity. Higher education is expected to meet the demand of changing student demographics, as well as requests for research and service from government and industry. To preserve the academy's ability to meet these demands, the editors and contributors to this volume argue that, while change is inevitable and desirable, any radical alterations to the practices that have established and upheld the excellence of higher education in the United States must be carefully considered. The editors and contributors cherish the best ideals of higher education: academic freedom, commitment to both inquiry and teaching, and preservation of an independence of mind and spirit in the face of external pressures. At the same time, the authors of these essays also reflect upon the failings of higher education, including problematic historical legacies such as racism, sexism, and anti-semitism. In Defense of American Higher Education is a careful analysis of what we have inherited, undertaken with a critical eye for constructive reform. It will be of interest to anyone concerned about the future of American higher education. 
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