In defense of American higher education

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-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.
Subjects:
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > United States.
Education, Higher > Social aspects > United States.
EDUCATION > Higher.
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives
Education, Higher > Social aspects
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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