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American higher education : a history / Christopher J. Lucas.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.Edition: 2a edDescription: xiii, 397 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 1403972893 (pbk.)
  • 9781403972897 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 378.73/09
LOC classification:
  • LA 226 L933a 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
Part 1. Historical Origins and Antecedents -- Higher Learning in Antiquity -- From Cathedral Church Schools to Universities -- Post-Medieval Academe: Evolution and Estrangement -- Part 2. American Higher Education: The Formative Period -- The American Colonial and Antebellum College -- The Evolving American University -- Part 3. American Higher Education: Maturation and Development -- American Academe in the Early Twentieth Century -- Postwar Higher Learning in America -- Part 4. Contemporary Challenges and Issues -- Another Season of Discontent: The Critics -- dt Epilogue: In Historical Retrospect.
Summary: The roots of controversy surrounding higher education in the US extend deep into the past. This original, incisive history goes far in offering a needed sense of perspective on current debates over such issues as access, costs, academic quality, social equity, and curricula. Eminently readable and always lively, this timely historical account is sure to be an invaluable resource for assessing the present condition and future prospects of American colleges and universities.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) LA 226 L933a 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000063330

Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-389) and index.

Part 1. Historical Origins and Antecedents -- Higher Learning in Antiquity -- From Cathedral Church Schools to Universities -- Post-Medieval Academe: Evolution and Estrangement -- Part 2. American Higher Education: The Formative Period -- The American Colonial and Antebellum College -- The Evolving American University -- Part 3. American Higher Education: Maturation and Development -- American Academe in the Early Twentieth Century -- Postwar Higher Learning in America -- Part 4. Contemporary Challenges and Issues -- Another Season of Discontent: The Critics -- dt Epilogue: In Historical Retrospect.

The roots of controversy surrounding higher education in the US extend deep into the past. This original, incisive history goes far in offering a needed sense of perspective on current debates over such issues as access, costs, academic quality, social equity, and curricula. Eminently readable and always lively, this timely historical account is sure to be an invaluable resource for assessing the present condition and future prospects of American colleges and universities.

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