TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lucas,Christopher J.
TI  - American higher education: a history 
SN  - 1403972893 (pbk.)
AV  - LA 226 L933a 2006
U1  - 378.73/09 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - New York
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Education, Higher
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - Educación, Superior - Estados Unidos - Historia
N1  - 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
N2  - 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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