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050 1 4 _aLA 226
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082 0 0 _a378.73/09
049 _aGRAL
100 1 _aLucas, Christopher J.
245 1 0 _aAmerican higher education :
_ba history /
_cChristopher J. Lucas.
250 _a2a ed
260 _aNew York :
_bPalgrave Macmillan,
_c2006.
300 _axiii, 397 p. ;
_c21 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [341]-389) and index.
505 0 0 _gPart 1. Historical Origins and Antecedents --
_tHigher Learning in Antiquity --
_tFrom Cathedral Church Schools to Universities --
_tPost-Medieval Academe: Evolution and Estrangement --
_gPart 2. American Higher Education: The Formative Period --
_gThe
_tAmerican Colonial and Antebellum College --
_gThe
_tEvolving American University --
_gPart 3.
_tAmerican Higher Education: Maturation and Development --
_tAmerican Academe in the Early Twentieth Century --
_tPostwar Higher Learning in America --
_gPart 4.
_tContemporary Challenges and Issues --
_tAnother Season of Discontent: The Critics -- dt Epilogue: In Historical Retrospect.
520 _aThe 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.
650 0 _aEducation, Higher
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
650 4 _aEducación, Superior - Estados Unidos - Historia
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
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