Title American higher education in the twenty-first century : social, political, and economic challenges / edited by Philip G. Altbach, Robert O. Berdahl, and Patricia J. Gumport

Edition Second edition Published Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005

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Description vii, 558 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Contents Machine derived contents note: Contents -- Introduction. The Contexts of American Higher Education -- Robert O. Berdahl, Philip G. Altbach, and Patricia J. Gumport -- Part One. The Setting -- Chapter One. Patterns in Higher Education Development -- Philip G. Altbach -- Chapter Two. The Ten Generations of American Higher Education -- Roger L. Geiger -- Chapter Three. Autonomy and Accountability: Who Controls Academe? -- Frank A. Schmidtlein and Robert O. Berdahl -- Chapter Four. Academic Freedom: Past, Present, and Future Beyond September 11 -- Robert M. O'Neil -- Chapter Five. Challenges Facing Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century -- Any Zusman -- Part Two. External Forces -- Chapter Six. The Federal Government and Higher Education -- Lawrence E. Gladieux, Jacqueline E. King, and Melanie E. Corrigan -- Chapter Seven. The States and Higher Education -- Aims C. McGuinness, Jr. -- Chapter Eight. The Legal Environment: The Implementation of Legal Change on Campus -- Michael A. Olivas -- Chapter Nine. The Hidden Hand: External Constituencies and Their Impact -- Fred. F. Harcleroad and Judith S. Eaton -- Part Three. The Academic Community -- Chapter Ten. Harsh Realities: The Professoriate Faces a New Century -- Philip G. Altbach -- Chapter Eleven. College Students in Changing Contexts -- Eric L. Dey and Sylvia Hurtado -- Chapter Twelve. The Dilemma of Presidential Leadership -- Robert Birnbaum and Peter D. Eckel -- Part Four: Central Issues for the Twenty-First Century -- Chapter Thirteen. Financing Higher Education: Who Should Pay? -- D. Bruce Johnstone -- Chapter Fourteen. Technology and Higher Education: Opportunities and Challenges for the New -- Era -- Patricia J. Gumport and Marc Chun -- Chapter Fifteen. Graduate Education and Research: Interdependence and Strain -- Patricia J. Gumport -- Chapter Sixteen. Curriculum in Higher Education: The Historical Roots of Contemporary Issues -- Michael J. Bastedo -- Chapter Seventeen. Markets in Higher Education: Students in the Seventies, Patents in the -- Eighties, Copyrights in the Nineties -- Sheila Slaughter and Gary Rhoades -- Chapter Eighteen. Making Meaning of an Elusive Moving Target -- Mitchell J. Chang, Philip G. Altbach, and Kofi Lomotey -- Contributors -- Index Notes Formerly CIP. Uk Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- United States. Education, Higher -- Social aspects -- United States. Education, Higher -- Political aspects -- United States. Author Altbach, Philip G. Berdahl, Robert O., 1926- Gumport, Patricia J. LC no. 2004013766 ISBN 0801880343 hardcover alkaline paper 0801880351 paperback alkaline paper

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