The shaping of American higher education : emergence and growth of the contemporary system / Arthur M. Cohen with Carrie B. Kisker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohen, Arthur M.

Contributor:

Kisker, Carrie B., 1977-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--United States--History.

Education, Higher.

United States.

History.

Universities and colleges--United States--History.

Universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

xiv, 630 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, [2010]

Summary:

When the first edition of The Shaping of American Higher Education was published it was lauded for its historical perspective and in-depth coverage of current events that provided an authoritative, comprehensive account of the history of higher education in the United States. As in the first edition, this book tracks trends and important issues in eight key areas: student access, faculty professionalization, curricular expansion, institutional growth, governance, finance, research, and outcomes. Thoroughly revised and updated, the volume is filled with critical new data; recent information from specialized sources on faculty, student admissions, and management practices; and an entirely new section that explores privatization, corporatization, and accountability from the mid-1990s to the present. This second edition also includes end-of-chapter questions for guidance, reflection, and study.

Contents:

1 Establishing the Collegiate Form in the Colonies: 1636-1789 13

Societal Context

Institutions

Students

Faculty

Curriculum

Governance

Finance

Outcomes

2 The Diffusion of Small Colleges in the Emergent Nation: 1790-1869 57

3 University Transformation as the Nation Industrializes: 1870-1944 105

4 Mass Higher Education in the Era of American Hegemony: 1945-1975 187

5 Maintaining the Diverse System in an Era of Consolidation: 1976-1993 307

6 Privatization, Corporatization, and Accountability in the Contemporary Era: 1994-2009 435

Outcomes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780470480069

0470480068

OCLC:

401164210