Higher education and society / edited by Joseph L. DeVitis and Pietro A. Sasso.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

DeVitis, Joseph L., editor.

Sasso, Pietro A., editor.

Class of 1932 Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Social aspects.

Education, Higher.

Physical Description:

viii, 310 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Peter Lang, [2016]

Summary:

Higher education and society are becoming increasingly intertwined. Both act as a transmitter of culture, yet many colleges and universities also ideally seek to create a more perfectible society and more enlightened, engaged citizens. When the connections between social structures and post-secondary education are closely entangled, the university's aims can take on a contentious struggle for identity in a vexing web of competing external interests-especially in light of scarce economic resources, corporate pressures, technological questions, and globalizing trends. Higher Education and Society weighs the urgent question of how society and higher education influence each other. How the latter responds to that unsettled issue may welt determine whether colleges and universities chart a more self-reflective path or one of rising deference to societal contingencies. This book is essential for all those who study and work in today's colleges-and for all those who seek a better education for their children, the nation, and the world. It is especially recommended for courses in higher education and society, contemporary issues in higher education, the philosophy of higher education, academic issues in higher education, leadership in higher education, and globalization and higher education. The book is also useful for the preparation of faculty development programs in colleges and universities. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 The Influence of Higher Education on Society

1 On Purpose: Liberal Education and the Question of Value / Grant H. Cornwell Cornwell, Grant H. 11

2 Higher Education, the Professions, and the Place of Expertise / Daniel R. DeNicola DeNicola, Daniel R. 25

3 Higher Education: Private Good? Public Good? / John F. Covaleskie Covaleskie, John F. 41

4 Civic Engagement and Higher Learning / Richard Guarasci Guarasci, Richard 61

5 Academic Freedom and Public Higher Education in the Neoliberal Age / John M. Elmore Elmore, John M. 81

6 Town and Gown Relationships: The Extension of the University Into the Community / William Hatcher Hatcher, William, Erica Childress Childress, Erica 99

7 College Sports and Society / John Vincent Vincent, John, Dylan Williams Williams, Dylan 119

Part 2 The Influence of Society on Higher Education

8 Preparing Students for Higher Education: How School Counselors Can Foster College Readiness and Access / Julia Bryan Bryan, Julia, Anita Young Young, Anita, Dana C. Griffin Griffin, Dana C., Lynette M. Henry Henry, Lynette M. 149

9 Student Loans: A Brief History, the Current Landscape, and Impacts on Society / Robert Kelchen Kelchen, Robert 173

10 The Commercialization of the Community College / E. Keith Kroll Kroll, E. Keith 199

11 Social Capital and Higher Education: Network Resources, Outcomes, and Opportunities / James Bridgeforth Bridgeforth, James, Stephanie M. McClure McClure, Stephanie M. 213

12 Higher Education and the Capitalist Turn: Research and Reflections / Eric Margolis Margolis, Eric, Michael Soldatenko Soldatenko, Michael 229

13 The Digitalization of the University / Craig A. Cunningham Cunningham, Craig A. 251

14 How Did We Get to This Situation? The Immiseration of the Modern University in a Globalizing Context / John Smyth Smyth, John 273.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.

ISBN:

9781433128714

1433128713

9781433128707

1433128705

OCLC:

918616272

Publisher Number:

99964927181