The American college and university : a history / Frederick Rudolph ; introductory essay and supplemental bibliography by John R. Thelin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rudolph, Frederick.

Contributor:

Thelin, John R., 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Universities and colleges--United States--History.

Universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (592 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

American college & university.

Place of Publication:

Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, 1991.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First published in 1962, Frederick Rudolph's groundbreaking study, The American College and University, remains one of the most useful and significant works on the history of higher education in America. Bridging the chasm between educational and social history, this book was one of the first to examine developments in higher education in the context of the social, economic, and political forces that were shaping the nation at large. Surveying higher education from the colonial era through the mid-twentieth century, Rudolph explores a multitude of issues from the financing of institutions and the development of curriculum to the education of women and blacks, the rise of college athletics, and the complexities of student life. In his foreword to this new edition, John Thelin assesses the impact that Rudolph's work has had on higher education studies. The new edition also includes a bibliographic essay by Thelin covering significant works in the field that have appeared since the publication of the first edition. At a time when our educational system as a whole is under intense scrutiny, Rudolph's seminal work offers an important historical perspective on the development of higher education in the United States.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Rudolph Rediscovered: An Introductory Essay

Preface

1 The Colonial College

2 Legacy of the Revolution

3 The College Movement

4 The Religious Life

5 The Collegiate Way

6 Reform and Reaction

7 The Extracurriculum

8 Academic Balance of Power

9 Financing the Colleges

10 Jacksonian Democracy and the Colleges

11 Crisis of the 1850's

12 Dawning of a New Era

13 The Emerging University

14 The Elective Principle

15 The Education of Women

16 Flowering of the University Movement

17 Progressivism and the Universities

18 The Rise of Football

19 Academic Man

20 The Organized Institution

21 Counterrevolution

22 An American Consensus

Epilogue

Bibliography

Supplemental Bibliography

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z.

Notes:

Spine title: The American college & university.

Reprint. Originally published: New York: A. Knopf, 1962.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613586735

9781280491504

1280491507

9780820342573

0820342572

OCLC:

753976376