A people's history of American higher education / Philo A. Hutcheson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hutcheson, Philo A., 1951- author.

Series:

Core concepts in higher education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--United States--History.

Education, Higher.

Education, Higher--Social aspects.

History.

United States.

Universities and colleges--United States--History.

Universities and colleges.

Education, Higher--Social aspects--United States--History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 225 pages ; 27 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

"This essential history of American higher education builds from the ground up, shedding light on the full, diverse of range of institutions--including small liberal arts schools, junior and community colleges, and state colleges--that have been instrumental in creating the higher education system we know today. A People's History of American Higher Education focuses on those participants who may not have been members of elite groups, yet who helped push elite institutions and the country as a whole towards different goals and behaviors. This pathbreaking textbook addresses key issues which have often been condemned to exceptions and footnotes--if not ignored completely--in historical considerations of U.S. higher education: particularly race, ethnicity, gender, and class. Hutcheson introduces readers to both social and intellectual history, providing invaluable perspectives and methodologies for graduate students and faculty members alike. A People's History of American Higher Education surveys the varied characteristics of the diverse populations constituting or striving for the middle class through educational attainment, providing a narrative that unites often divergent historical fields. The author engages readers in a powerful, revised understanding of what institutions and participants beyond the oft-cited 'dead white men' have done for American higher education"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: History as inquiry

From the beginning : citizenship and leadership, exclusion and stratification in the colonizing colleges and the early republic

A century of destiny built on developing traditions : higher education expands

The progressive era and its enduring impact on higher education : efficient, rational solutions to moral and social problems

War : meanings of patriotism in higher education

Sex and love! Beer! Football! And other important student activities

The research university, revised

From the colonial colleges to the colleges and universities of today : processes of exclusion and social stratification

An epilogue on this history of United States higher education : historical dimensions of meritocracy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415894692

0415894697

9780415894708

0415894700

OCLC:

1089884131