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Going to College in the Sixties John R. Thelin ; foreword by Michael A. Olivas.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thelin, John R., 1947- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nineteen sixties.
- College students--United States--History--20th century.
- College students.
- Universities and colleges--United States--History--20th century.
- Universities and colleges.
- Education, Higher--United States--History--20th century.
- Education, Higher.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (221 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2018
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- Grounded in social and political history, with a scope that will appeal both to a new generation of scholars and to alumni of the era, this engaging book allows readers to consider "going to collegein both the past and the present.
- Contents:
- Rediscovering american higher education in the 1960s
- College prep : crowding and competition for admission
- "The knowledge industry" : the higher education establishment
- Student activities and activism : collegiate culture to counter culture
- Colleges and curriculum : continuity and change in academics
- College sports : big games and big problems
- Conclusion : the new "city of intellect".
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4214-2682-X
- OCLC:
- 1056109866
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