Men Who Control Our Universities : The Economic and Social Composition of Governing Boards of Thirty Leading American Universities / Hubert Park Beck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beck, Hubert Park, author.

Contributor:

Counts, George S.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1947]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Studies the role of educational administrators and University trustees in relation to the growth of American higher education and includes a number of proposals for improving the composition of governing boards.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Foreword

Preface

Contents

I The Problem and its Importance

II Previous Studies of Governing Board Members

III The Plan and Procedures of the Study

IV Size and Eminence of the Universities Selected

V Powers and Functions of University Governing Boards

VI Qualifications Recommended for University Governing Board Members

VII Occupations of Governing Board Members

VIII Incomes of Governing Board Members

IX Major Business Offices Held by Governing Board Members

X Ages of Governing Board Members

XI Sex, Residence, and Region of Birth of Governing Board Members

XII Miscellaneous Information on Governing Board Members

XIII Methods of Appointment And Length of Service in Relation to Economic and Social Characteristics

XIV Concluding Comment

Exhibits. Notes. Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-88644-6

OCLC:

1100450901