Reviews
Belongs on any academic bookshelf that seeks to balance the wave of criticism now so prevalent in the field.
A confident overview of the current condition of today's universities. Researchers, policymakers, and graduate students will appreciate the opportunity to react to some of the best minds in the field of higher education as they examine the state of the American university and predict its future direction.
The value of this thoughtful collection of essays is more in its enduring than its timely concerns. The legacy of American higher education, we are reminded, is one of resilience, promise, and, to be sure, excellence despite the many challenges it faces in the near and longer terms.
The contributions are informative and gather together scholars and evidence from many areas.
Comprehensive and informative to both academic and non-academic readers.
This is a splendid book that will give readers a panoramic overview of university affairs, among the most important aspects of the American political economy, and its social system and the visions for it.
Book Details
Introduction
Part I. The University in Society
Chapter 1: The American Academic Model in Comparative Perspective
Chapter 2. Higher Education as a Mature Industry
Chapter 3. The "Crisis" Crisis in Higher
Introduction
Part I. The University in Society
Chapter 1: The American Academic Model in Comparative Perspective
Chapter 2. Higher Education as a Mature Industry
Chapter 3. The "Crisis" Crisis in Higher Education: Is that a Wolf or a Pussycat at the Academy's Door?
Chapter 4. Built to Serve: The Enduring Legacy of Public Higher Education
Chapter 5. The Mass Higher Education to Universal Access: The American Advantage
Chapter 6. Higher Education and Those "Out of Control Costs"
Part II. Within the Academy
Chapter 7. The Liberal Arts and the Role of Elite Higher Education
Chapter 8. The Technological Revolution: Reflections on the Proper Role of Technology in Higher Education
Chapter 9. Academic Change and Presidential Leadership
Chapter 10. Graduate Education and Research
Chapter 11. College Students Today: Why We Can't Leave Serendipity To Chance
Chapter 12. Governance: The Remarkable Ambiguity
Chapter 13. Understanding the American Academic Profession
List of Contributors
Index