Decline And Revival In Higher Education

Author : Herbert I. London
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351523264

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Decline and Revival in Higher Education by Herbert I. London Pdf

This is an analysis of higher education in the past half century, a period of dramatic change and democratization. But it is more than that. The author has been a participant in the struggle to stem the decline in higher education, as it moved from an emphasis on classical liberal values toward relativism and ideological extremism. This volume reflects an awareness of what has been lost, but sees hope for a revival of traditional values as technological change and awareness of failure forces institutions to examine their premise. Herbert I. London has provided here fuel for fundamental redirection in American college and university affairs. Decline and Revival in Higher Education is uncompromising in its concerns, but points the way toward a future linked to the best of the past. The work follows the personal evolution of the author, while at the same time, describes the devolution of university standards in such institutions as Columbia, Duke, the University of California at Berkeley, and New York University. While seeing optimistic trends in oases of traditional programming that can serve as a counterweight to campus orthodoxies, London argues that the dramatic transformation of the academy cannot be denied. The social sciences and humanities in particular have become isolated from mainstream requirements in the nation. London deals with concrete concerns, such as the collapse of classic book programs in the contemporary curriculum, the decline and even vigilante raids on opposition in campus publications, the collapse of moral judgment in favor of pure relativism, the transformation of many museums into a storage houses of debris, and the confusion of coarse language with democratization. These developments lead the author to write this book, for if the culture wars are over, the American people may be the losers.

Author : Merritt Starr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Education, Higher
ISBN : UOM:39015074168538

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The Decline and Revival of Public Interest in College Education by Merritt Starr Pdf

Author : Merritt Starr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-09
Category : History
ISBN : 1331037662

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The Decline and Revival of Public Interest in College Education by Merritt Starr Pdf

Excerpt from The Decline and Revival of Public Interest in College Education: An Address Delivered Before the Graduates of Oberlin College, June 20th, 1893 1. There has been such a decline, recently followed by a revival. This is shown by statistics. 2. The decline and revival are incidental to the larger tendency toward centralization. II. What is being done, and what can be done, to check the decline? What has caused the revival? How can the general public and the masses be inspired with fresh confidence in the colleges? 1. By fuller instruction in the history and causes of the present popular and public movements, and of popular and public movements in general. That is, by instruction in social science. Sociology embraces the needed studies. 2. By teaching the useful arts. 3. By university extension work and the university settlement. III. These branches and forms of work are valuable, not merely for their influence upon public interest. They are necessary parts of the best education, and necessary to the preservation of our institutions. The philanthropic purpose in which the colleges were founded is best sub-served to-day by such instruction and work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Edward Royle
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849665308

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Modern Britain Third Edition by Edward Royle Pdf

Fully revised and updated, the third edition of this deservedly popular history book incorporates new currents in historical writing on matters such as the language of class, the position of women, and the revolution worked by the Internet and mobile technologies.

Author : Daniel C. Levy
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780198903543

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A World of Private Higher Education by Daniel C. Levy Pdf

A World of Private Higher Education is the definitive treatment of a sector accounting for a third of the world's 200 million higher education enrolment--yet remaining largely unknown even to scholars of higher education and widely mis-characterized when it is considered by stakeholders or the general public. Beyond the eye-popping numbers, several inter-related thematic findings regarding the Private and the Public underscore the subject matter's importance. First, private-public differences are significant-it matters that so many students are in a sector that not long ago was only marginal in much of the world. Second, private higher education (PHE) itself is increasingly diverse, with significant and private-private differences. Third, the overlaying of the first two realities yields increasing diversity in private-public higher education distinctions. Especially for its pioneering mapping of PHE globally, regionally, and nationally, the book draws on the pioneering dataset of the pioneering scholarly program for research on PHE (Program for Research on Private Higher Education). Unprecedented in geographical scope, the dataset is unprecedented in longitudinal coverage too, dating back to 2000. Empirical methods allow for extensive analysis, and theoretical analysis draws on key private-public concepts embedded in literatures on privatization, nonprofit studies, and policy models. For the major challenge of penetrating inside the increasingly diverse private sector of higher education, Levy revises his heralded and widely employed PHE typology.

Author : Keith Jenkins,Alun Munslow
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9780415240543

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The Nature of History Reader by Keith Jenkins,Alun Munslow Pdf

The question of what the nature of history is, is a key issue for all students of history. It is recognized by many that the past and history are different phenomena and that the way the past is actively historicized can be highly problematic and contested.

Author : Kingsley Bolton,Werner Botha,Benedict Lin
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 601 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2024-03-21
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781003847700

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The Routledge Handbook of English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education by Kingsley Bolton,Werner Botha,Benedict Lin Pdf

This Handbook discusses the theoretical and disciplinary background to the study of English-medium instruction (EMI) in higher education worldwide. It highlights issues relating to EMI pedagogy, varying motivations for EMI education, and the delivery of EMI in diverse contexts across the world. The spread of English as a teaching medium and the lingua franca of the academic world has been the subject of various debates in recent years on the perceived hegemony of the English language and the ‘domain loss’ of non-English languages in academic communication. Encompassing a wide range of contributions to the field of EMI, the chapters of this Handbook are arranged in four distinct parts: Part I provides an overview of English-medium instruction in higher education worldwide; Part II focusses on EMI in Europe; Part III on EMI in the Middle East, North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa; and Part IV on EMI in the Asian region. The overall scope and level of expertise of this Handbook provides an unrivalled overview of this field of education. It serves as an essential reference for many courses dealing with applied linguistics, English language education, multilingualism, sociolinguistics, and related subjects at many levels of education, including Master’s and PhD-level studies. This Handbook serves as a valuable edition for university libraries across the world and an essential read for many faculty, undergraduate and postgraduate students, educators, and policymakers.

Author : Merritt Starr
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1354279557

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The Decline and Revival of Public Interest in College Education. an Address Delivered Before the Graduates of Oberlin College, June 20th, 1893 by Merritt Starr Pdf

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Author : R. Munck,L. McIlrath,B. Hall,R. Tandon
Publisher : Springer
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781137385284

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Higher Education and Community-Based Research by R. Munck,L. McIlrath,B. Hall,R. Tandon Pdf

A unique, comparative survey of community-based research within a higher education context, featuring some of the top scholars in the field, this book brings together a global range of experiences with community-based research and engages the leaders in the field worldwide to set out visions for future directions, practices, and developments.

Author : N. V. Varghese,Garima Malik
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317309215

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India Higher Education Report 2015 by N. V. Varghese,Garima Malik Pdf

The unprecedented expansion of higher education in India and the proliferation of providers in turn have posed enormous challenges to equity, quality and financing of the sector. The India Higher Education Report 2015 traces the evolution of higher education and discusses the key role of committees and commissions whose reports and recommendations form the backdrop of contemporary developments. Authoritative and comprehensive, the volume examines a range of themes including equity, financing, employment, quality, and governance. It also engages with new and recent data as well as current issues and debates. The volume will be an important resource for academics, policy makers, civil society organisations, media and those concerned with higher education. It will also be useful to scholars and researchers of public policy, sociology and economics.

Author : Alan R. Sadovnik
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015033322333

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Equity and Excellence in Higher Education by Alan R. Sadovnik Pdf

Compensatory higher education programs developed as part of the liberal educational reforms of the 1960s and 1970s. Their goal was to compensate for unequal pre-college education and provide equal opportunities for economically and educationally disadvantaged students. This book provides a sociological and historical analysis of the rise and fall of one educational opportunity program that began as an off-campus branch of a state college in the late 1960s, moved to the main campus in the late 1970s, and was eliminated in 1983. The analysis relates to the larger policy questions in higher education, with special reference to issues of equity and excellence.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Education
ISBN : UCAL:B4392107

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Liberal Education by Anonim Pdf

Includes the Association's Proceedings.

Author : Toyin Falola
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781666933420

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Citizenship and the Diaspora in the Digital Age by Toyin Falola Pdf

In Citizenship and the Diaspora in the Digital Age: Farooq Kperogi and the Virtual Community, Toyin Falola examines how the members of the Nigerian diaspora create a virtual community and instrumentalize the digital age to speak about the nation and its failures, possibilities, and promises. This book depicts individuals' relationships with society and how the world's progressive shift toward technology and globalization does not disregard the concept of society and its members. As a result of this shift, people have been migrating to new places without giving up their citizenship in their home countries. This book explores how migrants are focused on the idea of a virtual community, examines how citizens' roles have evolved through time, and displays society's essential principles in this light. Furthermore, it evaluates social commentaries enhanced by the dynamics of the digital age, such as societal issues like education in Nigeria, the question of democracy, challenges facing the country, and the development of a national language. Many of these societal challenges are examined in this book from the perspective of Farooq Kperogi, who has conducted extensive studies and published on the above themes. This is balanced against emerging facts, Nigerians' positions, and disregarded realities. Kperogi's relentless writings on Nigeria make him a preeminent figure whose positions are valuable to the understanding of modern Nigeria.

Author : Leavitt, Lynda,Wisdom, Sherrie,Leavitt, Kelly
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781522521464

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Cultural Awareness and Competency Development in Higher Education by Leavitt, Lynda,Wisdom, Sherrie,Leavitt, Kelly Pdf

As the world becomes more globalized, student populations in university settings will continue to grow in diversity. To ensure students develop the cultural competence to adapt to new environments, universities and colleges must develop policies and programs to aid in the progression of cultural acceptance and understanding. Cultural Awareness and Competency Development in Higher Education is an essential reference book on the latest literature regarding multiculturalism in colleges and universities, focusing on administration and faculty implementation of culturally-aware curriculum to support the development of students' global competence. Featuring extensive coverage on a range of topics including social constructivism, co-curricular learning, and inclusive pedagogy, this publication is ideally designed for academicians, researchers, and students seeking current research on the inclusion of culturally diverse curriculums in higher education.

Author : James E. Côté
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317677789

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Routledge Handbook of the Sociology of Higher Education by James E. Côté Pdf

This is the first handbook to cover the sociological approaches to higher education. It is timely because of global expansions of mass higher educational systems, especially as these systems come under scrutiny by a variety of stakeholders. Questions are being raised about the value of traditional pedagogies along with calls for efficiency, accountability and cost-reduction, but above all job training. Within this neoliberal context, each chapter examines different sociological aspects of, and debates about, educational institutions as status-conferring organizations, with myriad positional characteristics, experiences, and outcomes. Many current debates concern the legitimacy of the statuses conferred, including the continuing debate regarding the role of universities in legitimating social class reproduction as well as more recent concerns about standards in mass systems. This handbook puts these issues and debates in focus in ways that will be of interest to a variety of stakeholders, within academia as well as in policy circles.