Higher Education Cannot Escape History

Author : Clark Kerr,President Emeritus and Former Chancellor and Professor Emeritus Clark Kerr,Marian L. Gade,Maureen Kawaoka
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 0791417077

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Higher Education Cannot Escape History by Clark Kerr,President Emeritus and Former Chancellor and Professor Emeritus Clark Kerr,Marian L. Gade,Maureen Kawaoka Pdf

Our taste for blood sport stops short at the bruising clash of football players or the gloved blows of boxers, and the suicide of a politician is no more than a personal tragedy. What, then, are we to make of the ancient Romans, for whom the meaning of sport and politics often depended on death? In this provocative, thoughtful book, Paul Plass shows how the deadly violence of arena sport and political suicide served a social purpose in ancient Rome. His work offers a reminder of the complex uses to which institutionalized violence can be put. Violence, Plass observes, is a universal part of human life, and so must be integrated into social order. Grounding his study in evidence from Roman history and drawing on ideas from contemporary sociology and anthropology, he first discusses gladiatorial combat in ancient Rome. Massive bloodshed in the arena, Plass argues, embodied the element of danger for a society frequently engaged in war, with outsiders--whether slaves, criminals, or prisoners of war--sacrificed for a sense of public security

Author : Michael N. Bastedo,Philip G. Altbach,Patricia J. Gumport
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 571 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2023-01-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781421444390

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American Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century by Michael N. Bastedo,Philip G. Altbach,Patricia J. Gumport Pdf

"This edited volume offers a comprehensive introduction to the complex realities of American higher education, including its history, financing, governance, and relationship with the states and federal government. For this fifth edition, existing chapters were revised extensively to reflect contemporary realities, and new chapters were added"--

Author : Walter R. Allen,Erin Kimura-Walsh,Kimberly A. Griffin
Publisher : IAP
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781607522751

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Towards a Brighter Tomorrow by Walter R. Allen,Erin Kimura-Walsh,Kimberly A. Griffin Pdf

The book aims to develop a clearer understanding of the influence of social dynamics on the educational opportunities of high school students of color in the urban setting of California’s Los Angeles area. Specifically, we examine how students’ backgrounds, high school experiences and own agency shape their college preparation processes and postsecondary aspirations. While some research has been done on high school students’ college-choice process, this book is unique in its broad and comparative approach. It examines the experiences of students across 10 schools, identifying broad themes that are illustrated through specific case studies. This approach allows readers to understand the broader issues that face students from underserved backgrounds as they pursue college, while illuminating how these issues uniquely manifest hemselves in individual school contexts.

Author : Richard A. DeMillo
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780262029643

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Revolution in Higher Education by Richard A. DeMillo Pdf

Colleges and universities have become increasingly costly, but for the past few years, technology-fueled innovation has begun to transform higher education, introducing new ways to disseminate knowledge and better ways to learn -- all at lower cost. In this book, the author tells the story of these pioneering efforts and offers a roadmap for transforming higher education. He chronicles, among other things, the invention of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) by professors at Stanford and MIT; Salman Khan's Khan Academy; the use of technology by struggling historically black colleges and universities to make learning more accessible; and the latest research on learning and the brain. He describes the revolution's goals and the entrenched hierarchical system it aims to overthrow; and he reframes the nature of the contract between society and its universities. --Publisher description.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Education
ISBN : PSU:000068697624

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Resources in Education by Anonim Pdf

Author : James E. Côté
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 50,7 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.

Author : Edward P. St. John,Nathan Daun-Barnett,Karen M. Moronski-Chapman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780415893565

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Public Policy and Higher Education by Edward P. St. John,Nathan Daun-Barnett,Karen M. Moronski-Chapman Pdf

Amid changing economic and social contexts, radical changes have occurred in public higher education policies over the past three decades. Public Policy and Higher Educationprovides readers with new ways to analyze these complex state policies and offers the tools to examine how policies affect students’ access and success in college. Rather than arguing for a single approach, the authors examine how policymakers and higher education administrators can work to inform and influence change within systems of higher education using research-based evidence along with consideration of political and historical values and beliefs. Special Features: Case Studies—allow readers to examine strategies used by different types of colleges to improve access and retention. Reflective Exercises—encourage readers to discuss state and campus context for policy decisions and to think about the strategies used in a state or institution. Approachable Explanations—unpack complex public policies and financial strategies for readers who seek understanding of public policy in higher education. Research-Based Recommendations—explore how policymakers, higher education administrators and faculty can work together to improve quality, diversity, and financial stewardship. This textbook is an invaluable resource for graduate students, administrators, policymakers, and researchers who seek to learn more about the crucial contexts underlying policy decisions and college access.

Author : Clark Kerr,President Emeritus and Former Chancellor and Professor Emeritus Clark Kerr,Marian L. Gade,Maureen Kawaoka
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 0791417050

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Troubled Times for American Higher Education by Clark Kerr,President Emeritus and Former Chancellor and Professor Emeritus Clark Kerr,Marian L. Gade,Maureen Kawaoka Pdf

Also included is a thought-provoking section on the dominant connection between higher education and the economy that evaluates how well the test of service to the labor market has been met and counters the charge that our educational system is to blame for the nation's decline in economic productivity and lack of international competitiveness.

Author : John Seiler Brubacher,Willis Rudy
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 141281538X

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Higher Education in Transition by John Seiler Brubacher,Willis Rudy Pdf

At a time when our colleges and universities face momentous questions of new growth and direction, the republication of Higher Education in Transition is more timely than ever. Beginning with colonial times, the authors trace the development of our college and university system chronologically, in terms of men and institutions. They bring into focus such major areas of concern as curriculum, administration, academic freedom, and student life. They tell their story with a sharp eye for the human values at stake and the issues that will be with us in the future. One gets a sense not only of temporal sequence by centuries and decades but also of unity and continuity by a review of major themes and topics. Rudy's new chapters update developments in higher education during the last twenty years. Higher Education in Transition continues to have significance not only for those who work in higher education, but for everyone interested in American ideas, traditions, and social and intellectual history. "[Higher Education in Transition] is a superb contribution to American social and intellectual history, and the best history extant of the American college and university." -Sol Cohen, Change This volume is highly recommended, not only to students and practitioners of higher education, to whom it is indispensable, but to all who would truly understand what may well be the most important factor in our ultimate survival-our colleges and universities." -Francis H. Horn, New York Times Book Review

Author : Willis Rudy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1138524859

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Higher Education in Transition by Willis Rudy Pdf

At a time when our colleges and universities face momentous questions of new growth and direction, the republication of Higher Education in Transition is more timely than ever. Beginning with colonial times, the authors trace the development of our college and university system chronologically, in terms of men and institutions. They bring into focus such major areas of concern as curriculum, administration, academic freedom, and student life. They tell their story with a sharp eye for the human values at stake and the issues that will be with us in the future. One gets a sense not only of temporal sequence by centuries and decades but also of unity and continuity by a review of major themes and topics. Rudy's new chapters update developments in higher education during the last twenty years. Higher Education in Transition continues to have significance not only for those who work in higher education, but for everyone interested in American ideas, traditions, and social and intellectual history.

Author : Sheldon Rothblatt
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789400742581

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Clark Kerr's World of Higher Education Reaches the 21st Century by Sheldon Rothblatt Pdf

This volume consists of original essays by academic leaders and scholars connected to Clark Kerr’s life and work. He was arguably America’s most significant higher education thinker and public policy analyst in the last 50 years of the 20th century and renowned globally. However, little thoughtful attention has been devoted to assessing the whole of his work. Some commentators misunderstand the man as well as his ideas. The California Master Plan for Higher Education of 1960 was one of his famous undertakings, as was his part in shaping the multi-campus University of California towards global eminence. He coined the word “multiversity” to describe what he called the “uses” of the university, but began to think it had become much too “multi”. Some of his most important work was as director of the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education and the Carnegie Council on Policy Studies in Higher Education, which laid the foundation for sophisticated policy-making. The contributors honor the achievements of a remarkable man and provide portraits of him, but of equal importance are their critical discussions of the sources of his thinking, his attempts to balance access and merit in mass higher education circumstances, the policy issues that he confronted and the success of their resolution. For many of the contributors, Kerr’s work is the starting point for understanding policy issues in varying regional and national contexts. Often thought to be a social scientist eager to keep abreast of trends, Kerr was actually au fond a moralist and surprisingly old-fashioned in his personal values.

Author : John Brubacher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0203790073

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Higher Education in Transition by John Brubacher Pdf

"At a time when our colleges and universities face momentous questions of new growth and direction, the republication of Higher Education in Transition is more timely than ever. Beginning with colonial times, the authors trace the development of our college and university system chronologically, in terms of men and institutions. They bring into focus such major areas of concern as curriculum, administration, academic freedom, and student life. They tell their story with a sharp eye for the human values at stake and the issues that will be with us in the future. One gets a sense not only of temporal sequence by centuries and decades but also of unity and continuity by a review of major themes and topics. Rudy's new chapters update developments in higher education during the last twenty years. Higher Education in Transition continues to have significance not only for those who work in higher education, but for everyone interested in American ideas, traditions, and social and intellectual history."--Provided by publisher.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Forecasting
ISBN : UVA:X002618906

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Future Survey Annual by Anonim Pdf

Author : John R. Thelin
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 499 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781421402666

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A History of American Higher Education by John R. Thelin Pdf

Colleges and universities are among the most cherished—and controversial—institutions in the United States. In this updated edition of A History of American Higher Education, John R. Thelin offers welcome perspective on the triumphs and crises of this highly influential sector in American life. Thelin’s work has distinguished itself as the most wide-ranging and engaging account of the origins and evolution of America's institutions of higher learning. This edition brings the discussion of perennial hot-button issues such as big-time sports programs up to date and addresses such current areas of contention as the changing role of governing boards and the financial challenges posed by the economic downturn.

Author : Sandra L. Johnson,Sean C. Rush
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1995-05-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015034282460

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Reinventing the University by Sandra L. Johnson,Sean C. Rush Pdf

Change has dramatically confronted higher education in the last decade, challenging it to its very roots. Colleges and universities have been rocked by a volatile economy, changing demographic trends, weakening public opinion, lagging state and federal support, and other forces. Leaders from the most highly respected institutions in the country have examined the important issues facing higher education today and this book offers their insights on restructuring administrative operations, new revenue opportunities, debt management, capital renewal, endowment management, and more.