History Of American Higher Education Egalley

Author : John R. Thelin
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 499 pages
File Size : 41,8 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 : Roger L. Geiger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 567 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 140089767X

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History of American Higher Education (eGalley) by Roger L. Geiger Pdf

Author : Philo A. Hutcheson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136697357

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A People’s History of American Higher Education by Philo A. Hutcheson Pdf

This essential history of American higher education brings a fresh perspective to the field, challenging the accepted ways of thinking historically about colleges and universities. Organized thematically, this book builds from the ground up, shedding light on the full, diverse range of institutions—including small liberal arts schools, junior and community colleges, black and white women’s colleges, black colleges, and state colleges—that have been instrumental in creating the higher education system we know today. A People’s History of American Higher Education focuses on those participants who may not have been members of elite groups, yet who helped push elite institutions and the country as a whole. This pathbreaking textbook addresses key issues which have often been condemned to exceptions and footnotes—if not ignored completely—in historical considerations of U.S. higher education; particularly race, ethnicity, gender, and class. Hutcheson introduces readers to both social and intellectual history, providing invaluable perspectives and methodologies for graduate students and faculty members alike. A People’s History of American Higher Education surveys the varied characteristics of the diverse populations constituting or striving for the middle class through educational attainment, providing a narrative that unites often divergent historical fields. The author engages readers in a powerful, revised understanding of what institutions and participants beyond the oft-cited elite groups have done for American higher education.

Author : Frederick Rudolph
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 0820342572

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The American College and University by Frederick Rudolph Pdf

First published in 1962, Frederick Rudolph's groundbreaking study, The American College and University, remains one of the most useful and significant works on the history of higher education in America. Bridging the chasm between educational and social history, this book was one of the first to examine developments in higher education in the context of the social, economic, and political forces that were shaping the nation at large. Surveying higher education from the colonial era through the mid-twentieth century, Rudolph explores a multitude of issues from the financing of institutions and the development of curriculum to the education of women and blacks, the rise of college athletics, and the complexities of student life. In his foreword to this new edition, John Thelin assesses the impact that Rudolph's work has had on higher education studies. The new edition also includes a bibliographic essay by Thelin covering significant works in the field that have appeared since the publication of the first edition. At a time when our educational system as a whole is under intense scrutiny, Rudolph's seminal work offers an important historical perspective on the development of higher education in the United States.

Author : John R. Thelin
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781421441467

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Essential Documents in the History of American Higher Education by John R. Thelin Pdf

"This course book presents primary sources that chart the social, intellectual, and political history of American colleges and universities from the seventeenth century to the present"--

Author : Roger L. Geiger
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780691173061

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The History of American Higher Education by Roger L. Geiger Pdf

This book tells the compelling saga of American higher education from the founding of Harvard College in 1636 to the outbreak of World War II. The author traces how colleges and universities were shaped by the shifting influences of culture, the emergence of new career opportunities, and the unrelenting advancement of knowledge. He describes how colonial colleges developed a unified yet diverse educational tradition capable of weathering the social upheaval of the Revolution as well as the evangelical fervor of the Second Great Awakening. He shows how the character of college education in different regions diverged significantly in the years leading up to the Civil War - for example, the state universities of the antebellum South were dominated by the sons of planters and their culture - and how higher education was later revolutionized by the land-grant movement, the growth of academic professionalism, and the transformation of campus life by students. By the beginning of the Second World War, the standard American university had taken shape, setting the stage for the postwar education boom. The author moves through each era, exploring the growth of higher education.

Author : Marybeth Gasman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136976537

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The History of U.S. Higher Education - Methods for Understanding the Past by Marybeth Gasman Pdf

The first volume in the Core Concepts of Higher Education series, The History of U.S. Higher Education: Methods for Understanding the Past is a unique research methods textbook that provides students with an understanding of the processes that historians use when conducting their own research. Written primarily for graduate students in higher education programs, this book explores critical methodological issues in the history of American higher education, including race, class, gender, and sexuality. Chapters include: Reflective Exercises that combine theory and practice Research Method Tips Further Reading Suggestions. Leading historians and those at the forefront of new research explain how historical literature is discovered and written, and provide readers with the methodological approaches to conduct historical higher education research of their own.

Author : Paul Westmeyer
Publisher : Springfield, Ill., U.S.A. : Thomas
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Education, Higher
ISBN : UOM:39015010304908

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A History of American Higher Education by Paul Westmeyer Pdf

Author : Christopher J. Lucas
Publisher : St Martins Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Education
ISBN : 0312122942

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American Higher Education by Christopher J. Lucas Pdf

The roots of controversy surrounding higher education in the United States extend deep into the past. This fresh, incisive history provides needed perspective on current debates over such educational issues as access, costs, academic quality, social equity, and curricula. The fundamental crisis facing academe in the United States today, the author argues, derives from the enduring confusion over the meaning and purpose of higher learning itself. Eminently readable and always lively, this timely historical account is sure to prove itself an invaluable resource for assessing the present condition and future prospects of American colleges and universities.

Author : Harold S. Wechsler,Lester F. Goodchild,Linda Eisenmann
Publisher : Pearson
Page : 836 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132374484

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The History of Higher Education by Harold S. Wechsler,Lester F. Goodchild,Linda Eisenmann Pdf

Author : Jesse Brundage Sears
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 0243291752

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Philanthropy in the History of American Higher Education (Classic Reprint) by Jesse Brundage Sears Pdf

Excerpt from Philanthropy in the History of American Higher Education The writer is indebted to numerous librarians and education boards for special courtesies, and especially to Dr. Paul Monroe, not only for having sug gested this problem, but also for important suggestions concerning the method of its treatment. 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 : Anonim
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1984-01-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780313232763

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A Subject Bibliography of the History of American Higher Education by Anonim Pdf

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Author : Charles Franklin Thwing
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1290904499

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A History of Higher Education in America by Charles Franklin Thwing Pdf

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Author : Paul Westmeyer
Publisher : Charles C Thomas Pub Limited
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Education
ISBN : 0398067716

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An Analytical History of American Higher Education by Paul Westmeyer Pdf

Author : Willis Rudy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 43,5 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.