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"The next decade promises to be a challenging one for colleges and universities. This book explains why... The essays provide an informative historical guide of the past decade while also looking into the future of higher education." -- Christian Science Monitor.
This book examines the political, economic, and demographic shifts putting pressure on the current system. The contributors discuss research universities, liberal-arts colleges, and community colleges... The essays provide an informative historical guide of the past decade while also looking into the future of higher education. Christian Science Monitor An impressive collection of essays... There is more than enough to interest almost any academic reader. -- Eugene Arden Academe The next decade promises to be a challenging one for colleges and universities. This book explains why... The essays provide an informative historical guide of the past decade while also looking into the future of higher education. Christian Science Monitor
| Preface | |
| Introduction | |
| A Dynamic Environment | |
| Government and Higher Education | p. 3 |
| The Economy and Higher Education | p. 20 |
| Institutions in Transition | |
| Federalism in American Higher Education | p. 39 |
| Research Universities in a New Era: From the 1980s to the 1990s | p. 67 |
| Liberal Arts Colleges: What Price Survival? | p. 86 |
| Community Colleges: Making Winners Out of Ordinary People | p. 100 |
| California: A Multisegment System | p. 114 |
| Higher Education Coordination: Australia and the United States | p. 131 |
| The Return to Europe: Issues in Post-Communist Higher Education | p. 149 |
| Changing Constituencies | |
| Faculty: Differentiation and Dispersion | p. 163 |
| The President: A Precarious Perch | p. 179 |
| Students: Interests, Culture, and Activism | p. 203 |
| Governing Boards | p. 222 |
| Evolving Curriculum and Disciplines | |
| New Dimensions for General Education | p. 243 |
| The Humanities in the 1990s | p. 259 |
| Hearts, Brains, and Education: A New Alliance for Science Curriculum | p. 273 |
| Critical Issues | |
| Improving the Quality of Instruction | p. 287 |
| Behind the Open Door: Disadvantaged Students | p. 309 |
| Campus Climate in the 1980s and 1990s: Decades of Apathy and Renewal | p. 322 |
| Diversity on Campus | p. 333 |
| Standardized Testing in a National Context | p. 344 |
| Afterword: A Personal Note on Clark Kerr | p. 361 |
| Contributors | p. 365 |
| Name Index | p. 367 |
| Subject Index | p. 373 |
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ISBN: 9780801848612
ISBN-10: 080184861X
Audience:
Professional
For Ages: 22+ years old
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 412
Published: 1st January 1994
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions (cm): 22.9 x 15.2
x 2.3
Weight (kg): 0.603
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