American Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century: Social, Political, and Economic Challenges
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This new edition explores current issues of central importance to the academy: leadership, accountability, access, finance, technology, academic freedom, the canon, governance, and race. Chapters also deal with key constituencies -- students and faculty -- in the context of a changing academic environment. Booknews Comprises 17 contributions that analyze the central issues facing American colleges and universities, focusing on the complex relationships between higher education and the social and political forces that affect higher education. Specific topics include academic freedom, the states and higher education, the dilemma of presidential leadership, financing higher education, and the multicultural revolution and traditionalist revolt. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)
Introduction : the contexts of American higher education1Ch. 1Patterns in higher education development15Ch. 2The ten generations of American higher education38Ch. 3Autonomy and accountability : who controls academe?71Ch. 4Academic freedom : past, present, and future beyond September 1191Ch. 5Challenges facing higher education in the twenty-first century115Ch. 6The federal government and higher education163Ch. 7The states and higher education198Ch. 8The legal environment : the implementation of legal change on campus226Ch. 9The hidden hand : external constituencies and their impact253Ch. 10Harsh realities : the professoriate faces a new century287Ch. 11College students in changing contexts315Ch. 12The dilemma of presidential leadership340Ch. 13Financing higher education : who should pay?369Ch. 14Technology and higher education : opportunities and challenges for the new era393Ch. 15Graduate education and research : interdependence and strain425Ch. 16Curriculum in higher education : the historical roots of contemporary issues462Ch. 17Markets in higher education : students in the seventies, patents in the eighties, copyrights in the nineties486Ch. 18Race in higher education : making meaning of an elusive moving target517
