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The Shaping of American Higher Education Emergence and Growth of the Contemporary System

ISBN: 9780470480069 | 0470480068

Edition: 2nd
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date: 12/9/2009

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Summary Table of Contents Author Biography

When the first edition of The Shaping of American Higher Education was published it was lauded for its historical perspective and in-depth coverage of current events that provided an authoritative, comprehensive account of the history of higher education in the United States. As in the first edition, this book tracks trends and important issues in eight key areas: student access, faculty professionalization, curricular expansion, institutional growth, governance, finance, research, and outcomes. Thoroughly revised and updated, the volume is fil... MOREled with critical new data; recent information from specialized sources on faculty, student admissions, and management practices; and an entirely new section that explores privatization, corporatization, and accountability from the mid-1990s to the present. This second edition also includes end-of-chapter questions for guidance, reflection, and study."Cohen and Kisker do the nation's colleges and universities a much needed service by authoring this volume. The highly regarded histories of American higher education have become badly dated. They ignore the last quarter century when American higher education was transformed. This volume provides comprehensive information on that era." - Art Levine, president, Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, and author,When Hope and Fear Collide: A Portrait of Today's College Student"The second edition of The Shaping of American Higher Education is a treasure trove of information and insight. Cohen and Kisker provide us with astute and straightforward analysis and commentary on our past, present, and likely future. This book is invaluable to those seeking to go to the heart of the issues and challenges confronting higher education." - Judith S. Eaton, president, Council for Higher Education Accreditation"Arthur Cohen and his collaborator have now updated his superb history of American higher education. It remains masterful, authoritative, comprehensive, and incisive, and guarantees that this work will stand as the classic required resource for all who want to understand where higher education came from and where it is going. The new material gives a wise and nuanced perspective on the current crisis-driven transformations of the higher education industry." - John Lombardi, president, Louisiana State University System"The Shaping of American Higher Education is distinguished by its systematic approach, comprehensive coverage, and extensive treatment of the modern era, including the first years of the twenty-first century. In this second edition, Arthur Cohen and Carrie Kisker are especially adept at bringing historical perspective and a balanced viewpoint to controversial issues of the current era." - Roger L. Geiger, distinguished professor, The Pennsylvania State University, and author, Knowledge and Money

Similar to the first edition, The Shaping of American Higher Education combines historical and current events up to the mid 1990s. In this edition though, the revised text provides updated data and tables, new material on faculty, student admissions, and management practices, as well as a new chapter on the contemporary era. The book explores topics like curricular expansion, institutional growth, secular governance, and more. With end-of-chapter questions, this textbook presents a history of American higher education, with an emphasis on developments impacting current conditions, to students, professors, and practitioners.

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The Authors	p. ix
Preface to the Second Edition	p. xi
Preface to the First Edition	p. xiii
Introduction: A Framework for Studying the History of Higher Education	p. 1
Establishing the Collegiate Form in the Colonies: 1636-1789	p. 13
Societal Context
Institutions
Students
Faculty
Curriculum
Governance
Finance
Outcomes
The Diffusion of Small Colleges in the Emergent Nation: 1790-1869	p. 57
Societal Context
Institutions
Students
Faculty
Curriculum
Governance
Finance
Outcomes
University Transformation as the Nation Industrializes: 1870-1944	p. 105
Societal Context
Institutions
Students
Faculty
Curriculum
Governance
Finance
Outcomes
Mass Higher Education in the Era of American Hegemony: 1945-1975	p. 187
Societal Context
Institutions
Students
Faculty
Curriculum
Governance
Finance
Outcomes
Maintaining the Diverse System in an Era of Consolidation: 1976-1993	p. 307
Societal Context
Institutions
Students
Faculty
Curriculum
Governance
Finance
Outcomes
Privatization, Corporatization, and Accountability in the Contemporary Era: 1994-2009	p. 435
Societal Context
Institutions
Students
Faculty
Curriculum
Governance
Finance
Outcomes
References	p. 577
Name Index	p. 603
Subject Index	p. 609
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M. Cohen is professor emeritus of higher education at UCLA, editor-in-chief of New Directions for Community Colleges, and coauthor of The American Community College, Fifth Edition from Jossey-Bass. Carrie B. Kisker is an editor, researcher, and educational consultant in Los Angeles. She has taught courses on the history of higher education and on citizenship, leadership, and service, and is the former managing editor of New Directions for Community Colleges.

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