In defense of American higher education

Altbach

Philip G.

Altbach, Philip G.

Dept. of Educational Administration and Higher Education, Lynch School of Education

Editor

Gumport

Patricia J.

Gumport, Patricia J.

Editor

Johnstone

D. Bruce

(Donald Bruce)

1941-

Johnstone, D. Bruce (Donald Bruce), 1941-

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mdu Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 2001 monographic

mdu

Baltimore

Johns Hopkins University Press

2001

monographic

eng

print vi, 364 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

vi, 364 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

The American academic model in comparative perspective / Philip G. Altbach -- Higher education as a mature industry / Arthur Levine -- The "crisis" crisis in higher education: is that a wolf or a pussycat at the academy's door? / Robert Birnbaum and Frank Shushok, Jr. -- Built to serve: the enduring legacy of public higher education / Patricia J. Gumport -- From mass higher education to universal access: the American advantage / Martin Trow -- Higher education and those "out-of-control costs" / D. Bruce Johnstone -- The liberal arts and the role of elite higher education / Nannerl O. Keohane -- The technological revolution: reflections on the proper role of technology in higher education / Jack M. Wilson -- Academic change and presidential leadership / Richard M. Freeland -- Graduate education and research / Jules B. LaPidus -- College students today: why we can't leave serendipity to chance / George D. Kuh -- Governance: the remarkable ambiguity / George Keller -- Understanding the American Academic profession / Martin J. Finkelstein.

edited by Philip G. Altbach, Patricia J. Gumport, and D. Bruce Johnstone.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Education, Higher Aims and objectives United States

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