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March 29, 2017
The Shaping of American Higher Education: Emergence and Growth of the Contemporary System
- Author
- Cohen, Arthur M.
- Publisher
- Jossey-Bass, San Francisco
- ISBN
- 9780787998264
- Table of Contents
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Preface
The Author
Introduction: A Framework for Studying the History of Higher Education
ch. 1 Establishing the Collegiate Form in the Colonies: 1636-1789
ch. 2 The Diffusion of Small Colleges in the Emergent Nation: 1790-1869
ch. 3 University Transformation as the Nation Industrializes: 1870-1944
ch. 4 Mass Higher Education in the Era of American Hegemony: 1945-1975
ch. 5 Maintaining the Diverse System in the Contemporary Era: 1976-1998
Conclusion: Trends and Issues for the Future
References
Index
The reader may find the title of this excellent volume too modest for the rich presentation of American educational history it offers. Much more than a shaping of that historical record, the educational facts presented gain a special resonance from the richness of the social and economic background against which the history unfolds. (From the Publisher)