The shaping of American higher education : emergence and growth of the contemporary system /

The shaping of American higher education : emergence and growth of the contemporary system /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cohen, Arthur M.
Other Authors: Kisker, Carrie B., 1977-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, ©2010.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series.
Subjects:
Education, Higher > United States > History.
Universities and colleges > United States > History.
Education, Higher.
Universities and colleges.
United States.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: a framework for studying the history of higher education
  • Establishing the collegiate form in the colonies: 1636-1789
  • The diffusion of small colleges in the emergent nation: 1790-1869
  • University transformation as the nation industrializes: 1870-1944
  • Mass higher education in the era of American hegemony: 1945-1975
  • Maintaining the diverse system in an era of consolidation: 1976-1993
  • Privatization, corporatization, and accountability in the contemporary era: 1994-2009.