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The shaping of American higher education : emergence and growth of the contemporary system / Arthur M. Cohen with Carrie B. Kisker.
Series: The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education seriesPublication details: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2010.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xiv, 630 p. ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780470480069 :
- 0470480068 :
- LA226 .C66 2010
Contents:
Introduction. A framework for studying the history of higher education -- 1. Establishing the collegiate form in the colonies : 1636-1789 -- 2. The diffusion of small colleges in the emergent nation : 1790-1869 -- 3. University transformation as the nation industrializes : 1870-1944 -- 4. Mass higher education in the era of American hegemony : 1945-1975 -- 5. Maintaining the diverse system in an era of consolidation : 1976-1993 -- 6. Privatization, corporatization, and accountability in the contemporary era : 1994-2009.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | LA 226 .C66 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5051917 |
Introduction. A framework for studying the history of higher education -- 1. Establishing the collegiate form in the colonies : 1636-1789 -- 2. The diffusion of small colleges in the emergent nation : 1790-1869 -- 3. University transformation as the nation industrializes : 1870-1944 -- 4. Mass higher education in the era of American hegemony : 1945-1975 -- 5. Maintaining the diverse system in an era of consolidation : 1976-1993 -- 6. Privatization, corporatization, and accountability in the contemporary era : 1994-2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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