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The Shaping of American Higher Education: Emergence and Growth of the Contemporary System
THE SHAPING OF AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION
SECOND EDITION
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 student access, faculty professionalization, curricular expansion, institutional growth, governance, finance, research, and outcomes. Thoroughly revised and updated, the volume is filled 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 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
SECOND EDITION
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 student access, faculty professionalization, curricular expansion, institutional growth, governance, finance, research, and outcomes. Thoroughly revised and updated, the volume is filled 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 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
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First published November 6, 1998
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December 20, 2019
Textbook for class. It was fine enough.
April 10, 2024
another textbook in the …. books? I guess? anyways I really like how this one was sectioned out. It made it super easy to find the exact content I was looking for.
October 31, 2010
A great book that takes you from the colony period of America and all to way to 2008. As is the subject matter of higher education the book is a little contradictory, but has a nice consisted format in which it present material chronologically.
April 5, 2015
Useful text for History of Higher Education course. There is a lot of content here, but it is organized and applicable. Very readable once you understand the organization and headings carried through the book. I'd recommend it and will be keeping it on my bookshelf at work.
June 6, 2015
Reading for a doctoral program in Higher Education Leadership. I'm fascinated and geeking out. The book helps me understand academic culture, in terms of function and dysfunction.
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