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In defense of American higher education
edited by Philip G. Altbach, Patricia J. Gumport, D. Bruce Johnstone
Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.
ISBN: 0801874564   DDC: 378.73   LCC: LA227.4   Edition: (electronic bk.)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 / Geroge Keller -- Understanding
the American Academic profession / Martin J. Finkelstein.

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Dewey Class: 378.73 -- Higher education
LCC Number: LA227.4

Book Details:

Language: eng
Physical Description: vi, 364 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Edition Info: (electronic bk.)

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