A History of American Higher Education
A Textbooks, Grad School, Reference book. There were mixed reviews of this book in my course. Many found Thelin difficult...
Colleges and universities are among the most cherished institutions in American society - and also among the most controversial. Yet affirmative action and skyrocketing tuition are only the most recent dissonant issues to emerge. Recounting the many crises and triumphs in the long history of American higher education, historian John Thelin provides welcome perspective on this influential aspect of American life. engaging account of the origins and evolution of America's public and private colleges and universities, emphasizing the notion of saga - the proposition that institutions are heirs to numerous historical strands and numerous attempts to address such volatile topics as institutional cost and effectiveness, admissions and access, and the character of the curriculum. Thelin draws on both official institutional histories and the informal memories that constitute legends and lore to offer a fresh interpretation of an institutional past that reaches back to the...
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- ISBN: 9780801880049 / 801880041
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There were mixed reviews of this book in my course. Many found Thelin difficult to read and rambling. Several accused him of contradicting himself and not having a clear presentation.I will say that Thelin is a dense read. It's history and it's a lot of foundation and university presidents' names. His sections within each chapter do... Pretty dry, but historically very informative An interesting, readable account of the subject that apparently required no primary source research of any sort. If one can get tenure by writing something like this, I most assuredly will do likewise.
