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Exploring the heritage of American higher education : the evolution of philosophy and policy

Title
Exploring the heritage of American higher education : the evolution of philosophy and policy / by E. Grady Bogue and Jeffery Aper.
Author
Bogue, E. Grady (Ernest Grady), 1935-2013.
Publication
Phoenix, Ariz. : Oryx Press, 2000.

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Additional Authors
Aper, Jeffery.
Description
xiii, 258 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
"Exploring the Heritage of American Higher Education: The Evolution of Philosophy and Policy will inform and inspire current and future generations of faculty and higher education administrators." "Co-authors E. Grady Bogue and Jeffery Aper offer a compact yet comprehensive overview of the history, philosophy, and policy development of American higher education. They explore historic moments that have shaped the evolution of higher education, as well as the major policies that have supported the academy and the criticisms that have served as an impetus for continued self-examination."--Jacket.
Series Statement
American Council on Education/Oryx Press series on higher education
Uniform Title
American Council on Education/Oryx Press series on higher education
Subject
  • Education, Higher > United States
  • Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > United States
  • Higher education and state > United States
  • Education, Higher
  • Education, Higher > Aims and objectives
  • Higher education and state
  • Höheres Bildungswesen
  • Erziehungsziel
  • Curriculum
  • United States
  • USA
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-236) and index.
Contents
Portraits in diversity: the scope of America's investment in higher education -- Purpose and performance: the evolution of higher education mission and goals -- Guardians and governance: the culture of decision and authority in academic life -- Competence and conscience: the challenges of curriculum and program design -- Performance accountability: the evidence of quality -- Forms of finance: the uses of fiscal policy -- Student life and development: the mosaic of student influence and involvement -- Faculty role and responsibility: the perceptions of professorial performance -- Academics and athletics: the arenas of ideological and physical contest -- Reform and renewal: the dance of change and tradition.
ISBN
  • 1573563102
  • 9781573563109
LCCN
99049294
OCLC
  • ocm42476017
  • 42476017
  • SCSB-8893100
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library