a history Lucas, Christopher J. creator text nyu New York Palgrave Macmillan 2006 2a ed monographic eng

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xiii, 397 p. ; 21 cm. The roots of controversy surrounding higher education in the US extend deep into the past. This original, incisive history goes far in offering a needed sense of perspective on current debates over such issues as access, costs, academic quality, social equity, and curricula. Eminently readable and always lively, this timely historical account is sure to be an invaluable resource for assessing the present condition and future prospects of American colleges and universities. Part 1. Historical Origins and Antecedents -- Higher Learning in Antiquity -- From Cathedral Church Schools to Universities -- Post-Medieval Academe: Evolution and Estrangement -- Part 2. American Higher Education: The Formative Period -- The American Colonial and Antebellum College -- The Evolving American University -- Part 3. American Higher Education: Maturation and Development -- American Academe in the Early Twentieth Century -- Postwar Higher Learning in America -- Part 4. Contemporary Challenges and Issues -- Another Season of Discontent: The Critics -- dt Epilogue: In Historical Retrospect. Christopher J. Lucas. Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-389) and index. n-us--- Education, Higher United States History Educación, Superior - Estados Unidos - Historia LA 226 L933a 2006 378.73/09 1403972893 (pbk.) 9781403972897 (pbk.) 2005056468 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0665/2005056468-b.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0665/2005056468-d.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0665/2005056468-t.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0665/2005056468-b.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0665/2005056468-d.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0665/2005056468-t.html DLC 060801 20230410123918.0 74193