Crisis in the Academy: Rethinking Higher Education in AmericaPalgrave Macmillan, 1998 M03 15 - 288 páginas Not since sixties student turmoil and unrest wreaked havoc on the nations's campuses has American higher education been the subject of so much controversy. Confusion over fundamental priorities and purposes, the author argues, lies at the heart of the dilemma facing end-of-the-century higher education. Having failed in its attempt to be all things to all people, the academy must now reinvent itself to meet the challenges of the millennium ahead. Thoughtful and timely, Crisis in the Academy offers a wide-ranging analysis of contemporary higher education and makes an important contribution to the ongoing public debate over the future of America's beleaguered and diverse institutions of higher learning. |
Contenido
AN OVERVIEW | 1 |
WHAT ARE COLLEGES | 39 |
Origins of the American University | 57 |
Structural Elements and Goals | 70 |
Reconciling Objectives and Functions | 84 |
The Egalitarian View | 92 |
The Meritocratic View | 99 |
Selective Admissions Reconsidered | 106 |
ACADEMIC PRIORITIES AND | 169 |
Scholarship at Gunpoint | 189 |
Challenging the Faculty Reward System | 195 |
Shifting Priorities and New Imperatives | 201 |
The Accountability Imperative | 208 |
Faculty Governance and Academic Freedom | 214 |
Instructional Innovation | 221 |
Teacher Preparation | 230 |
An Alternative | 115 |
WHAT SHALL BE TAUGHT? | 123 |
Accountability and Social Responsibility | 239 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Crisis in the Academy: Rethinking Higher Education in America Christopher J. Lucas Sin vista previa disponible - 1996 |
Términos y frases comunes
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