Includes bibliographical references (pages 577-602) and indexes.
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Introduction: a framework for studying the history of higher education -- Establishing the collegiate form in the colonies: 1636-1789 -- The diffusion of small colleges in the emergent nation: 1790-1869 -- University transformation as the nation industrializes: 1870-1944 -- Mass higher education in the era of American hegemony: 1945-1975 -- Maintaining the diverse system in an era of consolidation: 1976-1993 -- Privatization, corporatization, and accountability in the contemporary era: 1994-2009.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"As in the first edition, this book tracks trends and important issues in eight key areas: student access, faculty professionalization, curricular expansion, institutional growth, governance, finance, research, and outcomes. Thoroughly revised and updated, the volume is filled with critical new data; recent information from specialized sources on faculty, student admissions, and management practices; and an entirely new section that explores privatization, corporatization, and accountability from the mid-1990s to the present. This second edition also includes end-of-chapter questions for guidance, reflection, and study." --Book Jacket.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Education, Higher-- United States-- History.
Universities and colleges-- United States-- History.