First published in 1999, American Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century offered a comprehensive introduction to the central issues facing American colleges and universities. This thoroughly revised edition brings the classic volume up to date. The contributors have rewritten every chapter to address major changes in higher education, including the rise of organized social movements, the problem of income inequality and stratification, and the growth of for-profit and distance education. Three new chapters cover information technology, community colleges, and teaching and learning.
This edition seeks to capture several crucial dynamics in the nexus of higher education and society. Placing higher education within its social and political contexts, the contributors discuss finance, federal and state governance, faculty, students, curriculum, and academic leadership. They also grapple with growing concerns about the future of the academy and reflect more deeply on the racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic diversity within higher education.
No other book covers such wide-ranging issues under the broader theme of higher education's relationship to society. Highly acclaimed and incorporating cutting-edge research, American Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century is now more useful and engaging than ever.
Contributors: Michael N. Bastedo, Philip G. Altbach, Patricia J. Gumport, Benjamin Baez, Peter Riley Bahr, Joy Blanchard, Corbin M. Campbell, Melanie E. Corrigan, Peter D. Eckel, Roger L. Geiger, Lawrence E. Gladieux, Sara Goldrick-Rab, Jillian Leigh Gross, D. Bruce Johnstone, Adrianna Kezar, Jacqueline E. King, Aims C. McGuinness, Jr., Michael Mumper, Anna Neumann, Robert M. O'Neil, Laura W. Perna, Gary Rhoades, Roman Ruiz, Lauren Schudde, Sheila Slaughter, Daryl G. Smith
PrefacePart I: Core Enduring Missions1. The Ten Generations of American Higher Education2. Academic Freedom: Past, Present, and Future3. Curriculum in Higher Education: The Organizational: Dynamics of Academic Reform4. Harsh Realities: The Professoriate in the Twenty-First Century5. Graduate Education and Research: Interdependence and Strain6. The Intersecting Authority of Boards, Presidents, and Faculty:: Toward Shared LeadershipPart II: Macro Forces at Work7. Patterns of Higher Education Development8. The Federal Government and Higher Education9. The States and Higher Education10. The Legal Environment: The Implementation of Legal Change on Campus11. Financing American Higher Education: Reconciling Institutional Financial Viability and Student AffordabilityPart III: Frontiers of Rapid Change12. Extending Opportunity, Perpetuating Privilege: Institutional Stratification amid Educational Expansion13. The Diversity Imperative: Moving to the Next Generation14. Homing in on Learning and Teaching: Current Approachesand Future Directions for Higher Education Policy15. Technology: The Solution to Higher Education'sPressing Problems?16. Community Colleges17. State and Markets in Higher Education: Trends in Academic Capitalism
""... this fourth edition of the book has been thoroughly revised and offers a comprehensive introduction to the central issues facing higher education in the United States today.""
