2011, ISBN: 9780820342573

First published in 1962, Frederick Rudolph´s groundbreaking study, The American College and University, remains one of the most useful and significant works on the history of higher educa… Mehr…

First published in 1962, Frederick Rudolph´s groundbreaking study, The American College and University, remains one of the most useful and significant works on the history of higher education in America. Bridging the chasm between educational and social history, this book was one of the first to examine developments in higher education in the context of the social, economic, and political forces that were shaping the nation at large.Surveying higher education from the colonial era through the mid-twentieth century, Rudolph explores a multitude of issues from the financing of institutions and the development of curriculum to the education of women and blacks, the rise of college athletics, and the complexities of student life. In his foreword to this new edition, John Thelin assesses the impact that Rudolph´s work has had on higher education studies. The new edition also includes a bibliographic essay by Thelin covering significant works in the field that have appeared since the publication of the first edition.At a time when our educational system as a whole is under intense scrutiny, Rudolph´s seminal work offers an important historical perspective on the development of higher education in the United States. First published in 1962, Rudolph´s groundbreaking study remains one of the most significant works on the history of higher education in America. Bridging the chasm between educational and social history, it was one of the first to examine developments in higher education within the context of national social, economic, and political forces. eBook PDF 01.07.2011 eBooks>Fremdsprachige eBooks>Englische eBooks, University of Georgia Press, .201<

ISBN: 9780820342573

The American College and University:A History Frederick Rudolph The American College and University:A History Frederick Rudolph eBooks > Belletristik > Erzählungen, University of Geor… Mehr…

The American College and University:A History Frederick Rudolph The American College and University:A History Frederick Rudolph eBooks > Belletristik > Erzählungen, University of Georgia Press<

2011, ISBN: 9780820342573

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