Crisis in the Academy: Rethinking Higher Education in America - Couverture souple

Lucas, Christopher J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0312176864 ISBN 13 : 9780312176860

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 1998

Synopsis

Not since student turmoil and unrest wreaked havoc on the nation's campuses three decades ago has American higher education been the subject of so much controversy and popular criticism. Countless indictments compete for the public's attention as critics explore vital issues confronting today's institutions of higher learning: curricular fragmentation, declining academic standards, the apparent erosion of liberal learning within academe, widespread neglect of undergraduate education in favour of academic research and unprecedented financial woes. Confusion over fundamental priorities and purposes, the author argues, lies at the heart of the dilemma facing end-of-the-century higher education. Thoughtful and timely, Crisis in the Academy offers a wide-ranging analysis of contemporary higher education while making an important contribution to the ongoing public debate over the future of America's beleaguered and diverse institutions of higher learning.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Christopher J. Lucas is Professor of Higher Education and Educational Statistics and Research Methods in the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas, USA.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0312176864
• ISBN 13: 9780312176860
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 308
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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