American Higher Education in the Postwar Era, 1945-1970 Contributor(s): Geiger, Roger L. (Editor), Sorber, Nathan M. (Editor), Anderson, Christian K. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138096199 ISBN-13: 9781138096196 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Higher - Education | History - History | United States - 20th Century |
Dewey: 370.973 |
LCCN: 2017014348 |
Series: Perspectives on the History of Higher Education |
Physical Information: 212 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: After World War II, returning veterans with GI Bill benefits ushered in an era of unprecedented growth that fundamentally altered the meaning, purpose, and structure of higher education. This volume explores the multifaceted and tumultuous transformation of American higher education that occurred between 1945 and 1970, while examining the changes in institutional forms, curricula, clientele, faculty, and governance. A wide range of well-known contributors cover topics such as the first public university to explicitly serve an urban population, the creation of modern day honors programs, how teachers' colleges were repurposed as state colleges, the origins of faculty unionism and collective bargaining, and the dramatic student protests that forever changed higher education. This engaging text explores a critical moment in the history of higher education, signaling a shift in the meaning of a college education, the concept of who should and who could obtain access to college, and what should be taught. |