American Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century: Social, Political, and Economic Challenges
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Overview
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
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781421444406 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Publication date: | 01/31/2023 |
| Edition description: | fifth edition |
| Pages: | 576 |
| Sales rank: | 490,041 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.47(d) |
| Age Range: | 18 Years |
About the Author
Philip G. Altbach is the J. Donald Monan, SJ, Professor of Higher Education and director of the Center for International Higher Education at Boston College.
Patricia J. Gumport is a professor of education, the vice-provost for graduate education, and the director of the Stanford Institute for Higher Education Research at Stanford University. She is coeditor of the fourth edition of American Higher Education in the Twenty-first Century: Social, Political, and Economic Challenges and In Defense of American Higher Education, both published by Johns Hopkins.
Table of Contents
Preface ix
Part I Core Enduring Missions
1 The Ten Generations of American Higher Education Roger L. Geiger 3
2 Academic Freedom: Its Historical Development, Current State, and Future Challenges Jeffrey C. Sun 37
3 Curriculum Making in Higher Education: A Basis for Teaching and Learning Lisa R. Lattuca Michael Brown 68
4 Harsh Realities: The Professoriate in the Twenty-First Century Philip G. Altbach Martin Finkelstein 94
5 Teaching that Supports Students' Academic Learning: Implications for Higher Education Practice, Policy, and Leadership Anna Neumann 119
6 Graduate Education: From Research Foundations to Student-Centered Reform Patricia J. Gumport 144
Part II Macro Forces at Work
7 Global Patterns of Higher Education Development Philip G. Altbach Hans de Wit 181
8 Activism and Social Movements in College: Actors, Contexts, Tactics, and Strategies of Postsecondary Political Engagement Charles H. F. Davis III Demetri Morgan Katherine S. Cho 207
9 Federal Policy and Policy Making for Higher Education Robert Kelcken Rebecca Natow 235
10 The States and Higher Education David A. Tandberg Denisa Gándara 260
11 The Legal Environment: Higher Education Law and the Politics That Shape It Joy Blanchard Liliana M. Garces 289
12 Financing American Higher Education Nicholas Hillman Audrey Peek 313
Part III Frontiers of Rapid Change
13 Extending Opportunity, Perpetuating Privilege: Institutional Stratification amid Educational Expansion Lauren T. Schudde Wonsun Ryu 343
14 A Critical Race Analysis of Racism in US Higher Education Jessica Harris Daniela Conde Julia Rose Karpicz 370
15 Technology: The Solution to Higher Education's Pressing Problems? Laura W. Perna Roman Ruiz Julio Brickfield 396
16 Boards, Administrators, and Faculty: Collaborating Necessarily in New Ways Peter D. Eckel Adriarma Kezar 424
17 Broad-Access Institutions: Sites of Possibility and Opportunity Leslie D. Gonzales Tykeia N. Robinson 449
18 Community Colleges: Origin, Evolution, Principles, and Debates Peter Riley and Jillian Leigh Gross 474
19 Markets, State, and Higher Education: Trends in Academic Capitalism Gary Rhoades 506
Contributors 533
Index 543
What People are Saying About This
Bastedo, Gumport, and Altbach have delivered on crafting an updated version of American Higher Education that is highly relevant to academia in 2021, one that will remain a fundamental text for students of higher education for years to come. The fifth edition succeeds in bringing up to date the issues, trends, and challenges that higher education faces today while retaining all the strengths of the previous volume, including consistently clear writing and arguments that are situated in the literature and firmly grounded in data. Bravo!
Anyone who wants an in-depth introduction to US higher education and its history, current issues, and trends should read this book, especially those new in the ranks of college faculty, administrators, and trustees; legislators and lobbyists; and personnel in state and federal agencies, accrediting bodies, and associations. Prior editions have fostered wonderful discussion in my graduate courses in higher education administration. The book would serve programs around the globe that have a course comparing higher education systems; this text will help people understand the American 'non-system.'
Anyone who wants an in-depth introduction to US higher education and its history, current issues, and trends should read this book, especially those new in the ranks of college faculty, administrators, and trustees; legislators and lobbyists; and personnel in state and federal agencies, accrediting bodies, and associations. Prior editions have fostered wonderful discussion in my graduate courses in higher education administration. The book would serve programs around the globe that have a course comparing higher education systems; this text will help people understand the American 'non-system.'—Alan C. Frantz, Idaho State University