Higher Learning in America, 1980-2000
Published on 26. February 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
408 pages
978-0-8018-4861-2 (ISBN)
Description
"The next decade promises to be a challenging one for colleges and universities. This book explains why...The essays provide an informative historical guide of the past decade while also looking into the future of higher education."--'Christian Science Monitor.'
Reviews / Votes
This book examines the political, economic, and demographic shifts putting pressure on the current system. The contributors discuss research universities, liberal-arts colleges, and community colleges... The essays provide an informative historical guide of the past decade while also looking into the future of higher education. Christian Science Monitor An impressive collection of essays... There is more than enough to interest almost any academic reader. -- Eugene Arden Academe The next decade promises to be a challenging one for colleges and universities. This book explains why... The essays provide an informative historical guide of the past decade while also looking into the future of higher education. Christian Science MonitorMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore, MD
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
666 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8018-4861-2 (9780801848612)
DOI
10.56021/9780801844577
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Arthur Levine
Higher Learning in America, 1980-2000
Book
03/1993
Johns Hopkins University Press
€69.60
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Person
Arthur Levine is a distinguished scholar of higher education at New York University's Steinhardt Institute for Higher Education Policy; a senior fellow and president emeritus of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation; and president emeritus of Columbia University's Teachers College. He is the author or coauthor of many books, including Generation on a Tightrope: A Portrait of Today's College Students.