The shaping of American higher education : emergence and growth of the contemporary system

The Authors . Preface to the Second Edition. Preface to the First Edition. Introduction: A Framework for Studying the History of Higher Education. 1 Establishing the Collegiate Form in the Colonies: 1636 1789. Societal Context Institutions Students Faculty. Curriculum Governance Finance Outcomes. 2 The Diffusion of Small Colleges in the Emergent Nation: 1790 1869. Societal Context Institutions Students Faculty. Curriculum Governance Finance Outcomes. 3 University Transformation as the Nation Industrializes: 1870 1944. Societal Context Institutions Students Faculty. Curriculum Governance Finance Outcomes. 4 Mass Higher Education in the Era of American Hegemony: 1945 1975. Societal Context Institutions Students Faculty. Curriculum Governance Finance Outcomes. 5 Maintaining the Diverse System in an Era of Consolidation: 1976 1993. Societal Context Institutions Students Faculty. Curriculum Governance Finance Outcomes. 6 Privatization, Corporatization, and Accountability in the Contemporary Era: 1994 2009. Societal Context Institutions Students Faculty. Curriculum Governance Finance Outcomes. References. Name Index. Subject Index.