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This collection of 16 essays explore the effects and implications of the changing relationship between external societal influences and academic institutions in the United States. A foreword by Clark Kerr is entitled, "American Society Turns More Assertive: A New Century Approaches for Higher Education in the United States." The essays are: (1) "Campus and Commonwealth: A Historical Interpretation" (John R. Thelin); (2) "Academic Freedom in Delocalized Academic Institutions" (Walter P. Metzger); (3) "Autonomy and Accountability: Some Fundamental Issues" (Robert O. Berdahl and T. R. McConnell); (4) "Academic Freedom at the End of the Century: Professional Labor, Gender, and Professionalism" (Sheila Slaughter); (5) "Economics and Financing of Higher Education: The Tension Between Quality and Equity" (W. Lee Hansen and Jacob O. Stampen); (6) "The Federal Government and Higher Education" (Lawrence E. Gladieux and others); (7) "The States and Higher Education" (Aims C. McGuinness, Jr.); (8) "The Courts" (Walter C. Hobbs); (9) "Other External Constituencies and Their Impact on Higher Education" (Fred F. Harcleroad); (10) "Problems and Possibilities: The American Academic Profession" (Ph

Author

Philip G. Altbach, Robert O. Berdahl, and Patricia J. Gumport

Publisher

Prometheus Books, 59 John Glenn Dr., Amherst, NY 14228-2197 ($24.95)

Published

1994

Language

EN

ISBN

9780879759056

Subjects

Education, Sociology