{"product_id":"american-higher-education-9781032334301","title":"American Higher Education","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe latest book in the \u003cem\u003eCore Concepts in Higher Education\u003c\/em\u003e series brings to life issues of governance, organization, teaching and learning, student life, faculty, finances, college sports, public policy, fundraising and innovations in higher education today. Written by renowned author John R. Thelin, each chapter bridges research, theory and practice and discusses a range of institutions  including the often overlooked for-profits, community colleges and minority serving institutions. In the book's second edition, Thelin analyzes growing trends in American higher education over the last five years, shedding light on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. He covers reconsideration of the rights of student-athletes, provides fresh analysis of the brick-and-mortar campus, and includes a new chapter exploring school admissions, recruitment and retention. Rich end-of-chapter Additional Readings and Questions for Discussion help engage students in critical thinking. A blend of stori\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for the First Edition:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"To chart a path for the future, we need an understanding of the past. Thelin provides that understanding in a book that is erudite, thoughtful, provocative, and funny.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam G Tierney\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWilbur Kieffer Professor of Higher Education and Co-director, Pullias Center for Higher Education, University of Southern California, USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Drawing on his years of work as a preeminent historian, John Thelin presents a portrait of American higher education that is both an artistic collage and a scholarly historical analysis. Examining the full range of institutional types, this book is a valuable resource to those deeply familiar with universities and colleges, as well as those new to the study of higher education. Professor Thelin weaves together stories, examples, events, places, issues, and themes, to create a fascinating and highly engaging tapestry that illuminates the accomplishments, possibilities, and challenges deeply embedded in American higher education.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnn E. Austin\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eProfessor of Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education and Associate Dean for Research, College of Education, Michigan State University, USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"American Higher Education offers a lively, sweeping overview of the opportunities and challenges facing colleges and universities, past and present. Drawing on up-to-date examples, John Thelin outlines the dilemmas that key university stakeholders face on matters ranging from instruction to innovation, financial aid to medical facilities, athletics to governance, and student life to sponsored research. With an enduring sense of educational values, including equity and access, Thelin offers readers a view of colleges and universities that will rivet, confound, and occasionally hearten all those interested in this crucial sector of American life.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatherine Epstein\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDean of the Faculty and Winkley Professor of History, Amherst College, USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e___\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[This book] features many new elements, including reworked chapters on enrollment management and the uneven enrollment decline experienced by different kinds of institutions, the campus building boom that’s left many institutions financially vulnerable, and the evolution of intercollegiate athletics in the Name, Image and Likeness era.\u003cbr\u003eAny higher education book by Thelin is cause for celebration, and this updated edition is no exception.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael T. Nietzel\u003c\/b\u003e, \"Some Of 2023’s Best Higher Education Books\", \u003ci\u003eForbes \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeries Editor’s Introduction Preface Acknowledgements \u003cstrong\u003e1.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eIntroduction: Higher Education Inside and Out \u003cstrong\u003e 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eBricks and Mortar: Redesigning the American Campus \u003cstrong\u003e 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Admissions and Attrition: Enrollment Management \u003cstrong\u003e4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Teaching and Learning \u003cstrong\u003e5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Students and Student Life \u003cstrong\u003e6.\u003c\/strong\u003e Faculty and the Academic Profession \u003cstrong\u003e7.\u003c\/strong\u003e Governance and Organization: Structures and Cultures \u003cstrong\u003e8.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fiscal Fitness: Budgets and Finances \u003cstrong\u003e9.\u003c\/strong\u003e Intercollegiate Athletics: Higher Education’s Peculiar Institution \u003cstrong\u003e10.\u003c\/strong\u003e Public Policies: The Campus and Federal, State, and Local Governments \u003cstrong\u003e11.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fund-Raising and Philanthropy: The Nonprofit Sector \u003cstrong\u003e12.\u003c\/strong\u003e Research and Development: The Enterprising Campus \u003cstrong\u003e 13.\u003c\/strong\u003e Colleges and Consumerism: Cost and Price of Higher Education \u003cstrong\u003e14.\u003c\/strong\u003e Innovations and Internationalizations in American Higher Education \u003cstrong\u003e15.\u003c\/strong\u003e Beyond Business as Usual: Continuity and Change \u003cstrong\u003e16.\u003c\/strong\u003e Crises and Credibility: American Higher Education Reconsidered\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018984227159,"sku":"9781032334301","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032334301.jpg?v=1750778912","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/american-higher-education-9781032334301","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}