{"product_id":"american-higher-education-in-the-twentyfirst-century-9781421444390","title":"American Higher Education in the TwentyFirst","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow in its fifth edition! An indispensable reference for anyone concerned with the future of American colleges and universities.   Whether it is advances in information technology, organized social movements, or racial inequality and social class stratification, higher education serves as a lens for examining significant issues within American society. First published in 1998, American Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century offers a comprehensive introduction to the complex realities of American higher education, including its history, financing, governance, and relationship with the states and federal government. This thoroughly revised edition brings the classic volume completely up to date. Each chapter has been rewritten to address major recent issues in higher education, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the movement for racial justice, and turmoil in the for-profit sector. Three entirely new chapters cover broad-access colleges, race and racism, and organized social movement\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Core Enduring Missions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The Ten Generations of American Higher Education, by Roger L. Geiger\u003cbr\u003e2. Academic Freedom: Its Historical Development, Current State, and Future Challenges, by Jeffrey C. Sun\u003cbr\u003e3. Curriculum Making in Higher Education: A Basis for Teaching and Learning, by Lisa Lattuca and Michael G. Brown\u003cbr\u003e4. Harsh Realities: The Professoriate in the Twenty-First Century, by Philip G. Altbach and Martin J. Finkelstein\u003cbr\u003e5. Teaching that Supports Students' Academic Learning: Implications for Higher Education Practice, Policy, and Leadership , by Anna Neumann\u003cbr\u003e6. Graduate Education: From Research Foundations to Student-Centered Reform, by Patricia J. Gumport\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Macro Forces at Work\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. Global Patterns of Higher Education Development, by Philip G. Altbach and Hans de Wit\u003cbr\u003e8. Activism and Social Movements in College: Actors, Contexts, Tactics, and Strategies of Postsecondary Political Engagement, by Charles H. F. Davis III, Demetri L. Morgan, and Katherine S. Cho\u003cbr\u003e9. Federal Policy and Policymaking for Higher Education, by Robert Kelchen and Rebecca S. Natow\u003cbr\u003e10. The States and Higher Education, by David Tandberg and Denisa Gándara\u003cbr\u003e11. The Legal Environment: Higher Education Law and the Politics That Shape It, by Joy Blanchard and Liliana Garces\u003cbr\u003e12. Financing American Higher Education, by Nicholas W. Hillman and Audrey Peek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Frontiers of Rapid Change\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13. Extending Opportunity, Perpetuating Privilege: Institutional Stratification amid Educational Expansion, by Lauren Schudde and Wonsun Ryu\u003cbr\u003e14. A Critical Race Analysis of Racism in U.S. Higher Education, by Jessica Harris, Daniela Conde, and Julia Karpicz\u003cbr\u003e15. Technology: The Solution to Higher Education's Pressing Problems?, by Laura W. Perna, Roman Ruiz, and Julia Brickfield\u003cbr\u003e16. Boards, Administrators and Faculty: Collaborating Necessarily in New Ways, by Peter D. Eckel and Adrianna Kezar\u003cbr\u003e17. Broad-Access Institutions: Sites of Possibility, Opportunity, and Epistemic Justice, by Leslie Gonzales and Tykeia N. Robinson\u003cbr\u003e18. Community Colleges, by Peter Bahr and Jillian Gross Fortgang\u003cbr\u003e19. Markets, State, and Higher Education: Trends in Academic Capitalism, by Gary Rhoades\u003cbr\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408146800983,"sku":"9781421444390","price":56.52,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421444390.jpg?v=1730501758","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/american-higher-education-in-the-twentyfirst-century-9781421444390","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}