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Book SynopsisBefore the Second World War, few universities in the United States could compete as research institutions with their European counterparts. Since 1945, however, America's top research universities are the best in the world.
Trade Review[The authors] argue that ratings based on reputation reflect yesterday's reality and understate the quality of some universities while overstating others. Miami Herald Provides a historical perspective on the annual snapshots by such periodicals as U.S. News and World Report... Fluid, concise, [and] compelling. Journal of American History An important contribution to our understanding of what actually happened during that amazing period in the history of higher education that began with World War II. Issues in Science and Technology A serious contribution to our knowledge of American research universities. Students and researchers of American higher education will want to read this book, as will public policy makers and administrators. Journal of College Student Development
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1. Origins of the American Research University
Chapter 2. The Revolution in Federal Science Policy
Chapter 3. Comparing Universities in the Golden Decade of the 1960s
Chapter 4. The Stagnant Decade Revisited: Research Universities Adjust to the 1970s
Chapter 5. The Golden Age Redux: Federal Funding and Academic Research in the 1980s
Chapter 6. The Public Research Universities
Chapter 7. The Private Research Universities and Rising Institutions
Conclusion
Appendix A: Institutional Data for 203 Research Universities
Appendix B: Per Capita Scores for 203 Research Universities
Note on Method and Sources
Notes
Index
