{"product_id":"the-rise-of-american-research-universities-9780801880636","title":"The Rise of American Research Universities","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Origins of the American Research University\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. The Revolution in Federal Science Policy\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Comparing Universities in the Golden Decade of the 1960s\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. The Stagnant Decade Revisited: Research Universities Adjust to the 1970s\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. The Golden Age Redux: Federal Funding and Academic Research in the 1980s \u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. The Public Research Universities\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. The Private Research Universities and Rising Institutions \u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAppendix A: Institutional Data for 203 Research Universities\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAppendix B: Per Capita Scores for 203 Research Universities\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNote on Method and Sources\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527620665687,"sku":"9780801880636","price":32.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801880636.jpg?v=1731868576","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-rise-of-american-research-universities-9780801880636","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}