American Higher Education - Issues and Institutions

The latest book in the Core Concepts in Higher Education 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.

List of contents

Series Editor’s Introduction Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: Higher Education Inside and Out 2. Bricks and Mortar: Redesigning the American Campus 3. Admissions and Attrition: Enrollment Management 4. Teaching and Learning 5. Students and Student Life 6. Faculty and the Academic Profession 7. Governance and Organization: Structures and Cultures 8. Fiscal Fitness: Budgets and Finances 9. Intercollegiate Athletics: Higher Education’s Peculiar Institution 10. Public Policies: The Campus and Federal, State, and Local Governments 11. Fund-Raising and Philanthropy: The Nonprofit Sector 12. Research and Development: The Enterprising Campus 13. Colleges and Consumerism: Cost and Price of Higher Education 14. Innovations and Internationalizations in American Higher Education 15. Beyond Business as Usual: Continuity and Change 16. Crises and Credibility: American Higher Education Reconsidered

About the author

John R. Thelin is University Research Professor of Higher Education and Public Policy at the University of Kentucky, USA. He is Past President of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) and received the ASHE Outstanding Research Award. He is also the recipient of the 2023 University of Kentucky Libraries “Medallion for Intellectual Achievement."

Summary

The latest book in the Core Concepts in Higher Education 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.

Product details

• Authors: John R. Thelin, John R. (The University of Kentucky Thelin, Thelin John R.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.12.2022
• EAN: 9781032328966
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3232896-6
• No. of pages: 404
• Series: Core Concepts in Higher Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; USA, EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / History, Teaching skills and techniques, United States of America, USA, Philosophy & theory of education, Teaching skills & techniques, Philosophy and theory of education, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher