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Overview"This is a cogent analysis of higher education institutions in America. In this exploration, George Dennis O'Brien argues that to debate intelligently about the future of education, it is necessary to stop focusing on its ideals and look instead at its institutions. He shows how the institution of American higher education has changed fundamentally during the 20th century when the administration-led, religious or denominational college was replaced by the faculty-dominated research university. Since then, the scientific assumptions of the research model have clashed with what O'Brien terms the ""historical hangover of moral mission"", still expected of the university. How will ambiguously-governed institutions respond intelligently to the financial, technological and cultural changes now just beginning to affect higher education? Who will decide, for example, how many physicists are enough, or which departments should be shut down? This text seeks to illuminate such issues by looking at them in their institutional setting. Valid goals and ideas are significantly altered once they are incorporated into practical form: what may have been ""truths"" become ""half-truths."" The idea of ""academic freedom"" becomes institutionalized as academic tenure; a ""well-rounded"" or liberal arts education becomes a distribution requirement. In each chapter, the author addresses one of nine half-truths, such as whether ""low-cost public education benefits the least-advantaged in society"", and goes on to provocatively explore how accurately it reflects the true state of higher education. O'Brien's proposals for the 21st century range from changing the nature of tenure to rethinking the logic of financial aid, and to the development of distinctive institutional missions. He presents a closely-argued account of the present challenges and future prospects of American higher education." Full Product DetailsAuthor: George O'BrienPublisher: The University of Chicago Press Imprint: University of Chicago Press Edition: 2nd ed. Dimensions: Width: 14.80cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.20cm Weight: 0.500kg ISBN: 9780226616544ISBN 10: 0226616541 Pages: 260 Publication Date: 19 January 1998 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationGeorge Dennis O'Brien is president emeritus of the University of Rochester and former president of Bucknell University. He is the author of a number of books, including What to Expect from College and All the Essential Half-Truths about Higher Education, the latter published by the University of Chicago Press. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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