The fifth wave :: the evolution of American higher education /

"Building on the success of Designing the New American University (JHUP, 2015), this book examines the historical development of American higher education (in four preceding waves: colonial colleges, universities state universities, land-grant universities, research) and then describes the emer...

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Hauptverfasser: Crow, Michael M. (VerfasserIn), Dabars, William B. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2020]
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Zusammenfassung:"Building on the success of Designing the New American University (JHUP, 2015), this book examines the historical development of American higher education (in four preceding waves: colonial colleges, universities state universities, land-grant universities, research) and then describes the emerging next wave of institutions that will transform the field. What emerges in this fifth wave of universities, of which ASU is an exemplar, are institutions responsive to the needs of students, committed to access, regionally embedded, and focused on solving global problems interdisciplinarily"--
Beschreibung:1 online resource (497 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1421438038
9781421438030