Entrée principale:

Brubacher, John S. (John Seiler), 1898-1988.

Titre et auteur:

Higher education in transition : an American history, 1636-1956 / by John S. Brubacher and Willis Rudy.

Édition:

[First edition].

Publication:

New York : Harper, [1958]

Description:

viii, 494 pages ; 24 cm

Notes:
Bibliographical references included in "Footnotes" (pages 391-479)
Part I. The colonial college -- Beginnings -- Early patterns of organization and administration -- Early student life.
Part II. Nineteenth-century innovations in the colonial college -- Multiplication and variation of colleges -- Early methods of instruction -- The elective struggle -- The period of fraternities and athletics.
Part III. The rise of universities in nineteenth-century America -- The American state university -- The influence of the German university -- Professional education -- The federal government and higher education.
Part IV. Higher education in the twentieth century -- Articulation of secondary and higher education -- Innovations in curriculum and method -- The philosophy of liberal education -- Academic freedom -- Reintegration of curriculum and extracurriculum -- Enlarging scope of the administration of higher education.
Part V. In perspective -- Distinguishing features of American higher education.

Sujet:

Education, Higher.
Universities and colleges United States History.
Enseignement supérieur.
Universités États-Unis Histoire.
higher education.
Universities and colleges
United States
Universities and colleges History United States

Classification/genre:

History

Vedettes secondaires:

Rudy, Willis, 1920- author.

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 196696
Cote: ID LA226.B75; ID:98-B1466
Statut: Disponible