Crisis in the Academy: Rethinking Higher Education in America (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780312176860)

Not since student turmoil and unrest wreaked havoc on the nation's campuses three decades ago has American higher education been the subject of so much controversy and popular criticism. Countless indictments compete for the public's attention as critics explore vital issues confronting today's institutions of higher learning: curricular fragmentation, declining academic standards, the apparent erosion of liberal learning within academe, widespread neglect of undergraduate education in favour of academic research and unprecedented financial woes. Confusion over fundamental priorities and purposes, the author argues, lies at the heart of the dilemma facing end-of-the-century higher education. Thoughtful and timely, Crisis in the Academy offers a wide-ranging analysis of contemporary higher education while making an important contribution to the ongoing public debate over the future of America's beleaguered and diverse institutions of higher learning.

Author: Christopher J. Lucas
ISBN-10: 0312176864
ISBN-13: 9780312176860
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 04/27/1998
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 8.66h x 5.50w x 0.77d