Higher Education and the American Dream
Abstract
""Marvin Lazerson’s new book is exactly what is needed: a readable, cogent explanation of how the U.S. can have the best system of higher education in the world, but also a system that seems to be coming apart at the seams.” —Susan Fuhrman, President Teachers College, Columbia University, President of the National Academy of Education ""In prose remarkable for its clarity and analysis remarkable for its fair-mindedness, this volume delivers a penetrating, nuanced account of American universit...
Keywords
reform; research imperatives; academic disciplines; American education; higher education; managerial imperatives; research management; vocational education; vocationalism; American DreamISBN
9786155211911, 9789639776791Publisher
Central European University PressPublisher website
http://books.openedition.org/ceup/Publication date and place
2010Classification
Education
Education