Expectations and Reality in American Higher Education

Autor/in	Thelin, John R.
Titel	Expectations and Reality in American Higher Education
Quelle	In: Thought & Action, (2007), S.59-70 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0748-8475
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Expectation; Individualism; Opportunities; Access to Education; Social Mobility; United States History; Educational History; College Faculty; College Students; Teaching Conditions; Educational Environment; Demography + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Expectancy; Erwartung; Individualismus; Möglichkeit; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Soziale Mobilität; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Fakultät; Collegestudent; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Demografie
Abstract	A belief in individualism and opportunity is deeply ingrained in the American character. Anyone, the litany goes, has a chance to make a fortune, ascend the corporate ladder, gain election to public office, hit a home run, or earn a college degree if only he or she will draw on a combination of talent and dedication. Yet nowhere is this clash of democratic dreams and demographic realities more evident than in the American saga of higher education and social mobility. The author discusses the history of higher education over the past centuries and the changes it has affected for professors and students alike. The historical legacy that offered great expectations less than a half century ago is increasingly faint, pushed from the center to the margins of the American college and university. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Education Association. 1201 16th Street NW Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-833-4000; Fax: 202-822-7974; Web site: http://www.nea.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01