The Shape And Shaping Of The College And University In America: A Lively Experiment

The Shape and Shaping of the College and University in America presents the issues, controversies, and key players that formed and enabled the American college and university to endure as a critical institution of the nation and society. Nelson examines contested issues and concerns in the academy such as the role and position of religion, the place and value of the liberal arts, the threat of disunity and balkanization, the ideological contentions and fights for control, and the effects of politics and ideologies on its future as an institution. This overview, combined with Nelson's examination of the historical dramas, influential political forces, and the stories of key personalities, provides a nuanced understanding of the evolution of the academy that scholars of education, American history, and philosophy will appreciate.

• | Author: Stephen James Nelson
• | Publisher: Lexington Books
• | Publication Date: Mar 01, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 340 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1498515568
• | ISBN-13: 9781498515566