A People's History of American Higher Education

Philo A. Hutcheson, "A People's History of American Higher Education "
English | ISBN: 0415894700 | 2019 | 226 pages | EPUB, PDF | 1235 KB + 10 MB
This pathbreaking textbook addresses key issues which have often been condemned to exceptions and footnotes―if not ignored completely―in historical considerations of U.S. higher education; particularly race, ethnicity, gender, and class. Organized thematically, this book builds from the ground up, shedding light on the full, diverse range of institutions―including small liberal arts schools, junior and community colleges, black and white women's colleges, black colleges, and state colleges―that have been instrumental in creating the higher education system we know today. A People's History of American Higher Education surveys the varied characteristics of the diverse populations constituting or striving for the middle class through educational attainment, providing a narrative that unites often divergent historical fields. The author engages readers in a powerful, revised understanding of what institutions and participants beyond the oft-cited elite groups have done for American higher education.