Title: Watersheds in higher education /
Authors: Van Patten, James J.
Publisher: E. Mellen Press,
Year: 1997
Subjects: Education, Higher United States History; Education, Higher United States Philosophy; Educators United States Biography
Contents: Tenure: an ethical retrospective and prospective for university faculty -- A continual process of reconstruction of experience: about John Dewey, tenure, academic freedom, and job security -- The end of collegiality and the future of higher education -- Robert Maynard Hutchins: The University of Chicago and the Great Books -- Charles Eliot of Harvard "The Elective System" -- Quality, quantity, and accountability in the reform of higher education: reflections on William Rainey Harper -- William Heard Kilpatrick and teaching methods -- Leland Stanford and Stanford University --Jimmy Carter and higher education -- Clinton's education policies as governor and president -- Veblen's views on society and education -- Summary and the future.