The focus of this book is on the story of the expansion of higher education in several key countries in the past century the period of dramatic growth of higher education worldwide. Windolf brings a variety of archival sources to bear to analyze how expansion took place and what its consequences were. The interplay between social mobility, expansion, and the cycles of university policy are explored in the cases of the United States, Germany, and Japan, with additional discussion of several other European countries. A Navigational Chart for Administrators and Faculty, by Sandra L. Kanter, Zelda F. Gamson, and Howard B. London. Allyn and Bacon, 1997.
General education is under constant reappraisal.
This book examines efforts to revitalize and reform general education. The authors are committed to the importance of offering general education to American undergraduate students. They have examined more than 70 institutions to determine how general education can be effectively changed to meet contemporary needs. Issues such as the politics of curriculum reform, culture and community on campus, and the process of change are examined. He reminds us that although the early influences on the development of the Latin American university were distinctly European, educators made different choices in critical areas that resulted in an autochthonous model for higher education in this region.