Crisis in the Academy: Rethinking Higher Education in America

Not since student turmoil and unrest wreaked havoc on the nation's campuses three decades ago has American higher education been the subject of so much controversy and popular criticism. Countless indictments compete for the public's attention as critics explore vital issues confronting today's institutions of higher learning: curricular fragmentation, declining academic standards, the apparent erosion of liberal learning within academe, widespread neglect of undergraduate education in favour of academic research and unprecedented financial woes. Confusion over fundamental priorities and purposes, the author argues, lies at the heart of the dilemma facing end-of-the-century higher education. Thoughtful and timely, Crisis in the Academy offers a wide-ranging analysis of contemporary higher education while making an important contribution to the ongoing public debate over the future of America's beleaguered and diverse institutions of higher learning.

Author: Christopher J. Lucas
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 04/27/1998
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 8.66h x 5.50w x 0.77d
ISBN: 9780312176860

About the Author
Christopher J. Lucas is Professor of Higher Education and Educational Statistics and Research Methods in the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas, USA.