Book Review: The Shaping of American Higher Education

In the introduction of this book, Arthur Cohen states that The Shaping of American Higher Education is less a history than a synthesis. While accurate, this depiction in no way detracts from the value of the book. This work synthesizes the first three centuries of development of high-er education in...

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Published in:NASPA journal 2000, Vol.38 (1), p.7
Main Author: Knock, Gary H
Format: Review
Language:English
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Summary:In the introduction of this book, Arthur Cohen states that The Shaping of American Higher Education is less a history than a synthesis. While accurate, this depiction in no way detracts from the value of the book. This work synthesizes the first three centuries of development of high-er education in the United States. A number of books detail the early history of the American collegiate system; however, this book also pro-vides an up-to-date account of developments and context for under-standing the transformation of American higher education in the last quarter century. A broad understanding of the book’s subtitle, Emergence and Growth of the Contemporary System, is truly realized by the reader.
ISSN:0027-6014
1559-5455
1559-5455
0027-6014
DOI:10.2202/0027-6014.1126