Homeland security education: reading the tea leaves

In the decade since 9/11 jump-started homeland security as a discipline within higher education, there has been a rapid and steady growth in the number and quality of academic offerings. Higher education's response during this initial phase was-on the whole-positive.2 The success of the first u...

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Published in:Journal of homeland security education 2012-06, Vol.1 (2), p.2
Main Author: Recca, Steve
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Civil defense
Discipline
Educational aspects
Emergency preparedness
Higher education
International relations
National security
Terrorism
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Summary:In the decade since 9/11 jump-started homeland security as a discipline within higher education, there has been a rapid and steady growth in the number and quality of academic offerings. Higher education's response during this initial phase was-on the whole-positive.2 The success of the first university homeland security programs fueled interest that led to the rapid expansion in offerings that we see today.3 Public, private and for-profit universities have grabbed the baton and have run with it.
ISSN:2165-3798
2165-3798