A Perfect Mess: The Unlikely Ascendancy of American Higher Education

by David F. Labaree

Book Overview

Read the news about America's colleges and universities--rising student debt, affirmative action debates, and conflicts between faculty and administrators--and it's clear that higher education in this country is a total mess. But as David F. Labaree reminds us in this book, it's always been that way. And that's exactly why it has become the most successful and sought-after source of learning in the world. Detailing American higher education's unusual...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022625044X
• ISBN13: 9780226250441
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"